FTC OKs Verizon $6.25B Tracfone Deal
November 25, 2020
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The Federal Trade Commission has given antitrust clearance to Verizon’s US$6.25 billion acquisition of Tracfone Wireless from América Móvil. Verizon
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Google & Facebook Grow List Of Australian Paid News Providers
November 25, 2020
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Australia’s mandatory news code no longer excludes the ABC and SBS from receiving payments from Google and Facebook for using
DOJ Asks Credit Karma To Divest Tax Unit In $7.1B Intuit Merger Deal
November 25, 2020
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is requiring Credit Karma to divest its tax business to Square as part of Intuit’s
UK Lobby Wants Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” Launch Delayed
November 25, 2020
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An alliance of British businesses that is campaigning to stop Google from allegedly controlling the open Web, has asked the
Lithuania Fines Cinemas For Cartel Behavior
November 25, 2020
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The Lithuanian competition authority Konkurencijos taryba has found that the film distributor Theatrical Film Distribution and the firms NCG Distribution
Monopolization Remedies and Data Privacy
November 25, 2020
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By Erika Douglas As a former agency head explains, antitrust litigation is like fishing: “everybody likes to catch them, but
Penguin Random House Buys Simon & Schuster For $2B
November 25, 2020
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ViacomCBS announced Wednesday, November 25, that it would sell publishing company Simon & Schuster to Bertelsmann’s Penguin Random House in a
Salesforce Considering Slack Buy
November 25, 2020
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Salesforce held talks to buy the workplace messaging app Slack, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. There
Cartel Suit Against Hollywood Foreign Press Association Dismissed
November 25, 2020
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On Wednesday, November 25, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit that accused the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) of
Cigna CEO Sued For Efforts To Kill Anthem Deal
November 24, 2020
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In a recent lawsuit Cigna’s chief executive officer and board were accused of using “black-ops style” tactics to make sure
