About six months ago the Antitrust Tribunal ruled that Eliezer Fishman, 67% owner of Globes, must sell his 9% stake in the Yedioth Ahronoth group because the cross-holdings constitute a monopolistic merger in the financial newspaper market shared by Globes, Yedioth's Calcalist, and TheMarker. The content will also be available on Maariv's NRG website. According to the agreement, the Maariv publisher will buy financial and economic content from Globes, which will appear in a supplement to the daily edition of Maariv and the Friday editions of Maariv and Makor Rishon. The deal calls for Globes to produce daily and weekend economic supplements for the Maariv newspaper.
Antitrust Commissioner David Gilo has given the green light to financial newspaper Globes and Makor Rishon Hameuchad-Hatzofe, publisher of the daily Maariv, to embark on a joint venture.
