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European Court overturns EC approval of UPC-Ziggo merger

2017-10-26 12:20:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The European Court of Justice has overturned the European Commission's approval of the merger between Dutch cable operators UPC and Ziggo. The court said the Commission in 2014 did not sufficiently look at competition on the market for premium TV content. Liberty Global, the owner of UPC, had at the time also its own TV channels. The appeal was filed by the cable operators' main rival, KPN.

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Sprint ignores merger talk, posts strong Q2 adds

2017-10-25 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Sprint on Wednesday posted a solid set of fiscal second quarter financials, including strong mobile customer growth, but made no mention of plans to merge with rival T-Mobile US. The U.S. operator announced earlier this week that it would publish its numbers without hosting its usual conference call…read more on TotalTele.com »

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Aldo and Camuto call off footwear and accessories merger

2017-10-23 13:21:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Montreal-based Aldo Group has called off its plans to acquire Camuto Group's footwear and accessories businesses in a move it says was a mutual decision after "careful consideration and thoughtful discussion".

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(When) will they or won't they? US telco merger keeps us guessing

2017-10-20 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

In the past month or so the rumoured tie-up between Sprint and T-Mobile US has switched from a 'will they, won't they?' story to more of a 'when will they?' situation. Or to put it another way, 'just kiss her already!' The industry is treating the much-talked-about mobile marriage as an open secret. The myriad unnamed sources quoted almost daily by the newswires keep divulging private information on the negotiations…read more on TotalTele.com »

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