Microsoft wins US court nod to buy Activision in FTC lossThe decision by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco means Microsoft can seek to close its merger with Activision ahead of a July...
11 Jul, 2023, 08.50 PM IST
Microsoft, activision CEOs to defend $69 billion deal in fight with regulatorMicrosoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard Inc. CEO Bobby Kotick will be in court this week to try to persuade...
22 Jun, 2023, 12.53 AM IST
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...
03 Mar, 2023, 08.18 AM IST
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...
23 Feb, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
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...
23 Feb, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
Microsoft inks Nvidia game deal to assuage regulators over Activision mergerBritain earlier this month said the deal could harm gamers by weakening the rivalry between Xbox and PlayStation, result in higher prices, ...
22 Feb, 2023, 01.45 AM IST
States, take a chance on online gamingHigh courts in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have struck down parts of laws that banned online gaming on the grounds that these did not ...
13 May, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
US antitrust regulators seek more data from Activision, Microsoft on planned dealIn order to woo US and other regulators, the company said in February that it had developed a new set of principles for its app store, incl...
22 Mar, 2022, 08.44 AM IST
Tencent Music says facing increased China scrutiny, is committed to laws"In recent months, we have received increased regulatory scrutiny from relevant authorities, and have been actively co-operating and commun...
18 May, 2021, 10.37 AM IST
China readies sizeable penalty for Tencent in sweeping antitrust crackdown, say sourcesTencent faces penalties for not properly reporting past acquisitions and investments for antitrust reviews, an offence with a fine capped a...
29 Apr, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
Tencent's Timi gaming studio generated $10 billion in 2020, sources sayThe $10 billion would make Timi the world's largest developer, the sources say. It also provides a hefty basis for its ambitions to move be...
02 Apr, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
After hitting record high in 2020, PE deals to hit $84 billion by 2025Majority of the deal activity in 2020 was driven by seed funding and venture capital investment, while private equity deal volume fared poo...
04 Feb, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
2019 app roundup: Tinder, Netflix in top non-gaming list, Candy Crush Saga & PUBG Mobile favourite gamesGames offering in-app purchases continued to lead overall rankings.
18 Dec, 2019, 02.18 PM IST
Tencent leads $110 million funding round in MX PlayerThe funding by Tencent will further intensify the competition in the domestic over the top, or OTT market which has been growing exponentia...
30 Oct, 2019, 09.09 AM IST
TikTok owner to start music service, secures rights from T-Series, Times MusicPaid music services have boosted music sales across the world, and are now the single largest source of revenue for the global record busin...
21 May, 2019, 09.20 AM IST
Comcast-Atairos, Sony shortlisted for stake sale talks by Zee EntertainmentZee management feels a foreign buyer would want a local partner and management team to run and navigate the complex, multilingual domestic ...
19 Feb, 2019, 08.28 AM IST
ZEE in talks with 3 firms to halve promoter holdingComcast has been looking out for opportunities in India and had a failed bid to acquire 21st Century Fox from Rupert Murdoch.
25 Jan, 2019, 08.39 AM IST