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Shares of Vivendi Universal (nyse: V - news - people)--another merger-mad media company--have fared almost as poorly.
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IMUnified voiced its complaints against AOL during Federal Communications Commission hearings on the merger between AOL and media giant Time Warner.
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Zell was a guest yesterday on CNBC, where Maria Bartiromo asked him whether that merger is a sign that media consolidation is on the rise.
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In the article, I point out that Carson Block has decided to go after a much larger and politically well-connected target in Focus Media compared to his past reverse-merger targets.
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Liberty Media plans to exclude some assets from the merger, including its Starz movie channel, which will be transferred to a new unit called Liberty Starz.
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While the merger will give Comcast unmatched control over media content for a cable provider, a number of net neutrality checks imposed on it will limit this advantage.
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The media groups refused to comply with an earlier court order to surrender the merger papers.
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The merger also sets a powerful precedent in the ongoing convergence of traditional media - TV, publishing, movies, music - with the Internet.
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AOL. The source of the merger announced in 2000 and the biggest ever in the media industry it is now the source of all problems.
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Pittman, who is perhaps best known for his prominent role in the AOL- Time Warner merger, has been with the radio conglomerate since last November as its chairman of media and entertainment platforms.
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Merger veteran Mark van Lith joined Guggenheim from JPMorgan Chase, where he was cohead of media investment banking.
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The merger, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, puts Mr Malone in competition with Rupert Murdoch, whose media empire owns 39% of BSkyB.
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