Livedoor's Takeover Plans
Livedoor's Takeover Plans

Livedoor's Takeover Plans

Livedoor's Takeover Plans

Last Thursday, Takafumi Horie, billed as the guy who “has Japan talking,” was guest lunch speaker at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club (FCCJ) in Tokyo. There has been a lot of coverage lately of his company’s plans to acquire Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. (Nippon Hoso), a long-established, old-line Japanese media company. WWJ is fast forming the opinion that, whatever the outcome of Livedoor’s takeover bid, the company may not have much of a mobile strategy — a fatal flaw, in our opinion.

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