The US Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit denies the FTC's appeal for an injunctive relief to stop Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard from closing
In a victory for Microsoft, the U.S. Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit late on Friday denied the Federal Trade Commission's appeal …
CNBC Jordan Novet
Related Coverage
- Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft Corporation; Activision Blizzard United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- FTC loses again, Microsoft is now clear to close the Activision-Xbox deal in the US Windows Central · Samuel Tolbert
- FTC's final attempt to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has failed Eurogamer.net · Vikki Blake
- Court denies FTC's last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard The Verge · Tom Warren
- FTC Loses Appeal of Ruling Allowing Microsoft to Move Forward Appuals.com · Muhammad Qasim
- The US Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit denies the FTC's appeal against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition BigTechWire · Pradeep Viswanathan
- The Microsoft Activision acquisition saga is sorta kinda maybe almost over OnMSFT.com · Kip Kniskern
- Appeals court denies FTC request to keep Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard Neowin · John Callaham
- Appeals court denies FTC bid to temporarily halt Microsoft-Activision deal The Hill · Nick Robertson
- Appeals court denies FTC request to stop $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard VentureBeat · Dean Takahashi
- Microsoft Defeats FTC Again, Can Acquire Activision Blizzard Thurrott · Paul Thurrott
- FTC Loses Effort to Block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Deal - News VG Charts · William D'Angelo
- FTC's Appeal Denied as Microsoft Weighs Potential CMA Solution for Activision Blizzard Merger IGN · Adam Bankhurst
- FTC Loses Latest Bid to Halt Microsoft-Activision Merger Wall Street Journal
- Microsoft-Activision deal moves closer as FTC's latest block effort is denied Video Games Chronicle · Andy Robinson
- Activision Deal Free to Go Ahead as Appeals Court Rejects FTC's Last-Second “Pause” Request Wccftech · Nathan Birch
- Appeals court rejects the FTC's last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision Engadget · Kris Holt
- Federal appeals court rules Microsoft can close its Activision merger CNN · Brian Fung
- FTC Loses Appeal Bid to Block Microsoft-Activision Deal Bloomberg
- FTC's Appeal Against Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Has Been Denied GamingBolt · Shunal Doke
- Court Denies FTC's Microsoft Appeal Blue's News
- FTC Asks Appeals Court to Pause Microsoft's Activision Deal BNN Bloomberg
- Fresh boost for Microsoft bid to buy Call of Duty maker BBC · Peter Hoskins
- The FTC asks a federal court to temporarily halt Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition until after an appeals court has ruled on a separate stay request Reuters · Diane Bartz
- FTC loses again, Microsoft is now clear to close the Activision-Xbox deal in the US Beehaw
Discussion
-
Pure Xbox
Liam Doolan
on x
Microsoft Activision Blizzard Acquisition Given Greenlight In US After FTC Loses (Again)
-
@NotPatrick@mastodon.social
Patrick Beja
on mastodon
Well, that's it. — Microsoft is probably going to negotiate with the CMA until the last second (likely licensing their streaming business in the UK), and ActiBlizzKing should become part of XBox by the end of the 18th. — Let's hope Kotick is out soon after. — https://www.cn…
-
@bradsmi
Brad Smith
on x
We appreciate the Ninth Circuit's swift response denying the FTC's motion to further delay the Activision deal. This brings us another step closer to the finish line in this marathon of global regulatory reviews.
-
@tomwarren
Tom Warren
on x
all eyes are now on the CMA and the Competition Appeal Tribunal case management conference on Monday July 17th at 2:30PM UK / 9:30AM ET / 6:30AM PT. We should get a better idea of how this deal could close in the UK 👍
-
@bdsams
Brad Sams
on x
Microsoft cleared to purchase Activision...acquisition likely to happen this weekend. [image]
-
@stephentotilo
Stephen Totilo
on x
The 9th Circuit just denied two requests to extend the freeze on the Microsoft-Activision deal past 11:59PT tonight. FTC and gamer suit requests both denied. Their appeals continue, but any block on the deal in the U.S. goes away when Saturday begins https://www.axios.com/...
-
@carlstwitt
Carl Swanson
on x
“As we prepare for the next major bull cycle” https://www.wsj.com/...
-
@macton93
Michael Acton
on x
#Microsoft #Activision - still waiting on the companies to say anything. It's possible they won't want to break cover re. closing while the CMA thing is percolating, for diplomatic reasons. FTC has no comment.
-
@thurrott
Paul Thurrott
on x
Suck it, FTC. Congratulations, Microsoft.
-
@videotechx
Ben
on x
Wanna congratulate Microsoft. The deal with Activision is officially able to close worldwide, except the UK for the time being. What a long 18 month road... [image]
-
@bdsams
Brad Sams
on x
Microsoft is still trying to resolve the CMA situation, they have until the 18th to get that sorted but I suspect they are working quickly to get it done well ahead of that deadline.
-
@destinlegarie
Destin
on x
Now that Microsoft can buy Activision, if this is a taste of what Game Pass will offer, subs are going to skyrocket... right? [image]
-
@jasonschreier
Jason Schreier
on x
After an 18-month saga, it's looking like by Tuesday, Activision Blizzard will be part of Microsoft. Unless Canada steps in? https://www.bloomberg.com/...
-
@tomwarren
@tomwarren
on x
the 9th circuit has denied the FTC's request for injunctive relief. Microsoft is now free to close its Activision Blizzard deal after 11:59PM PT today, as long as the UK situation can be resolved
-
@tomwarren
Tom Warren
on x
I see a lot of folks confused / getting this wrong. The FTC hasn't just lost its appeal against the FTC v. Microsoft ruling. It has been denied injunctive relief that would have restricted Microsoft from closing the Activision deal until the result of the appeal 👍
-
r/neoliberal
r
on reddit
Court denies FTC's last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard