The strange logic of the UK's regulatory body known as the CMA is creating a political headache for the UK government, whose ...
leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.” In a full press release, the CMA claimed that Microsoft’s proposals “failed to effectively address the ...
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) shock veto of the deal last month had experts warning the deal now faces significant hurdles in order to be successful. Microsoft and Activision ...
Microsoft is furious. Last week, a surprise decision from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) left its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard blocked in Britain ...
UK's CMA's report concluded Microsoft would suffer significant financial losses if it made "Call of Duty" an exclusive Xbox game. The regulator ultimately blocked the Microsoft-Activision merger ...
Microsoft and Activision are currently working on an appeal of the CMA decision on their deal, which could take months to work through the UK's bureaucratic process. Even if that appeal fails ...
But UK regulator the CMA, which blocked the deal, hits back over European decision on acquisition of Call of Duty maker The EU has approved Microsoft’s $69bn (£55bn) acquisition of the Call of ...
Microsoft's $68.7 billion takeover of Activision has been blocked by UK regulators. The UK's CMA blocked the deal on Wednesday over concerns antitrust concerns. The move marks a big blow for ...
In this week’s newsletter: The tech behemoth was set to acquire the Call of Duty makers, then the UK regulator ... the CMA gave ground on what seemed like the key question: whether Microsoft ...
UK regulators announced their decision to block the Xbox Activision deal, and now Microsoft has formally filed its appeal.
BRUSSELS, May 15 (Reuters) - Microsoft ... of the CMA's stance, of which there have been many, will inevitably seize on today’s decision as proving the point made that the UK's regulatory ...
Microsoft is attempting to persuade regulators around the world to clear its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard — the biggest deal of its kind the gaming industry has ever seen.
