4 posts and columns on regulatory review

Google Wants to Gulp Yelp, as Part of a $1.5 Billion Shopping Spree

in Media on December 18, 2009 at 5:54 am PT

Say this for Eric Schmidt–he’s keeping his word. This fall, the Google CEO said his company was getting back into M&A, and he certainly has. Now he’s looking at local review site Yelp for some $500 million or more. Does he want its data or its users?
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FTC Evidently Unimpressed by Google’s “Facts About Google’s Acquisition of AdMob” Web Site

in News on December 7, 2009 at 5:23 pm PT

When Google first announced its acquisition of mobile advertising outfit AdMob, the company said it didn’t anticipate regulatory concerns, but wouldn’t be surprised if there was some regulatory review. A reasonable stance given the Obama administration’s stated concerns about Google’s domineering presence in the market for Internet search advertising. Prescient, too, because, according to The Wall Street Journal, the Federal Trade Commission is indeed reviewing the $750 million acquisition.
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Waiting for Vivendi: Comcast-NBCU Deal Needs a “Oui”

in Media on November 16, 2009 at 5:10 am PT

When will Comcast and GE’s NBCU finally unveil their hookup plans? When Vivendi says they can. Which should be sooner than later.
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Google: We’re Hiring, and Spending, Again

in Media on October 7, 2009 at 10:55 am PT

Google CEO Eric Schmidt used the opening moments of a New York City press conference to reinforce a message he’s been delivering for several weeks: The worst is over, things are looking up, and Google is spending accordingly.
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