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Business

Accedo and Magine Pro combine SaaS businesses into a single entity

The new, jointly owned company aims to leverage the Accedo Group's reach to meet the global needs of OTT streaming services

Business

ITV in talks with Sky owner Comcast over potential £1.6 billion sale, plan ‘defies logic’ says analyst

ITV has confirmed it is in talks with Sky, which is owned by Comcast

Business

Whose Christmas wish will come true? WBD to decide its future next month

According to reports, the company plans to publicly reveal plans for its future by the middle or end of December

Business

Warner Bros Discovery rebuffs Paramount’s initial approach as ‘too low’

Meanwhile, it's been suggested Paramount may face competition from Comcast, the parent company of NBCUniversal and Sky

Business

Paramount owner ‘looking for partners to join $60 billion Warner Bros Discovery bid’

According to reports, Paramount Skydance owner David Ellison is in talks with private equity firms about joining his move to acquire the Hollywood heavyweight

Business

Streaming Video Technology Alliance, UHD Forum announce merger

SVTA CEO Jason Thibeault said there is "much work" to do to connect the UHD Forum's activities to the larger SVTA mission of solving...

Business

Sale of 5’s parent company due to close next month

Once the deal closes, the new company will own the UK's 5 (Channel 5) as well as Paramount Pictures, Paramount+, CBS, Showtime, Nickelodeon, MTV,...

Media Delivery

Ovyo and The Loop Co. merge to offer video industry new nearshore capabilities

The merger will see the new company focus on helping customers flexibly scale software, project delivery and operations teams, Ovyo CEO Pav Kudlac tells...

Media Management

Fabric and Xytech Systems merge ‘to bring together the best of both companies’

CEO Rob Delf talks exclusively to TVBEurope about his vision for the new entity, and plans to establish an enterprise customer hearing committee to...

Business

‘I’m out’: Edgar Bronfman Jr drops Paramount bid, company will merge with Skydance in 2025

Following Bronfman's withdrawal, Paramount's special committee announced an end to the "go-shop" period in its merger with Skydance Media

Business

SES to acquire Intelsat in $3.1 billion deal

Speaking about the deal, Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES, said: it will bring value-added, efficient, and reliable offerings for both companies' media customers

Business

EMG, Gravity Media announce merger

The new entity, which is yet to be named, will include more than 100 outside broadcast trucks and flypacks and 40 studios and production facilities

Business

Moving forward: What’s in store for the media industry in 2024?

From the revolution of the TV experience, brought about by interactive shopping and monetisation, to a change the definition of who is a broadcaster,...

Business

Analyst: Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount merger would help increase competition with Disney and Netflix

TVBEurope speaks to Ampere Analysis' research director Richard Cooper about what a possible merger between Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount would mean for the...

Business

RTL, Talpa drop plans to merge

RTL Group CEO Thomas Rabe said the company remains "convinced that market consolidation is necessary to compete with the global tech platforms – and...

Business

TF1, M6 abandon merger

In a statement, the companies said the French Competition Authority had failed to take into account "the speed and extent of the changes sweeping...

Business

European Union proposes new rules for media company mergers

Should the Media Freedom Act make its way into law, it would require regulators to examine whether the merging companies would remain economically sustainable...

Business

Warner Bros Discovery, BT close JV transaction, intend to launch new sports brand into UK market

A new sports brand will be launched "over time", which will be combined with an entertainment offering from WBD

Business

The state of the industry: Is M&A back on the agenda for tech vendors?

Ahead of IBC, TVBEurope talks to Devoncroft Partners' Josh Stinehour to discuss the current state of the media tech industry and why he's feeling...

Business

TF1/M6 merger at risk following concerns from competition authority

Companies want to form a French streaming champion to take on the international players

Business

BT/Warner Bros Discovery joint venture wins CMA approval

BT Sport and Eurosport UK will initially retain their separate brands before being brought together under a single brand in the future

Business

Discovery shareholders approve WarnerMedia deal

The approvals set the stage for the $43 billion deal to close in Q2, 2022

Business

European Commission gives Discovery-WarnerMedia merger greenlight

Companies are planning to combine in order to create a new 'super streamer'

Business

PwC: M&A activity in media rebounds in 2021, but it may not last

Demand for streaming content, rollout of 5G, and strong interest from private equity buyers is helping to drive M&A activity in the sector

Business

RTL, Talpa approve merger agreement

Deal still remains subject to approval from competition authorities, and is expected to close in the first half of 2022

Business

RTL Nederland, Talpa Network to merge

Deal, subject to approval from the competition authorities, is expected to be completed in the first half of 2022

Business

PwC: Media merger activity on the rise again

In the six months to mid-May 410 deals within the media industry were announced

Business

High profile mergers point to domestic consolidation landscape in Europe

The Warner-Discovery and TF1-M6 merger plans have dramatically pushed consolidation up European commercial television’s agenda, says Enders Analysis, while investors believe the landscape for...

Business