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Cisco (CSCO -1.6%) and News Corp. (NWS +1.7%) head in opposite directions following the former's...

  • Thursday, March 15, 2012, 1:00 PM ET
    Cisco (CSCO -1.6%) and News Corp. (NWS +1.7%) head in opposite directions following the former's purchase of NDS, in which the latter holds a 49% stake. Cisco says the deal will be immediately accretive to earnings, and that it will continue to sell NDS' software to rival set-top vendors. Strategy Analytics sees NDS aiding Cisco's efforts to get pay-TV providers to embrace online video, while Light Reading notes the value of NDS' relationships with Chinese and Indian pay-TV providers.
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