South Africa’s takeover panel has ordered Canal+ Group to make a mandatory offer for the shares in MultiChoice it doesn’t already own.
United Group completes the acquisition of Bulsatcom
United Group has completed its acquisition of the Bulgarian DTH satellite platform and broadband internet provider Bulsatcom.
Warner Bros. Discovery streaming operations make full-year profit
Warner Bros. Discovery ended 2023 with 97.7 million streaming subscribers, an increase of half a million on the 2022 total.
Acunmedya acquires stake in Sport1
Turkish media company Acunmedya is acquiring 50% of the shares in German sports TV broadcaster Sport1.
Limited growth offset by Viaplay’s losses in exiting international markets
Viaplay has announced a small growth in its net sales, but still reported heavy losses, days after the completion of a comprehensive recapitalisation programme.
Fubo files antitrust motion to halt Disney, FOX, Warner Bros streaming plan
Sports streaming company Fubo has filed an antitrust lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, FOX Corp and Warner Bros. Discovery over plans to launch a joint streaming platform.
European Commission green lights Orange and MasMovil JV
French telco Orange and Spanish operator MasMovil have been granted permission by the European Commission to merge their operations.
Walmart buys Smart TV company VIZIO in $2.3bn deal
US retail giant Walmart is to buy of VIZIO and its SmartCast Operating System in a deal worth $2.3 billion.
Baltcom to merge with Bite Latvija
Baltcom has announced it will combine with rival Bite Latvija with the merged company offering consumers a 5G mobile network, television, and data centres for customer hardware under the Bite […]
Setanta Sports secures international Bundesliga rights
Bundesliga International and Setanta Sports have agreed to an expansion of their broadcast rights partnership, which includes the renewal of 10 Eurasian markets and the additional inclusion of three Baltic […]