Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice has completed the acquisition of Cablevision Systems Corporation, the leading communications service provider in the New York metropolitan area. Cablevision together with Suddenlink will form Altice USA, the #4 cable operator in the US, which serves more than 4.6 million Optimum and Suddenlink customers across 20 […]
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice is reorganising its group management structure ahead of the closing of the acquisition of Cablevision by Altice USA. The new group management structure reflects the global presence of Altice N.V. centred around Europe and the US and ensures critical senior leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and best-in-class management […]
Trace has announced the acquisition of pan-African VoD service Buni.tv, in preparation for the launch of its own VoD platform TracePlay, which is scheduled for later this year. Previously a company of pan-African studio Restless Global, Buni.tv was launched in 2012 as one of the first ever VoD platforms to focus on the African market […]
Vodafone has suspended its merger with ONO, it was supposed to complete by June 1st. Vodafone will keep ONO as a separate company, albeit with full control, of it, in order to pay fewer local taxes. Separately, both companies have to pay much less than combined. The decision comes as the Spanish Supreme Court recently […]
Nokia has revealed plans to acquire Gainspeed, a US-based start-up specialising in DAA (Distributed Access Architecture) solutions for the cable industry via its Virtual CCAP (Converged Cable Access Platform) product line. Gainspeed’s Virtual CCAP solution would strategically diversify Nokia’s product portfolio for cable access customers and expand Nokia’s footprint in this growing market. Upon the […]
In a move the pair say will create a leading integrated telecommunications and media group in New Zealand, pay-TV operator SKY and Vodafone New Zealand are to merge, with the Combined Group having the ability to offer New Zealand’s best entertainment content across all platforms and devices in a rapidly evolving media and telecommunications market. […]
French broadcaster TF1 has bought out the Principality of Monaco’s 20 per cent stake in TMC channel. The transaction will be carried out via a share exchange, enabling the Principality of Monaco – as a shareholder of TF1 – to retain an interest in the success of TMC and of the TF1 group. The Principality […]
Com Hem has entered into an agreement to acquire Boxer TV-Access, a pay-TV operator in Sweden, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teracom, for an ‘enterprise value’ of SEK 1,330 million (€144m). Boxer is the pay TV operator in the DTT network in Sweden with approximately 500,000 subscribers predominantly in the SDU market. The fibre expansion […]
German firm WISI Communications has announced a further expansion of its Multiscreen and OTT portfolio, now known as Project Katamaran. Earlier this year, WISI quietly acquired the authentication, packaging, network DVR, back-office, client, provisioning and infrastructure software originally developed by American firm Aereo. WISI is evolving key components of this proven and scalable platform to […]
Verizon Communications is preparing to submit a second-round bid of around $3 billion for Yahoo’s core internet business, the WSJ reports. Private-equity firm TPG was also expected to submit a second round bid for the assets before next week’s deadline, the newspaper reported. Yahoo is expected to hold at least one more round of bidding, […]