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Apollo offers $11bn for Paramount studio

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management has reported offered $11 billion for Paramount Global’s Paramount Pictures film studio, according to Reuters. The film studio is considered the jewel of the Paramount media conglomerate, with an expansive movie library that is home to blockbuster franchises like Mission: Impossible, Star Trek, The Godfather and Transformers. . Shari […]

March 21, 2024

Aerojet wins 116-rocket engines order

Aerojet Rocketdyne has won an order from the United Launch Alliance (ULA) for the delivery of 116 RL10C-X rocket engines that will be used in the giant Vulcan Centaur rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne says the order is a direct result of the deal between ULA and Amazon “as part of the largest commercial launch contract in […]

April 13, 2022

Limelight to acquire Edgecast

In a move that it says will create a “global leader in edge enabled software solutions”, content delivery specialist Limelight Networks has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Yahoo’s Edgecast, a provider of edge security, content delivery and video services, in an all-stock transaction. The transaction values Edgecast at approximately $300 million (€275.7m), or […]

March 7, 2022

Anuvu raises $50m

Anuvu, the new name for the in-flight connectivity business previously known as Global Eagle, has raised $50 million (€44.2m) to fund what they describe as a small batch of geostationary satellites. Global Eagle was rescued out of bankruptcy protection in March 2021 and renamed Anuvu with the new business ordering two satellites out of a […]

December 3, 2021By Chris Forrester

Churchill Capital eyes DirecTV

A special acquisition business, Churchill Capital, is amongst a growing number of companies looking at AT&T’s pay-TV assets. Churchill Capital raised $2.07 billion in July and there are numerous reports that they are interested in making a bid for certain AT&T assets. Also with an interest in the proceedings is Apollo Global Management is said […]

November 6, 2020By Chris Forrester

Linklater’s Apollo 10 1/2 landing on Netflix

Richard Linklater’s new animated film, Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Adventure will be produced by Linklater’s Detour FilmProductions and Submarine, and released by Netflix. Set against the backdrop of the 1969 Apollo mission to the moon, which celebrates its 51st anniversary this week, the new film is inspired by Linklater’s childhood in Houston, TX. […]

July 20, 2020