Just when Microsoft's buyout of Activision seemed to finally be near complete, the Federal Trade Commission said it will revive its attempt to block the $69 billion deal in an adjudicative process. The FTC plans to restart its in-house trial against Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of the Call of Duty maker. This effort by the FTC is unlikely to be anything more than a nuisance for Microsoft. It already received EU approval over the summer when the European Commission endorsed the deal as long as the tech giant could ensure “full compliance with commitments.” And more recently, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority issued a preliminary approval of the merger. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick called it “a significant milestone for the merger” in a statement and said he remains optimistic that the deal will complete soon. The CMA's consultation on Microsoft's proposed changes is expected to be complete by October 6, just days ahead of the October 18 deadline for the CMA’s review process. Normally, the FTC typically drops its challenges to deals when efforts are lost in federal court and despite the agency’s effort, this move will not delay the deal from going through. The likely worst-case scenario for Microsoft would be divestiture. Being forced to sell Activision or parts of it after the fact would not be ideal, but at least short term there seems to be little chance of the FTC derailing things. The agency’s failed attempt to... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2023-09-28 16:28:44 UTC ]
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The books industry still underestimates the disruptive power of Jeff Bezos's awesome ambitionSo Amazon are the bad guys, again. At least according to Harper's Magazine they are. For the former Amazon employee James Marcus, Brad Stone "drops the ball" in his biography of Jeff Bezos, The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspaper publishers are curious about native advertising and hopeful that the industry — not the government — will develop best practices for its use in the years to come. The Newspaper Association of America is among the man ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Timed to coincide with the Federal Trade Commission's workshop this week on native advertising, the Interactive Advertising Bureau plans to release a prospectus on the industry's hottest ad format. The report is the digital community's first pass at defining best practices for a $3 billion... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While most online news outlets worry about their mobile-first strategy, Matter is trying to create a web-first reading experience. It doesn’t publish a print edition, present a bundled collection of news articles or host advertisements. It ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online advertising is a tricky game, reliant on continued innovation from publishers and advertisers as they try to capture consumers' attention. The latest effort to move beyond traditional banners is so-called "native advertising" -- advertising that looks and feels like the content of a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I like a joke as much as the next person -- maybe more, seeing as I’ve had a couple of humor books published in the UK -- but I prefer my jokes to be funny, rather than pathetic, which is why I’m not laughing at the news that Microsoft is now selling anti-Google clothing and other merchandise.... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite the growth of online bookselling and a 7X increase in the number of ebooks, Argentina's 2,256 bookstores are still responsible for 80% of annual book sales. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft is actively looking for a new CEO to replace Steve Ballmer, and one of the potential candidates is Stephen Elop. In an interesting story published earlier today, Bloomberg, citing several unnamed sources, claims that the former boss of Nokia would introduce sweeping changes to... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a filing last week, attorneys for the states and consumer class put Apple’s estimated damages for its role in an ebook price-fixing conspiracy with publishers at nearly $308 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun to send more than 58,000 refund checks to consumers who lost money to Green Millionaire, a company that promised a free book explaining how to power cars and homes at no cost, but then billed customers for an online magazine they never ordered. The... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Responding to growing Washington attacks on data brokers, the Direct Marketing Association is mounting its biggest defense by unveiling a new study Monday during its annual conference in Chicago. The study quantifies how much of the economy is driven by companies that use consumer-level data to... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd formally launched ebook subscriptions today and the company CEO said he believes the service could eventually produce $1 billion in annual revenue. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spotify did it for music. Netflix did it for movies. And now, Trip Adler and Scribd are doing it for books. The 29-year-old entrepreneur and his six-year-old San Francisco startup just unveiled an online subscription service that gives you unlimited access to a large library of digital books for... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan is to invite the book trade to join an industry-wide campaign building awareness... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Think you know who will replace Steve Ballmer as Microsoft’s new CEO? Put your money where your mouth is. Sports book Ladbrokes continued the European tradition of betting on well, just about anything, by offering odds on who will serve as the next chief executive of Microsoft. The current... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For years, newspaper publishers have been saying Craiglist cut the legs out from under their industry by offering a cheap, easy online alternative to their classified advertising pages. For years, Craigslist’s creator, Craig Newmark, has be ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's Xbox One is getting decidedly more indie-friendly with today's confirmation from Microsoft that its forthcoming game console will double as a developer debug unit. In so many words, each $500 unit purchased at retail this holiday will also run in-progress game code, enabling... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FRANKFURT, July 25 (Reuters) - Publisher Axel Springer struck a 920 million euro ($1.22 billion) deal to sell some of Germany's best-known newspapers and magazines, severing its oldest roots in order to intensify its focus on digital media. Th ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft will allow game developers to self-publish their creations on Xbox One, promising more information at next month's Gamescom show. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After years of struggle, Colombia's independent comics and graphic novel scene is starting to flourish, with new publishers and a traveling comics festival. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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