Posted AT 11:42 PM EST on 04/05/07
Media consolidation 3.0
When Richard Harrington stood up at
Thomson Corp.'s annual meeting in Toronto this week, the chief executive officer told investors the company would pursue any takeover that would bolster the company's place in digital media.
Most in the room probably interpreted Mr. Harrington's words as a signal that Thomson would continue buying the small databases and little-known businesses it's been acquiring by the dozens over the past few years.
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