mergers
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Is There a Garmin In Your Car’s Future?
Garmin confirmed its purchase of rival European GPS company, Navigon AG. Cliff Pemble, Garmin’s president and COO, said that the deal will help further Garmin’s expansion into the automotive OEM business. Misery loves company in a phone eat GPS world. [Press Release via TechCrunch]
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FCC Approves Comcast-NBC Deal
Today, the FCC approved Comcast’s acquisition of NBC Universal, marking the first time a cable provider has controlled a major broadcast network. It’s like a media Frankenstein!
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Big Three/Vodafone Merger Announcement Tomorrow?
Stick this one firmly in the rumour file, but at yesterday’s Skype event, a 3 representative sort of mentioned that they were expecting an announcement on the Voda/Three merger on Friday. Guess we’ll see if it actually happens tomorrow…