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Submission + - Blizzard and Activision Announce $18.8bn Merger (bbc.co.uk) 1

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Ebon Praetor

on Sunday December 02, 2007 @12:29PM

Ebon Praetor writes: "The BBC reports that Blizzard and Activision have announced an $18.8bn merger. Activision's CEO, Bobby Kotick, will become the head of the joint company, while Vivendi, Blizzard's current parent company, will become the largest single investor in the new group. Even with the size of the merger, the combined company will still be smaller than the industry giant EA."

Jack Valenti, Dead at 85 650

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday April 26, 2007 @10:37PM from the man-behind-the-ratings dept.

saforrest writes "Jack Valenti, a man whose influence in both Washington and Hollywood was profound, died today at age 85. He first became famous as special assistant to Lyndon Johnson: he can even be seen in the famous photo aboard Air Force One. In 1966, he quit this job to become president of the MPAA, from 1966 to 2004."

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