A noted media analyst has joined the growing chorus of critics targeting U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan. In an analysis of Khan's recent comments during a podcast with The Ankler, Richard Greenfield and his team at LightShed Partners raised concerns about her understanding of the current state of competition in the media sector. Greenfield and his colleagues … [Read more...] about Critique of FTC Chair Lina Khan
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Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Nears Completion
For Microsoft (MSFT), the final hurdles in the U.S. regulatory process for the acquisition of videogame company Activision (ATVI) are swiftly being overcome. The FTC failed to obtain an emergency injunction from federal courts to block the merger, and now it seems that the agency may abandon its in-house legal proceedings. According to a filing on the FTC website on Thursday, … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Nears Completion