Pace Micro Technology has issued a revised prospectus outlining its purchase of the Set Top Box Division and Connectivity Solutions Business of Royal Philips Electronics.
News Corp plans Premiere stake increase
News Corp is looking to further increase its hold on the German pay-TV platform Premiere, ahead of the company’s AGM on June 12, but will stop short of a full-scale […]
France Telecom eyes higher TPSA stake
France Telecom is set to buy the stake still held by the state in the Polish incumbent telco TPSA.
Motorola to split into two companies
Motorola has announced that the company’s board of directors has commenced a process to create two independent, publicly-traded companies. The company would be split into a mobile devices and a […]
Regulator approves Prisa Sogecable takeover
Spanish stock market regulator CNMV has approved the takeover of Sogecable by media house Prisa.
Sale of Aksoy TV channels postponed
The Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) of Turkey has postponed the sale of media companies that belong to Erol Aksoy Group, according to the BBC Monitoring Service. Earlier the fund […]
Carlyle completes Numericable purchase
The Carlyle Group has announced it has made a €1.1 billion investment in French cablenet Numericable, and its subsidiary Completel, taking a 37.8% stake.
Lehman and Barkat look to tap HOT
Lehman Brothers Holdings has joined Eli Barkat in talks to acquire a 15% stake in the Israeli network HOT Cable Systems.
Three bidders for Alice France
Three bidders have shown an interest in acquiring the French ISP Alice, part of Telecom Italia, according to the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. Neuf Cegetel, Iliad and Numericable […]
Mixed year for Romtelecom
The Romanian incumbent telco Romtelecom saw a dramatic increase in subscriber numbers in 2007 despite its financial performance leaving something to be desired.