Tag: Acquisitions

Pandora Is About to Start Slinging Concert Tickets
Streaming music platform Pandora has just announced it has acquired ticket-selling si...
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Microsoft Buys Cloud Security Company Adallom
Microsoft announced that it has acquired cloud security firm Adallom, which it describes as "an innovator" and "leader in helping customers protect their critical assets across clo...
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Verizon’s AOL Is Acquiring Millennial Media
AOL, which as a reminder, is now owned by Verizon, announced on Thursday that it has entered agreement to acquire mobile ad platform Millennial Media. It's paying $1.75/share, whic...
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Microsoft Is Acquiring Organizational Analytics Provider VoloMetrix
Microsoft announced on Thursday that it has completed an agreement to acquire VoloMetrix, an organizational analytics provider. "Today’s announcement is part of Microsoft’s com...
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AT&T / DirecTV Deal Gets Thumbs Up from FCC, with Conditions
After "careful, thorough review," the Federal Communications Commission has given AT&T and green...
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Fake Twitter Buyout Article Fools Everyone, Sends Stock Soaring
Hoax articles – fooling everyone from your racist uncle on Facebook to top Wall Street investors....
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Netflix Snags Indies to Boost Its Big Film Push
After very successful TV series and documentary ventures, Netflix is getting serious about original feature films. That...
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AT&T, DirecTV Merger Reportedly Nearing Approval
It appears to be smooth sailing for AT&T in its acquisition of DirecTV, as the merger has reportedly cleared one major hurdle and is about to clear the last....
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Uber Makes a Big Mapping Play, Hires 100 Bing Engineers
Uber is continuing its quest for maps self reliance, and is set to acquire a chunk of Bing's mapping assets. Both Microsoft and Uber confirmed the deal to...
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Verizon Now Officially Owns AOL
Verizon announced on Tuesday that it has already completed its acquisition of AOL. That didn't take long, did it? The $4.4 billion deal was only...
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The Verge Publisher Vox Media Acquires Re/code
There's a lot happening in the world of tech news media. The latest piece of news in the publisher circuit is that Vox Media (The Verge, SB Nation, Polygon, Vox.com, Eater, Racked,...
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Now Charter Communications Is Going To Buy Time Warner Cable
Now that Comcast's acquisition of Time Warner Cable has fallen apart, Charter Communications has swooped in to attempt an acquisition of TWC. In February, Comcast announced its...
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The AT&T/DirecTV Merger Will Likely Be Approved: Report
It doesn't appear that federal regulators are going to stand in the way of AT&T's bid to acquire DirecTV. According to sources quoted in the...
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Netflix Doesn’t Like the AT&T/DirecTV Merger
If AT&T's proposed merger of DirecTV is approved, it would create the largest pay-TV provider in the country. And according to Netflix, the merger in its current form is bad for...
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Comcast’s Final Tally on Failed Time Warner Cable Deal: $336 Million
Comcast spent $336 million to not acquire Time Warner Cable. In the company's Q1 earnings report, it reported $99 in "transaction" costs. If you add that to all the other transa...
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