Nielsen, the audience measurement specialist, and DoubleVerify (DV), the leading media effectiveness platform, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Nielsen will acquire DV in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $2.15 billion (€1.87bn). Karthik Rao, Nielsen CEO, commented: “Over the last few years, Nielsen has undergone a fundamental transformation — […]
On July 31st Amazon filed its draft prospectus covering its proposed acquisition of satellite operator Globalstar. The prospectus revealed that there were three other potential bidders for Globalstar (Party A, B and C). Tim Farrar (of TMF Associates) has researched these three would-be buyers. He says: “Globalstar and Amazon began meeting between March and September […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the anticipated acquisition by Paramount Skydance Corporation of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) – a deal valued at $110 billion (€95.2bn). The full text of the decision will be published in due course. On June 30th, Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport […]
Hearst, the US media giant, has agreed a deal to acquire The Walt Disney Company’s 50 per cent stake in A+E Global Media in a deal worth around $1.2 billion (€1.04bn) in cash, giving it full ownership of the television and content business. Disney’s exit from A+E follows the company’s efforts to prioritise streaming and […]
Electronic Arts (EA), the US video game giant, has confirmed that that its acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners – first announced in September 2025 – has successfully closed. The deal is valued at $55 billion (€47.6m). “This moment recognises the extraordinary people whose creativity, ambition and passion have made EA one of […]
Vodafone Group has completed the buyout of CK Hutchison Group Telecom’s 49 per cent stake in VodafoneThree for £4.3 billion (€4.9bn). As a result, Vodafone now owns 100 per cent of VodafoneThree, the UK mobile operator and broadband provider. The transaction has been fully funded from existing Vodafone Group cash resources. The company says that […]
Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have agreed to pause their merger until June 2027. In the meantime, they will remain completely separate, competing operations. Earlier this week, a US federal judge had temporarily halted the potential $110 billion (€96.3bn) merger between media giants Paramount Skydance and WBD, despite the deal already reciving US federal […]
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition by Paramount Skydance Corporation of Warner Bros Discovery. The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by Paramount. Paramount and Warner are both active in the production and distribution of theatrical and audiovisual entertainment content, such as films and […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking views on the anticipated acquisition of ITV by Sky. The CMA is issuing this ‘invitation to comment’ to allow interested parties to submit to the CMA any initial views on the impact that the transaction could have on competition in the UK. The CMA has not […]
Avealto, the British company developing high-altitude platform station (HAPS) aircraft to bring broadband connectivity to underserved regions, has opened a $50 million (€43.7m) funding round to finance a new UK manufacturing facility, a full-scale prototype demonstration and its first commercial network deployment, in Southeast Asia, over the next 12 to 18 months. Avealto’s aircraft are […]