Competition regulator blocks Friends Reunited sale

A good example of competition regulation in the news today.  The OFT has referred ITV’s proposed disposal of Friends Reunited to the Competition Commission on the grounds that, post sale, there will be just two main competitors in the market for researching ancestry.

Is Friends Reunited in freefall?

An article in The Sunday times suggests that the value of Friends Reunited might be even lower than initial estimates as ITV looks to dispose of the one-time Internet darling.

Social networking and the product life cycle

Here’s a cool feature from Google which students could use to see whether online search can be a predictor of the product life cycle of a brand, service etc…

ITV under the cosh

Interesting article in the Telegraph speculates that the under-pressure broadcaster is preparing to sell its digital assets - including Friends Reunited…