DealBook: Options for Rivals in Wake of AT&T’s Bid for DirecTV

Few industries have been as embroiled in merger mania as telecommunications. Now, with another mega-deal in the works, will there be even more consolidation among others?



Muve Music Service Is Said to Be Up for Sale by AT&T

The service comes bundled by Cricket Wireless, a prepaid wireless phone carrier. AT&T acquired Muve, when it bought Cricket’s parent, Leap Wireless.



Franken’s Campaign Against Comcast Is No Joke

After a failed attempt to block the Comcast-NBC Universal merger, Senator Al Franken again finds himself playing a trustbusting role in Washington.



Top Official Can’t Rule on Cable Merger

The Justice Department official, William Baer, represented NBCUniversal during its takeover by Comcast and is therefore forbidden from considering the merger.

    



Advertising: For Super Bowl, Familiar Ads And Star Endorsements

Answers to lingering questions about some spots that showed during the Super Bowl.

    



Commercials Go Warm and Fuzzy

Advertisements during the Super Bowl put on a decidedly happy face, using upbeat themes and images to warm the cockles of consumers’ hearts.

    



Advertising: New Agency, a Spinoff, Will Aim Its Message at a Hispanic Audience

The JeffreyGroup, an agency known mainly for public relations, is creating a new agency to provide cross-cultural marketing to Hispanics.

    



Business Briefing | Regulatory News: F.C.C. Delays Auction of Airwaves Until 2015

The Federal Communications Commission has delayed its auction of broadcast airwaves to mid-2015, a year later than intended.