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Japanese gaming giant Sega will pay £625m for Rovio to "strengthen its position" in gaming. 
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The US media giant offers to buy 21st Century Fox assets for $65bn in a challenge to Disney.
Graham Watson's insight:
Could the plot get any thicker - in the midst of the 21st Century Fox and Comcast duel for Sky, Comcast have also launched a bid for Fox's assets.
It's a plot that Disney would be proud of.
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The move gives the US tech giant the chance to expand the library of movies available on its streaming service.
Graham Watson's insight:
Amazon's takeover of MGM Studios has been completed, giving the tech giant access to a substantial back catalogue of films and enhancing its streaming service.
It's a lovely example of vertical backwards integration - towards the source of supply - and it will be interesting to see if it enhances Amazon Prime's position in the streaming market.
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Vertical forwards integration with gaming giant Sega buying game maker Rovio, responsible for the Angry Birds video game. It seems to be part of a current trend of platform owners looking to gain exclusive access to content, and in this case will cost Sega £625m.
That said, apart from Angry Birds and the spin-off movies, Rovio has struggled to produce a follow-up, so might the cost of the merger be relatively high, given that Rovio's operating profits are on the decline?