Great have you with us. How did they finally seal the deal . Yes. Great have you with us. How did they finally seal the deal . Finally seal the deal . Yes, this has been a nearly finally seal the deal . Yes, this has been a nearly twoyear finally seal the deal . Yes, this has been a nearly twoyear long been a nearly two year Long Acquisition Process which has been fierce with a lot of pushback. Cma is the last major hurdle they create. The major issue the cma had with the Activision Blizzard deal was odd to most others in the industry, their issue with the cloud Gaming Market. It is currently about i Gaming Market. It is currently about 1 of the total Global Gaming market which is 188 billion, cloud Gaming Market is about 127 billion, and the concern they had was Activision Blizzard was have a monopoly or unfair advantage with this acquisition and this is something that was a Head Scratcher for us. We are glad this has got through, Activision Blizzard got this route by making what we t
The diplodocus. Good morning. Its the 4th of january. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Britains outgoing ambassador to the European Union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the governments preparations for brexit. In his Resignation Letter he said he didnt know what ministers Negotiating Objectives were and called on his colleagues to challenge what he called Muddled Thinking. Our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. Sir ivan rogers has been britains ambassador to the eu for three yea rs, ambassador to the eu for three years, and his criticisms about the governments preparations for brexit will be hard to ignore. In his Resignation E Mail he said there is a short supply of Serious Multilateral Negotiating Experience in whitehall and he said the structure of the uks Negotiating Tea M Structure of the uks Negotiating Team need rapid resolution. He reveals that even he does not know what the governments Negotiating Objectives for brexit will be. But it is sir ivans implic
Program. Should the Boston Marathon bomber steve the Death Penalty . The numbers are on the screen. Massachusetts residents have your own line and we especially want to hear from you. A very good thursday morning to you. We want to start with some of the headlines, starting with the Boston Herald this morning. Marathon bomber tsarnaev guilty evil did not win that day. The boston globe headline guilty on all counts. Now the real question, should he die . The jury found him guilty of all 30 federal counts against him and there is a rundown of the charges, including the 17 Death Penalty count including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death. Using a weapon of mass distraction resulting in death. Aiding and abetting, and use of the firearm in relation to a crime of violence, and so on down the line. From the boston globe this morning, kevin has kevin has this to say. That is kevincul;l culen;s piece in the boston globe. We want to hear from you. The numbers are o
Hello and welcome to the programme. 11 us senators say theyll refuse to certinyoe bidens victory in the president ial election unless theres an investigation into alleged voter fraud. Courts in several us states have thrown out a series of challenges to the result. Meanwhile, campaigning has intensified in georgia ahead of tuesdays special senate election. Paul hawkins reports. The electoral votes have been cast, legal challenges have failed, the inauguration stage is being built, and yet, with 17 days to go untiljoe biden becomes president , some are still challenging the result. On wednesday, the upper house of the congress, the senate controlled by republicans, will officially certify the election results. But almost a dozen republican senators, led by ted cruz, say they intend to reject electors from states faced with allegations of election fraud. Mitch mcconnell has urged them not to. Today i want to congratulate president electjoe biden. They also argue the certification is cere
Infrastructure, upgrading technology, empowering opportunity in communities big and small. Charter is connecting us. Charter communications, along with these Television Companies , supports cspan2 as a public service. Writers conference. My name is erica boddington and as youve heard on the ceo and founder of langston, a consulting curriculum firm specializes in culturally affirming instruction materials and writing for late night segment called how do we get here on the amber ruffin show . Speaking of how we got, were all here for roundtable entitled the souls of black folk telling our stories. Todays roundtable title is taken from w. E. B. Duboiss landmark book, the souls black folk. And in this regard, todays speakers will discuss how their work to the complex experiences of black people. The African Diaspora through fiction, drama and essay each featured here today will illustrate the ways in which his or her work speak to the complex experiences of black people in literature and i