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New York-based Ziff Davis Acquires Developer Shed

Authored by dmw on August 3, 2007 - 1:29pm.

New York - Ziff Davis Enterprise, a New York-based media company for the technology industry, has acquired Developer Shed, an Ohio-based network of websites for IT developers. Jonathan Caputo, founder and chief CEO of Developer Shed, will assume the role of COO and president of Internet Operations of the new entity. The merger occurs simultaneously with the completion of Ziff Davis Enterprise's spin out from Ziff Davis Media.

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WashPost: Sirius Continues to See Benefits in Potential Merger with XM

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2006 - 1:47pm.
Washington - Fueling speculation about a potential merger between two bitter rivals, executives from Sirius Satellite Radio said that they see "significant benefits" from a combination with XM Satellite Radio, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
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Sony, Bertelsmann Appeal European Ruling Annulling Sony BMG Merger

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 5, 2006 - 4:14pm.
Brussels - Japan's Sony and Germany's Bertelsmann have appealed an European court ruling that annulled the merger deal that combined its record label operations to form Sony BMG, Reuters reported. As a result, the European Commission must reexamine any antitrust concerns they found were raised by the deal, which created the world's second-largest record label. The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice will hear the appeal, which Reuters said will likely take over a year to complete.
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Google CEO on Internet Consolidation

Authored by robert on June 1, 2006 - 9:53pm.
"M&A as a method to acquire traffic has not historically worked…It's a bad business strategy, and it's not consistent with Google's values and business strategy culture..."
— Eric Schmidt
CEO, Google

[Source: TG Publishing, June 1, 2006]
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