media mergers

News Corp.'s BSkyB Deal Appears 'Dead in the Water'

Stevie Converse — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:40:12 -0400

Full article: Hollywood Reporter
Just days after British Prime Minister David Cameron said Rupert Murdoch's bid to take full control of BSkyB would face a delay or even total derailment, the U.K.'s <em>Independent</em> is reporting that the deal "appeared to be dead in the water." The news comes on the heels of a report revealing additional phone-hacking incidents at the company as well as payments made to police officers.

Media Mergers Likely to Be More Frequent As Efficiencies Rule the Day

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:08:40 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Steven Pearlstein
The hype notwithstanding, this time AOL may be right. Enough has happened since AOL announced its ill-fated merger with Time Warner that the original strategy based on business "synergies" and technological "convergence" may be more valid today than it was a decade ago. If so, we could be at the start of radical consolidation in the media industry.

Comcast-NBC Merger: Just Say No

Moira Vahey — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:54:01 -0500

WASHINGTON -- In response to the Comcast-NBC merger announcement this morning, Free Press and the Consumer Federation of America released a new analysis showing why the deal poses a major threat to video competition that would seriously harm the public interest.

Media Minutes: November 6, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:42:54 -0500

A Comcast-NBC Universal mega-merger would be bad news for consumers. And the FCC has jump-started its 2010 media ownership review process with a series of workshops. Public interest groups weighed in about research methods and focus.

Media Minutes (2009-11-06)

Candace Clement — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:36:35 -0500

After Deal Dies, Yahoo Weighs Its Next Move

Stevie Converse — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:46:19 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Miguel Helft

Microsoft’s Failed Yahoo Bid Risks Online Growth

Stevie Converse — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:40:50 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Steve Lohr

A Name to Herald Its Merger: Thomson Reuters

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:58:50 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Ian Austen