XM-Sirius in a post-DoJ world: Still needs FCC approval, NAB still complaining
[photopress:xmsir0325.jpg,full,right] The Justice Department gave its blessing to the XM-Sirius merger yesterday. Now we wait for the FCC to weigh in, most likely siding with Justice in giving the...
View ArticleAnalyst: Take-Two's rejection of EA was improper, un-ladylike
Wedbush Morgan, an analyst firm that likes to analyze and comment on things, says that Take-Two is making a mistake in spurning EA’s advances. $26 per share is a good deal, they say, and the company...
View ArticleSK Telecom speaks out on Helio, Virgin Mobile merger rumors [Update]
There isn’t a whole lot to this one other than a quote from an SK Telecom official regarding the Helio and Virgin Mobile merger rumors. But it leads one to believe that the rumors are true. Make the...
View ArticleVerizon in talks to buy Alltel
Alltel, the little carrier that could, is in talks with Verizon to merge this year. Verizon is expected to pay eight times Alltel’s EBITDA (“Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and...
View ArticleFCC: XM-Sirius merger action 'soon'
We’re all waiting on this guy The FCC “will hopefully be able to do something on it soon.” “It” is the proposed XM-Sirius merger, while “soon” means whatever you want it to mean. Yup, the FCC chair,...
View ArticleCould politics be holding up the XM-Sirius merger, now 450 days later?
Flickr’d “But if the FCC will no longer approve mergers without Congressional blessing, why does it even need to exist?” So asks the Wall Street Journal, and so ask the good boys and...
View ArticleFCC chairman Kevin Martin now supports XM-Sirius merger!
It looks like Kevin Martin of the FCC is now supporting the XM-Sirius merger. I think my brain just exploded a little bit. Yes, 16 months after initially proposing the merger (and three months after...
View ArticleVirgin Mobile to acquire Helio, says FT
Let’s be honest. We’ve seen this coming for more than a month now and the Financial Times is reporting that VM and Helio could announce sometime this week that the two MVNOs will merge leaving SK...
View ArticleHelio posts Virgin Mobile acquisition Q&A
Oh, how I shall miss Helio. In light of this morning’s long expected announcement that Virgin Mobile had purchased Helio, a Q&A has gone up to answer some of the more pressing questions. It’s all...
View ArticleXM-Sirius merger could wrap up by end of July
Believe it or not, the XM-Sirius merger could be finalized “any day now.” Cowen & Company, a high-profile investment bank, says the merger “is finally at hand and should occur by the end of this...
View ArticleXM-Sirius merger approval now down to single vote
Today was a big day vis-à-vis the XM-Sirius merger, as Johnathan Adelstein, the FCC commissioner who wanted to place all those restrictions on the merger in exchange for his support, has officially...
View ArticleFCC to approve XM-Sirius merger
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the XM-Sirius merger has been given the tentative OK by the FCC. Deborah Taylor Tate, the final FCC commissioner to cast a vote, is expected to vote in favor...
View ArticleVirgin Mobile/Helio merger starts wrapping up
As part of the $39 million dollar merger agreement between Virgin Mobile USA and Helio back in June, Helio is contractually obligated to cut down their costs by around 70 percent. According to Virgin...
View ArticleSatellite radio in 2008: What a year!
As the only satellite radio fan here at CrunchGear, I feel it’s my duty to review the year that was and point out some of the events that made the medium such a joy. This isn’t a typical “Top 10...
View ArticleNEC, Casio and Hitachi make cell phone op merger official, want to go...
The first rumors started spreading about two weeks ago, and it was officially announced yesterday: Major Japanese cell phone makers Hitachi, NEC and Casio are merging their mobile phone operations to...
View ArticleFinally: Panasonic to convert Sanyo into 100% subsidiary next month
The deal has been in the making for months now, but yesterday Panasonic finally announced a tender offer for Sanyo Electric, paving the way to convert Sanyo into a wholly owned subsidiary as early as...
View ArticleReport: Fujitsu and Toshiba to merge cell phone operations
Big news from the Japanese cell phone industry today: Two of Japan’s top handset makers, namely Fujitsu and Toshiba, are in talks to merge their cell phone operations within this year. According to...
View ArticleConfirmed: Fujitsu and Toshiba to merge cell phone units, go international
We reported last week that two of Japan’s top cell phone makers, Fujitsu and Toshiba, were in talks to merge their cell phone businesses. And today, we have the rumor confirmed. Under the agreement,...
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Sony, Hitachi And Toshiba Make Their LCD Business Merger Official
Yesterday, we reported about Sony, Hitachi and Toshiba planning to establish a joint venture for small and mid-size LCD panels in Japan. And today, the three companies, plus major shareholder...
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Rock Health Grad HealthInReach Merges With PriceDoc To Bring Price...
Earlier this month, we covered Castlight’s whopping $100 million series D investment — one of the largest venture rounds raised by a healthcare IT startup to date. The reason? Castlight is on a mission...
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