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M&A

Nokia to acquire Gainspeed

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 […]

June 10, 2016

SKY merges with Vodafone NZ

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. […]

June 9, 2016By Colin Mann

TF1 owns 100% of TMC

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 […]

June 9, 2016

Com Hem acquires Boxer

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 […]

June 8, 2016

WISI acquires Aereo assets

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 […]

June 8, 2016

Verizon bids $3bn for Yahoo Internet

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, […]

June 7, 2016

NeuLion acquires Saffron Digital

In a move that it says creates an online video powerhouse perfectly positioned to take full advantage of accelerating adoption of live and on-demand streaming, NeuLion,  a technology product and service provider specialising in the broadcasting, distribution and monetisation of live and on-demand digital video content to Internet-enabled devices, has acquired Saffron Digital Limited, a […]

June 7, 2016

beIN completes Digitürk acquisition

Qatar’s beIN Media Group has completed the acquistion of Turkish pay-TV company Digitürk for a fee reported to be in the region of $1 billion. Digitürk was 53.3 per cent owned by Çukurova Holdinga snd 46.7 per cent owned by private equity group Providence Equity. Digitürk currently has an estimated 3.5 million pay-TV subscribers. Earlier […]

June 6, 2016

Discovery still targeting C4

Discovery is still interested in buying a stake in Channel 4, despite the UK government backing off plans to privatise the channel. David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery, said the company was still interested in a potential deal if it could be given freedom to run less public service broadcasting content. Zaslav said it is in […]

June 3, 2016

Confirmed: ABS up for sale

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is up for sale by its owners, private equity investor Permira. CEO Tom Choi told delegates at Casbaa in Singapore that Permira had started a process to source a buyer and in order to close a particular fund that Permira had used to acquire ABS. ABS bought ABS in 2010 for […]

June 1, 2016By Chris Forrester