acquisitions
Business
US Department of Justice gives Disney-Fox deal the all-clear
Disney would be require to divest Fox’s regional sports networks within 90 days of the deal's closure
Business
Eutelsat decides against bid for Inmarsat
Company had previously said it was weighing an offer
Business
Disney could get US antitrust approval for Fox deal “within weeks”
Reports suggest approval could come as soon as two weeks
Business
Disney increases its offer for 21st Century Fox
Disney's new offer is worth $71.3 billion of cash and stock
Business
Walt Disney Company to acquire Sky News
Culture Minister gives go-ahead, if Fox/Sky shareholders agree
Business
Sky executives ‘set for sale windfall’
According to reports, staff could receive £350 million in bonuses from expected takeover
Business
Comcast finally makes it official
Offers $65 million all-cash deal to acquire 21st Century Fox's assets
Business
More deals expected in wake of AT&T-Time Warner decision
Comcast is expected to make imminent formal Fox bid
Business
Analyst: Rupert Murdoch “open to Comcast bid”
Rich Greenfield suggests Murdoch wants to maximise value of 21st Century Fox assets
Business
Fox, Disney call shareholder meetings for vote on merger
Both meetings are set to take place on 10th July
Business
European Commission approves acquisition of Ziggo by Liberty Global
Merger was originally approved in 2014 but then annulled by the General Court of the European Union
Business
Disney ‘lining up financing in case Fox board demands cash’
Company is preparing for possibility of Comcast's counter offer
Business
ITV mulls joint venture with BBC to acquire UKTV
Two companies are reportedly planning a £1 billion bid for the broadcaster
Business
Comcast to snub Disney with “superior” Fox bid
Company said that any offer would be at a “premium to the value of the current all-share offer from Disney"
Business
Matt Hancock “not minded” to refer Comcast’s bid for Sky to Ofcom
Minister reveals decision in written statement to House of Commons
Business
Fox investors ‘would be open to terminating Disney agreement’
Investors say Comcast's planned all-cash deal would be more attractive
Business
Disney ‘could give up Sky to get Fox assets’
According to a report, Disney could be prepared to let Comcast acquire Sky in order to complete the Fox deal
Business
Vodafone and Liberty Global agree €18.4 billion takeover deal
Vodafone acquires Liberty Global's operations in Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic and Romania
Business
Veteran analyst predicts Microsoft will buy Netflix in the next two years
Porter Bibb says Microsoft sees Netflix as a way to enter the streaming business
Business
Comcast prepares to ‘gate-crash’ Fox/Disney deal
Company reportedly planning to make an all-cash offer for 21st Century Fox's media assets
Business
Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions business sold
Sold to private equity firm Permira Funds
Business
Comcast makes formal £22 billion bid for Sky
Sky's Independent Committee "withdraws its recommendation" of offer from 21st Century Fox
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Formula 1 to integrate OTT service onto PlayON platform
First time Formula 1 has bought into an external company
Business
21st Century Fox president thinks Disney deal ‘should complete by summer 2019’
Peter Rice says transition of staff to Disney "will be seemless"
Business
Regulator tells Disney it must bid for Sky after Fox deal
The UK Takeover Panel ruled Disney must make a mandatory offer to Sky shareholders within 28 days of its purchase of 21st Century Fox's...
Business
Future acquires NewBay Media
Acquisition increases Future’s total owned brands to more than 100 across print, events and online, with a total global reach of over 120 million
Business
Fox offers to sell Sky News to Disney in order to meet CMA requirements
21st Century Fox has proposed two new offers in hopes of completing £11.7 billion deal
Business
Comcast’s Sky bid could lead to a global OTT service
Analyst suggests Comcast is more interested in OTT possibilities than satellite
Business
Gravity Media Group acquires Genesis Broadcast Services
Genesis will be rebranded as Gearhouse Broadcast Germany
Business
Television content producer M&As more than doubled over last four years
Deal activity spiked in 2017, with 102 mergers and acquisitions
Business
Discovery completes Scripps Networks Interactive acquisition
New company is called Discovery Inc
Business
Comcast sees Sky as more than a satellite operator
Comcast's CFO says Sky is an "enabling technology"
Business
Comcast makes £22 billion bid for Sky
Bid is a 16 per cent increase in value over the current deal with 21st Century Fox
Business
21st Century Fox president ‘would prefer to sell to Disney’
Peter Rice described rumours of Comcast interest as 'speculation-palooza'
Business
European Commission clears Discovery’s acquisition of Scripps
Commission concluded that proposed transaction, with certain commitments, would raise no competition concerns
Business
Comcast ‘may try to top Disney’s bid for Fox’
Company could re-enter the fray if AT&T succeeds in bid for Time Warner
Business
Could there be more consolidation on the horizon?
Reports Viacom and CBS could merge; Lionsgate also considered ripe for acquisition
