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Business Matters: UK gatekeeps gaming merger

UK gatekeeps gaming merger

27/04/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, UK gatekeeps gaming merger

Regulators in the UK block Microsoft's proposed takeover of Activision Blizzard

Microsoft's proposed deal to takeover game developer Activision Blizzard has been blocked by UK regulators over competition concerns.

Microsoft's proposed $68.7bn deal to takeover game developer Activision Blizzard has been blocked by UK regulators over competition concerns. 

We get reaction to the decision from a former Vice President at Microsoft, Peter Moore.

Devina Gupta discusses this and more business stories from around the world with Tony Nash, Chief Economist at Complete Intelligence in the US and Yoko Ishikura, Professor Emeritus at Hitotsubashi University in Japan.

(Picture: Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)

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