Tag: Takeover
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Vivendi Offers $272 Million for Dailymotion
There’s always a healthy crop of underdog services online – be it for social media, shopping or video streaming. In those first two categories Facebook and Amazon reign supreme, whilst in the video sector dozens of sites compete with YouTube for recognition. One such underdog streaming site is Dailymotion, a French video streaming website that’s…
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British Gas Buys Hive Owner AlertMe
Home automation systems are a great new way to make it a lot easier to get your central heating and hot water boiling in order. Systems such as Hive and Google’s Nest are both prominent products in the field, and now it seems that the British Gas partner Hive is to be fully acquired by…
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BT in Talks to Acquire EE
BT are looking to spread their wings and venture into the realms of mobile network domination, broadening their packages to include TV, internet, phone and soon mobile too. The news came when the traditionally telephone communications company rejected a cheaper offer to take over the mobile network O2, owned by Telefonica. However, BT had their sights…
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Nokia brand to be replaced with Microsoft Lumia
It’s quite possible you would have previously read about Microsoft’s intentions to kill off the Nokia and Windows Phone brands last month; however it has been confirmed today that it’s now official. Nokia; a brand recognised across the globe and at one point, the most successful and valuable company too. Over the years it has…
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Apple allegedly in talks to acquire Spotsetter to improve its Maps app
We all know that Apple’s maps are not exactly anything to write home about, and I’m sure Apple is more than aware too. However, things might be on the mend for the Cupertino firm and their current map offering, as rumours circulating the web is that the multibillion pound company are in the process, or,…
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Digital Comics Platform ComiXology to be Acquired by Amazon
As the title may suggest the online retail giant that is Amazon, recently announced that it is looking to acquire cloud-based digital comics platform comiXology. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed as with standard practice in a takeover, although we can expect it to be completed in the coming months. ComiXology had this…
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Facebook in talks to buy cross platform messaging app Whatsapp?
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Is the success of Whatsapp about to be guzzled up by the super social network?
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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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GAME Removed from Stock Exchange, Files for Administration
The ailing GAME Group has today removed itself from the London Stock Exchange, with many people now expecting the company to enter voluntary administration imminently. The board of the GAME Group has said that it sees “no equity left in the Group”, and has made the decision to delist the company as of today. A…
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Sony to Drop Ericsson Brand from Smartphones in 2012
If recent reports are to be believed, it’s expected that Sony will drop the Ericsson brand from its smartphones starting in mid-2012. This step was widely expected to happen back in October when Sony acquired the 50% stake owned by Ericsson for an eye-watering €1.05 billion. In an interview with Times of India, a Sony…