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Tech Layoffs: AOL, Sprint, Electronic Arts

AOL, Sprint Nextel and Electronic Arts are the latest tech companies announcing layoffs in November, following RealNetworks and Microsoft.


Viacom plays numbers with The Beatles

For Viacom, the purchase of Harmonix has been nothing but sweet music, but will its decision to bet on The Beatles hit a sour note?


Qualcomm likely Zeebo lender

San Diego startup video game company Zeebo has received $6 million in debt and options, according to an SEC filing. Qualcomm Ventures is the likely lender.


WebTV founder tackles games

Despite the media's instant praise for OnLive's new streaming game delivery technology, gamers remain skeptical over the technology and founder Steve Perlman's prior promises.


EA chief: Downturn clears away 'junk'

John Riccitiello said the current downturn is a blessing in disguise that will help clear away the video game "junk" that fills retail shelves.


The Deal Calendar: July 7-July 11, 2008

In this week's edition of The Deal Calendar, Corporate Dealmaker's senior editor Suzanne Stevens speaks with Matt Wurtzel, online news director for TheDeal.com, about potential deals in the video gaming sector. There are some dealmaking dates coming up in the Activision Inc.-Vivendi Games Inc. deal and the Electronic Arts Inc.-Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. bid, and a potential bid by Ubisoft Entertainment SA for THQ Inc. could be on the table. ...


The Deal Calendar: June 16 - 20, 2008

The Deal's Mary Kathleen Flynn and Suzanne Stevens discuss the next steps of the most talked about deals for the week of June 16, 2008. ...


Take-Two Interactive tries to dodge the FTC

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. is not only fighting a hostile bid from Electronic Arts Inc. but is also fending off an antitrust investigation from the Federal Trade Commission that was launched as a result of the prospective takeover. ...


Deal Stocks barely budge on deal news

The somewhat tepid mood of the broader markets on Monday seemed to be contagious as a handful of stocks involved in pending deals barely moved despite positive deal news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday climbed 41.36 points to close at 13,028.16....


EA takes three for Take-Two

Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. is once again extending the deadline on its $2 billion tender offer for smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. another month, but it hasn't raised its offer, making the deal unlikely to be consummated. ...


Lazard analyst: Expect EA news soon

With the expiration date hanging over Electronic Arts Inc.' $2 billion unsolicited bid for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., an analyst note from Lazard Capital Markets' Colin Sebastian has video game bloggers speculating about the prospects of the offer. ...


The Deal Calendar Video: May 12-16

It's a busy dealmaking week. In the episode of The Deal Calendar, we preview earnings announcements from Sprint Nextel Corp., Electronic Arts Inc. and Blockbuster Inc. Electronic Arts will also be in the spotlight again when its tender offer for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. expires. We also chat with John Morris about The Deal's Private Capital Symposium on May 14. - The editors ...



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