Merger

GetGlue today announced that it is not merging with Viggle, though the social TV app maker said in a statement on its blog that “the two companies remain friendly and think highly of each other.” A Viggle-GetGlue merger was first announced in November and the deal between the two competitors, which...

Those of you waiting for the tie-up of second-screen apps GetGlue and Viggle — Giggle? — to close will have to wait just a little bit longer. The merger of the companies , which was announced in November, has yet to close thanks to expected additional financing for Viggle which hasn’t come through.

Nielsen, the market research company known primarily for its TV rankings, announced earlier today that it is acquiring leading radio research company Arbitron in a move to offer a more complete profile of customers across multiple mediums. As part of that, the two companies — should the merger be...

Things have been rather quiet on the T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger front but it looks like the merger could be running into some hiccups as the US Department of Justice and the FBI have filed a request with the FCC, asking the agency to “defer action” with regards to the T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger....

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Last month Penguin and Random House confirmed they would merge their publishing companies to form a large entity. Today Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster are in the early stages of negotiations to accomplish the same feat. News Corp. who owns Harper Collins has approached CBS Corp, who is the...

That's the claim in a new report, which says News Corp. would like to have more leverage in negotiations with booksellers. [Read more]

The Department of Justice has issued a "Second Request" seeking more information from MetroPCS about its proposed acquisition by T-Mobile; the pre-paid carrier said it will be cooperative, say please and thank you, just so the deal can quickly be approved...

We can't say we're exactly surprised, but it's still worth noting that the United States DOJ has contacted MetroPCS to ask for additional information about the company's recently announced merger with T-Mobile . The adequately-named "Second Request" will be essential before an actual consolidation...

When the Viggle-GetGlue merger was first announced this morning, there was initially a bit of congratulations for those involved. After all, there are a number of folks who’d love to see a successful company tackle the social TV market — mainly networks who’d like to see apps that can get their...