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Activision

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148 articles decelerating

Activision has appeared in 148 articles since 2015-11. Coverage peaked in 2023Q4 with 20 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Call of Duty, CMA.

Articles
148
mentions
Velocity
-50.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-1.500
velocity change
Sources
32
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-06-10
Variety 21 related

SAG-AFTRA reaches a tentative deal with Activision, EA, Epic, Take-Two, and other game companies on the Interactive Media Contract, after months of strikes

2023-10-15
The Verge 9 related

A look at Microsoft's deal with Ubisoft, which now gets the cloud gaming rights for Call of Duty and current Activision games outside of the EU for 15 years

Tom Warren / The Verge :

2023-10-14
Windows Central 58 related

The UK CMA approves Microsoft's $68.7B Activision Blizzard acquisition, after Microsoft reformed the deal to sell some Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft

Who would have thought that a regulatory body that refused to let Meta buy Giphy would allow Microsoft to buy Activision? … Bluesky: Knoebel / @knoebel.bsky.social : The Cloud Deal with Ubisoft change...

The Verge 156 related

A look at Microsoft's deal with Ubisoft, which now gets the cloud gaming rights for Call of Duty and current Activision games outside of the EU for 15 years

Microsoft's giant Activision Blizzard deal is complete, and it means Ubisoft has now obtained cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty …

2023-10-13
Windows Central 87 related

The UK CMA approves Microsoft's ~$69B Activision acquisition, after Microsoft restructured the deal to sell some of Activision's cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft

The final roadblock has been removed.  —  What you need to know  — UK regulatory authority the CMA granted Microsoft approval to purchase Activision Blizzard.

2023-10-06
The Verge 12 related

Source: Microsoft plans to close its $68.7B Activision acquisition on October 13, with a final decision from UK's CMA allowing the deal expected next week

Microsoft is planning to finalize its $68.7 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard next week.

2023-09-22
Bloomberg 41 related

The UK CMA says Microsoft's revised offer to acquire Activision, which includes selling some gaming rights to Ubisoft, appears to address its concerns

- CMA says revised offer opens the door to deal approval  —  Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. looks set …

2023-08-22
The Verge 60 related

To appease the UK, Microsoft restructures its Activision deal by agreeing to sell off Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft; the UK CMA will now investigate

Microsoft is restructuring its proposed Activision Blizzard deal to transfer cloud gaming rights for current and new Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft.

2023-07-17
The Verge 57 related

Sony and Microsoft sign a 10-year Call of Duty on PlayStation deal; in 2022, Microsoft offered to keep “existing Activision console titles on Sony” through 2027

Sony has agreed to a 10-year deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition.

2023-05-10
Reuters 9 related

Sources: EU regulators are expected to approve Microsoft's Activision acquisition next week, most likely on May 15, three weeks after the UK blocked the deal

EU antitrust regulators are set to approve Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) $69 billion acquisition of Activision (ATVI.O) next week …

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Activision has appeared in 277 Techmeme articles since November 2015. The biggest stories include A look at Microsoft's deal with Ubisoft, which now gets the cloud gaming rights for Call... and Microsoft plans to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7B in cash, or $95/share, closing in.... Frequently covered alongside Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, FTC, CMA, and Call of Duty. Coverage has shifted toward competition, enterprise themes and away from regulation, consumer.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise -20pts; safety +43pts; consumer -40pts
2024Q3enterprise +33pts; safety -43pts; funding +19pts
2024Q4enterprise -33pts; funding +17pts; competition -33pts

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