The Merger
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| Initial release | Australia |
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| Directors | Mark Grentell |
| Release date | 11 August 2018 |
| Melbourne | |
| 30 August 2018 | |
| Screenplay | Damian Callinan |
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| ID | 2069462 |
About The Merger
A former professional football player returns to his country town after his sporting career comes to an abrupt end, and takes on the position of coach for the local footy team, the Roosters.
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... Since it announced plans to buy Activision Blizzard in January last year, The Merger has split regulators around the world...
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... Ms Deglise-Favre said The Merger will strengthen Tapestry s position within this market, by combining brands with offerings at a similar price point, like Coach, which has previously released collaborations aimed at younger shoppers with pop stars like Selena Gomez...
Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal: What you need to know
... Governments worried about Microsoft having too much power and tried to stop the deal The American government took Microsoft to court to delay The Merger...
Call of Duty battle over after Sony deal with Microsoft
... The decision by a US judge to reject a request by the FTC late on Thursday to temporarily halt the deal means The Merger could be completed by Tuesday...
ChatGPT owner in probe over risks around false answers
... Some of her most high-profile challenges of tech firms activities - including a push to block The Merger of Microsoft with gaming giant Activision Blizzard - have faced setbacks in the courts...
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... And they say the time distortion is consistent with gravitational waves created by The Merger of supermassive black holes across the Universe...
Asda consults on cutting pay for 7,000 workers
... " These slash and burn tactics, along with food and fuel price increases, will only ramp up if The Merger goes ahead, " said GMB organiser Nadine Houghton...
Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal: What you need to know
Microsoft's Activision Blizzard offer
It's faced opposition from Sony and governments around The World . But Microsoft looks set to ramp up its video game division by buying Activision Blizzard - The Company that makes Call of Duty. If you're new to this long-running saga, here's what you need to know.
Microsoft wants to pay $69bn (£56bn) for ActivisionEven for Microsoft - One of The richest companies in The World - Such a huge deal has never been seen before. If it Goes Ahead it will be The biggest takeover of One company by another in The history of gaming.
It'll get a lot for its money - including control of Call of DutyIt's a lot of cash, But it would make Microsoft The Owners of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch and Candy Crush, to name a few. Those are some of The World 's most popular Video Games , with millions of players who spend billions on subscriptions and in-game purchases.
Microsoft says it needs The Deal to boost The XboxSony's Playstation has been outselling Microsoft's Xbox console for some time now. Microsoft says buying Activision would let it put more big titles on Game Pass - its Netflix-style subscription - and make more games for mobile phones, where there are big profits to be Made .
But Sony's not happy with The ideaSony is worried that Microsoft could stop some big games from being on Playstation . The latest instalment in The Call of Duty Series - Modern Warfare 2 - Made $1bn in its release weekend, and More Than half of all copies sold in The UK were for Playstation .
Governments worried about Microsoft having too much power and tried to stop The DealThe American Government took Microsoft to court to delay The Merger . It wanted to make sure Microsoft wouldn't make it more expensive, harder or even impossible to play some games on consoles from other companies. The Judge in The case wasn't convinced and refused to block The Deal . Authorities in Britain also stopped it But now say they're working with Microsoft to find a solution. The EU and China are among countries that have approved it.
Microsoft says it doesn't want to hurt anyoneMicrosoft argues it would be stupid for it to suddenly stop selling hugely successful games Series to millions of potential customers. It's signed agreements with Sony and Nintendo promising that Call of Duty games will be available on their consoles if The Deal goes through.
But it has already said it will make other games exclusiveIn 2020 Microsoft forked out $7. 5bn (£6. 1bn) for Bethesda, The makers of huge games Fallout and Skyrim. It's since said some of that company's Future Games will be Xbox exclusives - and that's Made some worry it'll do The same with Activision .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
