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Foxtel and Austar integrate, Austar viewers gain Olympics channels

Foxtel has begun integrating regional pay-TV operator Austar, with viewers on both platforms gaining new channels and better packages from 1 July 2012. For sports fans, the big news is that existing Austar customers will gain access to Foxtel’s suite of eight London Olympics channels, in both SD and HD. Like their city cousins, subscribers to Austar’s sports package will …

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Google officially closes $12.5 billion Motorola Mobility deal

After waiting months for the go-ahead to say so, Google CEO Larry Page today announced that his company now officially owns Motorola Mobility. Google announced plans to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in August. Upon doing so, the companies had to clear regulatory hurdles to get the deal done. Regulators in both the U.S. and the European Union approved …

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