mergers

With Google-ITA Merger, Justice Department Continues to Expand Monitoring of Firms

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:26:50 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Jia Lynn Yang
The Justice Department recently concluded that a deal by Google to buy a travel search firm would "substantially" reduce competition, stifle innovation and leave consumers with fewer choices. Then it approved the merger anyway -- with conditions that must be enforced for years. Some experts worry that the agency, now reviewing the blockbuster deal between AT&T and T-Mobile, is trying to regulate complex businesses when it should instead be blocking controversial mergers in court.

6 Ways Comcast-NBC Deal Could Affect Consumers

Stevie Converse — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:58:22 -0500

Full article: National Public Radio
Kevin Whitelaw
Investors are still skeptical about the wisdom of cable giant Comcast's bid to purchase control of NBC Universal from General Electric. But consumers could be the ones with the most at stake.

Tribune Merges Conn. Paper and TV Stations

Stevie Converse — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:29:45 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
Tribune Co., a newspaper publisher and television station owner operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, said that it has combined the operations of the <em>Hartford Courant</em> and WTIC-TV and WTXX-TV under one roof and placed a TV executive in charge of both. The <em>Courant</em> is the nation's oldest continuously published newspaper

DirecTV in Talks with Sirius XM

Stevie Converse — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:52:30 -0500

Full article: CNet
MIchelle Meyers
It appears Sirius XM Radio is seeking some sort of an investment from Liberty Media, which controls DirecTV, according to several media reports.

ABC, ABC Studios Feeling Urge to Merge?

Stevie Converse — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:01:53 -0500

Full article: TV Week
Josef Adalian
With NBC moving to consolidate its network and studio operations, industry insiders are beginning to buzz about the possibility of other potential mergers -- and there's a growing consensus that ABC might be next.

Wi-Fi Consolidation Continues with Boingo Buy

Stevie Converse — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:01:59 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Stacey Higginbotham
Boingo Networks, a Wi-Fi hotspot network, said today that it bought Opti-Fi Networks from Parsons Transportation Group and ARINC. The deal means Boingo now operates 55 Wi-Fi networks in North American airports. Last week, AT&T bought Wayport and its 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots.

Google Scuttles Ad Deal with Yahoo

Stevie Converse — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:18:57 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Kim Hart and Peter Whoriskey
Google pulled out of a proposed advertising partnership with Yahoo after the Justice Department signaled it would oppose the deal because it could help the dominant Web company become a monopoly.

Obama Must Get Tech and Media Oversight Right

Stevie Converse — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:21:27 -0500

Full article: Media Post
Diane Mermigas
A new administration, charged with creating regulation for the country's battered financial system and getting capital flowing again, must also get technology oversight and innovation just right. That means the celebration ends -- and the heavy lifting begins today.

AT&T, Comcast Face New Web, Antitrust Enforcement Under Obama

Stevie Converse — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:07:11 -0500

Full article: Bloomberg
Molly Peterson and Ian King
AT&T and Comcast will probably face new Internet rules under Barack Obama's administration. The president-elect's top technology priorities include net neutrality policies that would bar Internet service providers from charging companies for priority access to their networks.

FCC Approves Sprint-Clearwire WiMAX Combo

Stevie Converse — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:32:19 -0500

Full article: Fierce Broadband Wireless
Lynnette Luna
The FCC unanimously approved the merger of Sprint Nextel's XOHM WiMAX business with Clearwire, saying the combination would spur competition in the mobile broadband market and accelerate the buildout of advanced technology.