In a move that is expected to bring additional employment to the Isle of Man digital and media cluster, the world-leading Duke Video Archive from Duke Marketing has been acquired by automotive and motorsport digital technology business Motorsport Network. The move builds on the recent announcement that Motorsport Network and Motorsport.tv would feature the entire film […]
Discovery Communications has confirmed that the European Commission (EC) has cleared Discovery’s proposed $14.6 billion (€12.4bn) acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive, subject to conditions. This regulatory milestone is an important step towards closing the transaction. The EC’s approval is conditional on Discovery’s commitment to offer third party distributors the right, on a non-exclusive and unbundled […]
Responding to recent press speculation regarding a potential transaction with international TV and broadband company Liberty Global, Vodafone has confirmed that it is in early stage discussions with Liberty Global regarding the potential acquisition of certain overlapping continental European assets owned by Liberty Global. In a Statement, the global telco said there was no certainty […]
Cisco has announced the completion of its acquisition of BroadSoft. Cisco said BroadSoft will accelerate its cloud strategy and collaboration portfolio by adding cloud calling and contact centre solutions to its calling, meetings, messaging, customer care, hardware endpoints and services portfolio. Former BroadSoft CEO Michael Tessler and his organisation are joining Cisco’s Unified Communications Technology […]
International digital entertainment group Modern Times Group (MTG) has agreed to accept a €2 billion bid from Danish telco TDC that will see it merge its Nordic Entertainment and MTG Studios businesses with TDC Group, in order to create what the pair say is Europe’s first fully-convergent media and communications provider with an enhanced and […]
Ericsson has concluded its major review of its broadcast and media solutions businesses. Having separated broadcast into Red Bee Media – which remains an Ericsson company – it is offloading 51 per cent of Media Solutions to One Equity with all assets and employees moving across to a new entity. In the review, Ericsson said […]
In a move that sees it further expand into the media and entertainment business, communications and media software and services provider Amdocs has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vubiquity, a leading provider of premium content services and technology solutions, subject to customary closing conditions. The two companies say they are excited about the […]
Flashtalking, the global independent platform for ad management, data activation and unified insights, and top personalised creative company Spongecell, have announced a merger of the two companies, creating a specialist in data driven dynamic creative. Coming together under the Flashtalking brand, the combined company will provide brands and agencies with the knowledge, technology and scale […]
The Spanish government has approved a takeover bid of local infrastructure company Abertis, which controls Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat. One bidder is Italian motorway operator Atlantia, although others are also interested in the Abertis assets. It is not yet clear as to whether there will be Spanish conditions attached to any final bid because of […]
Georgian multiplay telco Silknet has acquired Geocell, the second-largest mobile telecommunications operator in the Republic of Georgia from Geocell’s shareholders, Telia Company and Turkcell in a $153 million (€123m) transaction which combines Silknet’s broadband, pay-TV and fixed telephony operations with Geocell’s mobile operations, creating a major convergent telecoms company. The acquisition will be financed through […]