18 Jun
At the Licensing Expo 2014, Activision Blizzard has revealed the expansion of its Skylanders licensing, which now spreads across 175 companies over the world. The new licensing deals include branded fruit snacks and cereals with General Mills, a Skylanders-themed magazine with Immediate Media, a comic book series with publisher IDW as well as coloring books […]
23 Jan
Activision Blizzard has announced that former Warner Bros. Entertainment CEO Barry M. Meyer has joined the company’s board of directors and its nominating and corporate governance committee. Meyer joined Warner Bros. as director of business affairs in 1971. From January 2009 he has served as CEO and Chairman of the board at Warner Bros. Entertainment. […]
11 Oct
The Delaware Supreme Court has overturned the preliminary injunction that was preventing Activision Blizzard from buying Vivendi Universal’s stake in the company, GI International reports. Activision Blizzard reached a deal with Vivendi in July to acquire its own shares for over $8 billion. The acquisition was halted by the Delaware Chancery Court in September when […]
19 Sep
The Delaware Chancery Court has halted Activision Blizzard’s move to break away from its French parent company, Vivendi Universal. Activision Blizzard announced back in July that it was breaking away from Vivendi and buying itself back in a deal worth $8.17 billion. The acquisition would see Activision Blizzard buy back roughly 429 million shares from […]