ESPN Inc to acquire NASN from Setanta/Benchmark
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Sports entertainment group ESPN Inc. has  agreed to acquire the North American Sports Network (NASN) from  Setanta Sport Holdings Ltd and Benchmark Capital Europe, they  said in a statement on Tuesday.
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U.S. electronic stock market Nasdaq  has agreed to buy Nordic markets owner OMX  for $3.7 billion, as Nasdaq seeks to expand abroad following a series of rival stock market mergers.
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NEW YORK -- The NBA announced extensions of its television contracts with ESPN/ABC and TNT on Wednesday, deals that will include rights for digital media content.
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Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc. (NBL) agreed to buy Patina Oil &amp; Gas Corp. (POG) in a cash and stock deal, helping it expand into the natural gas-rich Rocky Mountain region, the companies said on Thursday.
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Brazilian steelmaker CSN  said on Monday it had agreed to buy Anglo-Dutch rival Corus  for 4.9 billion pounds ($9.6 billion), trumping an offer from India's Tata Steel  announced only hours before.
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MILAN (Dow Jones)--Australian-based media company News Corp. (NWS) Tuesday said it paid EUR88 million to buy Telecom Italia SpA&#39;s (TI) 19.
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NEW YORK, November 4  - Penn National Gaming Inc (PENN.NAS) has agreed to acquire Argosy Gaming Company (AGY) in a $1.
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Broadband wireless equipment developer Airspan Networks has purchased Israel-based ArelNet for $8.7 million, a move that will allow the WiMAX equipment developer to increase its support for voice-over-IP (VoIP) services.
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CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET)(www.cnetnetworks.com)  today announced the all-new BNET (www.bnet.com),  a Web site designed to help business managers succeed at work.
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Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc. (NBL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy Patina Oil &amp; Gas Corp. (POG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in a cash and stock deal, helping it expand
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Bear Stearns &amp; Companies said Tuesday that its asset management arm had agreed to acquire the TimesSquare Capital Management bond business of the Cigna Corporationin New York.
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By Sanford Nowlin, San Antonio Express-News  Feb. 22--San Antonio-based AT&T Inc. said Wednesday that it has won a $1  billion global networking contract from General Motors Corp.
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Shares of Nastech Pharmaceutical Co.  Inc. NSTK.O jumped 23 percent before the bell on Monday after  the company said it tied up with Merck & Co. MRK.N to develop  and market Nastech's experimental nasal spray treatment for  obesity.
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ESPN announced Tuesday that it has bought a minority stake in the Arena Football League and will televise at least 26 games a year for five seasons.
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NEW YORK, December 16  - Oil and gas company Noble Energy (NBL.NYS) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Patina Oil &amp; Gas Corp (POG) in a $3.4 billion cash, stock and debt deal.
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Dow Jones & Co. , publisher of The Wall Street Journal, has agreed to buy online financial news provider MarketWatch Inc.  for about &#36;463 million in a bid to boost its revenue from the fast-growing Internet advertising market.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., which lost in its battle to cross the Atlantic with a failed takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange, is expected to announce Friday it is acquiring Swedish exchange operator OMX AB in a deal worth up to $3 billion, according to a person close to the deal.