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Toby Syfret of Enders Analysis, a consultancy, argues that the BBC's heavy spending is in fact bidding up the cost of presenters and programmes, making it harder for Channel 4 and the other networks to survive.
ECONOMIST: Public-service broadcasting
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Since Navarri took over as head of Bombardier's rail business in 2004, he's executed a turnaround that also has focused on cost-cutting, more disciplined bidding for contracts and better manufacturing practices.
FORBES: The Great Train Catch-Up
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This has the effect of lowering the median bidding price, sometimes below cost, which can knock out legitimate competitors.
FORBES: Washington Is Tightening Its Grip On Medical Decision-making
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Congress likewise has not allowed Medicare to drive down the cost of durable medical equipment through competitive bidding even though pilot studies have shown this could save 40%.
FORBES: 5 Myths in Steven Brill's "Bitter Pill" -- Part 2
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Still, we're sure the standard will find a way to operate just fine, but unless a bidding war breaks out and the cost for mobile TV plummets due to all this competition, we're not really sure all these like-minded options are entirely necessary.
ENGADGET: ATSC developing its own mobile DTV broadcasting standard
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Christie's is confident that online bidding has huge potential that can be unlocked at modest cost.
ECONOMIST: Auctions are moving online
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The concessions are awarded to the bidding firm that can do the work at the lowest cost to the end user.
FORBES: Brazil Opens Roads To Privatization
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Great technical talent, lower cost salaries compared to white hot Silicon Valley, and less competitive bidding for deals (although this is starting to change).
FORBES: What's New in Canadian Tech? Increased Cross-Border Syndication Between Canadian and US VCs
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Hutchison subsequently pulled out of a consortium bidding for German spectrum because of higher-than-expected cost.
CNN: Stuck On the Runway
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Most recently, after intense lobbying, the Department of Health and Human Services did the bidding of Planned Parenthood by imposing a mandate on virtually all employers to provide insurance coverage (without cost-sharing) for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilizations and contraceptives.
WSJ: Robert George and Carter Snead: Planned Parenthood's Hostages