Company Buyout

Disney clears DOJ Antitrust factors to take over 21st Century Fox

June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 CompuScoop Staff

Disney has been cleared a major hurdle by the U.S. Department of Justice by approving the merger between Disney and 20th Century Fox – but with conditions. Specifically Disney will have to shed itself of Fox’s various regional sports networks, since the former’s ownership of ESPN would give it overwhelming control of U.S. sports broadcasting, […]

TiVo to be Acquired by Rovi

April 29, 2016 Dan Uff

TiVo, the manufacturer of TV set-top boxes, has agreed to be acquired by another company that is also quite big in the digital video recorder business. Rovi will be paying $1.1 billion, made up of approximately $277 million in cash and the remainder paid in stock, to acquire the DVR producer, with the deal apparently […]