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Namco Bandai bought a 34% stake in Atari Europe on May 14, 2009, paving the way for its acquisition from Infogrames. [20] Until June 30, 2012, Infogrames had the option to sell the other 66% in Atari Europe to NBHD. [21] Between June 30, 2012, to June 20, 2013, Bandai Namco gained the option to acquire the 66% stake.
On August 25, 2009, the Ireland-based pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott announced they had bought P&G's prescription-drug business for $3.1 billion. [ 28 ] P&G exited the food business in 2012 when it sold its Pringles snack food business to Kellogg's for $2.75 billion after the $2.35 billion deal with former suitor Diamond Foods fell ...
On June 25, 2013, Starbucks began to post calorie counts on menus for drinks and pastries in all of its U.S. stores. [43] In July 2013, more than 10% of in-store purchases were made on customers' mobile devices via the Starbucks app. [44] The company once again utilized the mobile platform when it launched the "Tweet-a-Coffee" promotion in ...
The deal valued Vodafone India at the equivalent of $12.6 billion and Idea Cellular at the equivalent of $11.02 billion. The deal would enable Vodafone to move its Indian subsidiary off its balance sheet, cutting the British group's net debt by the equivalent of almost $8.25 billion. [100]
Music-performing artists now rely on live performance and merchandise sales (T-shirts, sweatshirts, etc.) for the majority of their income, which in turn has made them more dependent – like pre-20th-century musicians – on patrons, now exemplified by music promoters such as Live Nation (which dominates tour promotion and owns or manages a ...
The population distribution is highly uneven, with some 20 million residents concentrated in Peninsula Malaysia. [ 10 ] 74.7% of the population is urban. [ 11 ] Due to the rise in labour-intensive industries, [ 12 ] Malaysia is estimated to have over 3 million migrant workers, which is about 10% of the Malaysian population. [ 13 ]
In 2022, childless men aged 25-34 earned significantly more than childless women of the same age group when stratified by educational attainment. [201] Among all 25-34 year olds in 2022, both women and men with no children at home earned 97% of the median hourly earnings of men with children at home, while women with children at home earned 85% ...
The film used synchronized sound to become the first post-produced sound cartoon, and popularized Mickey Mouse, [5] who became Disney's mascot and corporate icon. [ not verified in body ] After becoming a major success by the early 1940s, Disney diversified into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s.