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The Mobile Lowdown 04-19-11: EU 4G Spectrum; White iPhone 4; MCV; Nokia 3D

Apr 19, 2011 5:37 AM

Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: the EU opens GSM frequencies for 4G services; Sony* Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) reports earnings; Mobile Content Venture details launch plans for its mobile TV service in 32 U.S. markets; the first white iPhone 4 finally “on sale”; Nokia (NYSE:…

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Scripps Sold uSwitch For Only $10 Million, 3 Years After Buying It For $366 million

Mar 1, 2010 11:06 PM

Late last year when Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) finally announced the sale of its UK utility comparison shopping site uSwitch, we knew it was for a lowball price, and we guessed around $50 million, three years after it bought the site for $366 million. Turns out Forward Internet Group,…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Scripps, Scripps Networks Interactive, uswitch

Scripps Networks Finally Finds A Buyer For uSwitch: UK Group Forward; CEO Leaving

Dec 23, 2009 5:40 PM

After nearly six months of searching for a buyer for UK comparison shopping site uSwitch, Scripps Network Interactive is selling the company to the Forward Internet Group. Terms of the sale weren’t disclosed, but it was likely much smaller than the $366 million price that Scripps bought it for in…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Media & Publishing, Companies, Scripps, Scripps Networks Interactive

@ UBS Media Week: Scripps Networks To Spend $100 Million On Global Expansion

Dec 9, 2009 2:34 PM

Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) CEO Ken Lowe is betting heavily on international growth over the next year. In a presentation at the UBS Media Week conference, Lowe ticked off some recent deals: last month, the company took a 69 percent stake Indian broadcaster NDTV; it struck a JV with…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Events, UBS Media Week, Companies, NDTV, Scripps, Scripps Networks Interactive

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