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Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard dealA US appeals court rejected the FTC’s challenge to Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision deal, ruling the agency failed to prove the merger wo...
Microsoft, Activision Blizzard deal won't face EU scrutiny, claim reportsMicrosoft and Activision Blizzard's ongoing deal won't be a subject to close scrutiny, a few reports have claimed.
Microsoft looks to close Activision deal next week: reportMicrosoft won preliminary approval from the Competition and Markets Authority last month after Activision agreed to sell its streaming righ...
Microsoft-Activision timeline: Ubisoft deal opens doors to Britain's nodLast month, "Call of Duty" maker Activision agreed to sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment to get the biggest de...
Republican lawmakers urge FTC to drop fight against Microsoft deal for ActivisionThe lawmakers, all members of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in a letter sent on Monday to FTC Chair Lina Khan and two...
Microsoft in talks to extend deal contract with ActivisionMicrosoft Corp is in talks about an extension of its acquisition contract with video game maker Activision Blizzard, which is set to expire...
What challenges does Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal face?The US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asked an appeals court to temporarily stop Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game ma...
Tough appeals lie ahead for US FTC after Microsoft-Activision ruling: expertsIn her 53-page order, US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said it was not enough for the FTC to argue that "a merger might lessen com...
Microsoft-Activision deal: Satya Nadella, Bobby Kotick to testify in court as FTC tries to block mergerThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked a judge to stop the transaction temporarily in order to allow the agency's in-house judge to d...
US FTC to argue Microsoft's deal to buy Activision should be pausedMicrosoft has said that a temporary block could scuttle the deal. Courts do not usually take into account such real-world consequences. But...
Microsoft-Activision: Mega deal caught in crosshairs of antitrust regulatorsThe acquisition has attracted scrutiny from several antitrust enforcers, including Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), over ...
Microsoft set to win EU nod on Activision with licensing offerMicrosoft announced the Activision bid in January last year, its biggest ever, to take on leaders Tencent and Sony, in the booming videogam...
How Microsoft is addressing antitrust concerns over Activision dealMicrosoft announced the Activision bid in January last year, its biggest ever, to boost its firepower in the booming videogaming market and...
Explainer: How Microsoft is addressing antitrust concerns over Activision dealMicrosoft has thrown the gauntlet down over antitrust criticisms, saying on Tuesday it is ready to offer rivals licensing deals in exchange...
Microsoft to defend Activision deal at EU hearing on February 21The company asked for the hearing after receiving a statement of objections from the European Commission warning about the possible anti-co...
First pre-trial hearing in Microsoft-Activision case set for January 3The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which enforces antitrust law, asked a judge to block the transaction earlier this month, arguing that t...
EU regulators quiz rivals on Microsoft tactics after ActivisionThe U.S. software giant and Xbox maker announced the $69 billion deal in January to help it compete better with leaders Tencent and Sony bu...
Microsoft gaming ambitions hobbled as US seeks to block Activision dealWithout Activision and its variety of games across mobile, consoles and PCs, Microsoft could struggle to attract users to its budding subsc...
FTC likely to file lawsuit to block Microsoft bid for Activision: reportA lawsuit challenging the deal is not guaranteed, and the FTC's four commissioners have yet to vote out a complaint or meet with lawyers fo...
UK watchdog probes Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision buyout dealIn the biggest gaming industry deal in history, Microsoft said it was buying Activision Blizzard in January.