Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has confirmed that it has received a revised proposal from Paramount Skydance to acquire all of the outstanding shares of WBD common stock. The Board issued the following statement: “Following engagement with PSKY during the seven-day limited waiver period, we received a revised PSKY proposal to acquire WBD, which we are […]

In a letter to US Senator Mike Lee – who chairs the Senate subcommittee on antitrust, competitive policy and consumer rights – Hollywood director James Cameron has argued that allowing Netflix to purchase the Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) studio will be “disastrous” for cinemas and weaken an essential element in the Hollywood chain that will […]

Liberty Global has entered into a definitive agreement with Vodafone Group to acquire Vodafone’s 50 per cent shareholding in their Dutch telecommunications joint venture, VodafoneZiggo. Under the terms of the agreement, Vodafone will receive €1.0 billion in cash and a 10 per cent stake in a new Benelux company to be named Ziggo Group which […]

Sports Entertainment Gaming Global Corporation (SEGG Media) has completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in Veloce Media Group. Valuing Veloce at approximately $61 million (€51.5m), the transaction is expected to contribute more than $20 million in additional annual revenue. The acquisition positions Veloce as a core pillar of SEGG Media’s sports and digital entertainment […]

Netflix, has issued a statement regarding its “fully financed definitive agreement” with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) to acquire Warner Bros, including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO. The news comes after reports emerged that WBD was reportedly close to reopening discussions with Paramount Skydance following a renewed offer. WBD confirmed today [February […]

There are reports that The Exploration Company, which had signed a Letter of Intent to purchase the UK-based Orbex rocket company, was deliberately stymied in its attempt to buy Orbex by the UK government. Germany-based The Exploration Company said on January 21st that it had signed the letter, and would thus help Orbex avoid the […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is said to be considering reopening talks with Paramount Skydance according to multiple reports, after Paramount made an improved offer for the company. In December 2025, WBD agreed to sell its streaming and studios business to Netflix for $83 billion, rejecting a bid from Paramount worth $108 billion for the entire […]

Cineverse has announced the acquisition of IndiCue, an advertising technology company, in a deal worth up to $40 million (€33.7m). The acquisition integrates IndiCue’s advertising and monetisation capabilities directly into Cineverse’s Matchpoint platform, enabling Cineverse to operate a unified system spanning content preparation, distribution, monetisation, reporting, and real-time performance optimisation across FAST, AVoD, Connected TV (CTV), […]

Truespeed Communications and Freedom Fibre have signed an agreement to combine their businesses. The combined entity will play a role in the ongoing consolidation of the UK alternative network (‘altnet’) sector. This merger brings together two businesses with a combined footprint of 412,000 premises ready for service, and 70,000 customers, concentrated across the North-West, West […]

Paramount Skydance has amended its $30 (€25.17) per share, all-cash tender offer to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) with enhancements that it says “surpass the standard needed for the WBD Board to engage on Paramount’s superior proposal”. Paramount added that its enhanced offer “provides definitively superior value and certainty”. To underscore confidence in the speed […]