Tag: buyout
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Extra Life: GAME to be Saved by OpCapita Buyout (Now Confirmed)
The ailing GAME Group could receive something of a 1up in the form of a buyout, which should be announced tomorrow morning. GAME Group, which consists of the GAME and Gamestation video game chains, is currently in administration. However, both The Telegraph and the BBC report that OpCapita will be taking over the firm, paying…
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Sony buys Ericsson half of mobile phone company, now has full ownership
An announcement has been made which officially confirms a big change in the mobile phone industry. After 10 years in partnership, Sony has bought out the Ericsson side of the business in a move which it hopes will help the company to compete against the likes of Samsung. Sony has paid over 1 billion Euros…
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Google in early stage talks to buy Hulu
For those that don’t know, Hulu is a very popular movie streaming service in the US which also allows users to access ad-supported on demand TV shows, “webisodes” and various other media content. And now, reports are suggesting that Google are currently in talks to buy the streaming service, which the company may use to…
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Samsung out to Purchase Nokia?
In the week’s latest gadget rumour, apparently Samsung is out to purchase themselves a portion of Nokia – namely the one that handles handsets. After last week’s revelation that Microsoft was out to do similar, the Wall Street Journal has reported major market speculation pointing towards Samsung purchasing the handset portion of the flagging Nokia.…