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Deals `on pause’ as CEOs wait for more certainty, Baronoff says
NEW YORK - Dealmaking activity has slowed in the past month as companies await regulatory certainty on United States policies from health care to...
Sinclair buys Tribune for $3.9B, creating TV Goliath
NEW YORK - Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. is buying Tribune Media Co. for about $3.9 billion, a deal made possible after the U.S. Federal...
Meredith agrees to allow Nexstar-Media General deal to go ahead
NEW YORK - Meredith Corp. walked away from its attempt to merge with Media General Inc., allowing Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. to proceed with...
Nexstar, Meredith offer new terms in fight for Media General
NEW YORK - Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. and Meredith Corp. have both proposed new terms in their battle to combine with TV station owner...
Fidelity National said in exclusive talks to acquire SunGard
NEW YORK - Fidelity National Information Services Inc., the payment-services provider, is in exclusive talks to buy SunGard Data Systems Inc. in a deal...
Why the cable companies you hate may be forced to compete...
NEW YORK - The largest U.S. cable companies may be approaching a cliff they’ve long tried to avoid - competition with each other.
As a...
Cox, others eye revenue from health care sector
NEW YORK - Jack Sappenfield was driving in rural Oklahoma on Father’s Day 2009 when he lost control of the left side of his...
Verizon Wireless allies with cable in $3.6B deal
NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone carrier, struck an alliance with cable companies that will change how customers buy Internet, mobile...
Cox Communications considers selling 3G network
(Updated, June 20, 8:30 a.m.)
CHICAGO - Cox Communications Inc., the third-largest U.S. cable-TV operator, is considering selling its wireless network to a large telecommunications...
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