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EU Watchers Predict GoogleClick Approval - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 25 Jan 2008 07:51 AM PST

Despite talk of an expanded probe, the EU isn’t likely to block Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick, according to some observers. In November, anti-trust officials stated that…

EU Wants DRM Interoperability, Cross-Border Licensing To Bolster Content Sector - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 03 Jan 2008 10:55 AM PST

The European Commission has today finalized its Creative Content Online In The Single Market paper and will make proposals for instituting pan-continental digital content regulations by the middle of 2008.…

FTC Approves Google’s $3.1 Billion Acquisition Of DoubleClick; 4-1 In Favor; EU Hurdle Looms - 2 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 20 Dec 2007 07:11 AM PST

The FTC will not block Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of closing its investigation, with Pamela Jones Harbour as the lone dissenter.…

Privacy Issues Spur EU Scrutiny Over Behavioral Targeting; Facebook’s ‘Beacon’ Provokes Backlash - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 23 Nov 2007 06:57 PM PST

The European Union expects to bring its regulatory power to bear on online behavioral targeting practices next year, as protests over privacy concerns has begun to stir a potential backlash…

GoogleClick: Coming Up With a Plan B; $250 Million to Build In-House Ad Exchange: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 20 Nov 2007 03:45 PM PST

Last week, the EU announced its intent to launch an expanded probe into Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) acquisition of DoubleClick, prompting real concern that the deal may end up blocked. While…

Updated: EU to Expand Probe into GoogleClick: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 13 Nov 2007 09:47 AM PST

The EU has decided to open an in-depth probe into Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick, reports Reuters, citing a source familiar with the situation. On October…