 |  | | | Top Stories - Nov. 3, 2015 | Study: M&A Market Could Cool
| | While the global mergers and acquisitions market is on a pace to exceed $3 trillion in deal value in 2015 -- its best year since 2007 -- some leading U.S. dealmakers are beginning to doubt that pace is sustainable, according to a new report. more | | WHY THIS MATTERS: The research from law firm Dykema Gossett finds more dealmakers concerned about the market than in the past number of years, with fewer than half the respondents saying they have a positive outlook for the overall U.S. economy over the next 12 months, the lowest level since 2012. |
| | OpenTV, Nagra Sue Verizon | | The Kudelski Group said its OpenTV and Nagra France SAS subsidiaries have filed a patent infringement suit against Verizon Communications and its AOL division over claims that they are infringing on a batch of U.S. patents tied to streaming video services. more | WHY THIS MATTERS: The suit alleges that Verizon and AOL are infringing seven patents owned by the Kudelski subsidiaries, and identify products including FiOS TV and its authenticated TV Everywhere services.
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| | Reports: Discovery Weighs Channel 4 Bid | | Discovery Communications could be one of a number of bidders for U.K. broadcaster Channel 4, as the British government readies a possible sale of the free-to-air network. more | WHY THIS MATTERS: Acquiring a broadcaster has been on the cable programmer's radar -- it had considered bidding on the U.K.'s Channel 5 last year but dropped out of the bidding when the price got too high -- and free-to-air channels have become increasingly important to the content giant, especially since it purchased European sports network Eurosport.
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