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• Cablevision Systems would have - Cablevision Systems Corp.'s divestment of cable systems

  - 1998-01-19

  Cablevision Systems would have to divest 2 large northern N.J. cable systems in order to resolve antitrust concerns arising from acquisition of TCI systems, FTC said in proposed settlement agreement Jan. 16. Accord is subject to public comment. Divestiture would involve Hillsdale, where TCI has 204,328 subscribers, and Paramus, where...

  Tags: Cable, Cablevision Systems Corp., FINANCE, FTC, Investment, NETWORKING, TCI, TELECOMMUNICATIONS

• Federal Trade Commission Clears Cablevision Acquisition Of New York-Metro Area TCI Systems

  - 1998-01-16

  WOODBURY, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--January 16, 1998--Cablevision Systems Corporation (ASE:CVC) today announced that the Federal Trade Commission FTC has cleared Cablevision's planned acquisition of New York metropolitan area cable television systems of Tele-Communications Inc., TCI (NASDAQ: TCOMA), serving approximately 820,000 customers. Under the terms of the transaction, originally announced in June...

  Tags: acquisition, Cablevision Systems Corp., FTC, TCI

• Time Warner Turner go for October. (acquisition of Turner Broadcasting Co.; includes related article about agreement with John Malone)

  - 1996-07-22

  FTC to sign off on merger creating nation's largest media company; next stop, FCC Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting have effectively cleared the Federal Trade Commission s antitrust hurdles, but the would-be partners still need to tie up severa FTC to sign...

  Tags: acquisition, agreement, cable, company, FTC, John Malone, merger, TCI, Time Warner Inc.

• Can TBS deal survive FTC? (Turner Broadcasting System Inc.; Federal Trade Commission)

  - 1996-05-13

  Commission Still Focusing On Malone's Leverage Opposition by antitrust regulators to Time Warner Inc.'s planned takeover of Turner Broadcasting System Inc. certainly complicates Gerald Levin's plans for the programmer. But the Federal Trade Commi Commission Still Focusing On Malone's Leverage ...

  Tags: antitrust, cable, commission, FTC, John Malone, TCI, Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System Inc.

• FTC balking at terms of TW/Turner merger. (Federal Trade Commission; Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)(Brief Article)

  - 1996-05-13

  Federal Trade Commission investigators want a reduced role for Tele-Communications Inc. in the proposed merger of Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting System. Investigators are particularly interested in TCI's ability to use its leverage as a majo Federal Trade Commission investigators want a...

  Tags: FTC, merger, TCI, Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System Inc.

• FTC puts TW Turner under microscope. ($8.5 billion merger between Time Warner Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)

  - 1996-04-29

  Observers ask whether FTC chairman will put his academic theories into practice During his years as a professor at Georgetown University, Robert Pitofsky often wrote and spoke about the potentially dangerous effects of media company mergers on wh Observers ask whether FTC...

  Tags: FTC, merger, TCI, Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System Inc.

• FTC begins scrutiny of Turner TW merger. (Federal Communications Commission; Time Warner)(Brief Article)

  - 1995-10-16

  It's up to the Federal Trade Commission to decide whether the proposed Turner/Time Warner merger passes federal antitrust muster. The independent regulatory agency and the Justice Department, which share antitrust oversight, last week decided the It's up to the Federal Trade Commission...

  Tags: agency, antitrust, cable, FCC, FTC, merger, TCI, Time Warner Inc.

• The Federal Trade Commission granted its approval Friday to the TCI Comcast takeover of the QVC network. (Tele-Communications Inc.) (Brief Article)

  - 1995-02-06

  The Federal Trade Commission granted its approval Friday to the TCI/Comcast takeover of the QVC network The approval comes despite objections by some staffers, sources say. The Federal Trade Commission granted its approval Friday to the TCI/Comcast takeover of the QVC network The approval...

  Tags: Comcast Corp., FTC, network, QVC, TCI

• FTC terminates investigation relating to QVC acquisition; Comcast and TCI's Liberty Media extend QVC tender offer until Feb. 9 —no further extension expected

  - 1995-02-03

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 3, 1995--Comcast Corporation and Tele-Communications, Inc. announced Friday that the Federal Trade Commission has advised them that it has closed its investigation relating to Comcast and TCI's joint acquisition of QVC, Inc.

  Tags: acquisition, Comcast Corp., FTC, Liberty Media Corp., QVC, TCI

• Comcast, TCI face off vs. FTC. (Comcast Corp., Tele-Communications Inc.)

  - 1995-01-23

  Comcast Corp. and Tele-Communications Inc. moved to force a showdown with the Federal Trade Commission over their plan to take over QVC Inc. After months of wrestling with antitrust regulators, the two companies notified the Commission they would Comcast Corp. and Tele-Communications...

  Tags: Comcast Corp., commission, Diller, FTC, QVC, TCI