Merger

The merger between T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS has been in the works for a few months now, getting approval from several government entities, but it looks like it’s a done deal, as MetroPCS shareholders have reportedly approved the merger with number 4 US wireless carrier T-Mobile, which will see an...

It hit a few snags along the way, but T-Mobile's merger with MetroPCS now appears to be all but a done deal. Bloomberg is reporting that MetroPCS shareholders have voted to approved the deal this morning, following a recommendation from two previously opposed shareholder advisory firms that the...

Bloomberg and Reuters are reporting that MetroPCS shareholders have approved a deal to merge with T-Mobile USA. The approval comes after the deal received a blessing from the FCC in March, and board approval from each company last October. The deal was expected to close in the first half of 2013,...

Bags 'significant' backhaul contract wins with rivals Virgin Media - which is imminently set to be scooped up by US cable giant Liberty Global - reported a good start to its financial year this morning.…

Penguin and Random House intend to merge and have been submitting approval documents to regulatory authorities in all of the major countries they operate in. When the two companies join forces, they will account for 1/4 of all books published. It was announced late Friday that the Department of...

Making a case for a Sprint merger, Dish execs said they envision offering high-speed video, data, broadband and voice inside the home and out.

Penguin has offered , and has confirmed to us that the European Commission has accepted, a settlement with the EC over the agency pricing model for e-books — a case the stretched back to last year and involved Penguin, along with Hachette, Macmillan, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, as well as...

Say what you will about Dish Network, but the Colorado company’s brass has some moxie. The satellite media service provider has been trying for years now to link up with notable national wireless carrier to help operate a mobile service to sell alongside its current offerings, and according to a...

MetroPCS shareholders who objected to Deutsche Telekom's original terms for merging MetroPCS with T-Mobile say they're happy now.

T-Mobile's parent, Deutsche Telekom, is also considering a separate deal with Sprint Nextel, according to Bloomberg. [Read more]