Com Hem the Swedish cableco has acquired the cable and IPTV operations of Canal Digital Cable TV for SEK85 million (€9.3 million). The operator is subsidiary of Canal Digital Sweden and has 220,000 subscribers. Com Hem plans to merge the cable network into its own and resell the IPTV business, which has 22,000 customers, to […]
DVR software specialist SageTV has revealed on its website that it has been acquired by Google. The likelihood is that Google will add SageTV’s TiVo-like recording capability to GoogleTV and the Google cloud. “We’re thrilled to announce that SageTV has been acquired by Google,” said the statement. “Since 2002, we’ve worked to change the TV […]
TSL has announced the acquisition of Celtic Audio, a UK company that specialises in the development of professional audio technology enabling the flexible and accurate monitoring of sound. TSL says quality control of sound in today’s multichannel environment is crucial, where any fault or error must be detected and resolved in order to maintain the […]
The European Commission has handed the decision over the acquisition of Kabel BW by Liberty back to the domestic regulator the Bundeskartellamt which had requested jurisdiction. Most observers think this reduces the chances of a clearance. Liberty Global announced in March its intention to buy Kabel BW from Swedish fund EQT for €3.16 billion. Liberty […]
Vislink, a global technology business specialising in secure communications products and services for the news & entertainment and law enforcement & public safety markets, announced it has acquired Gigawave Limited for £3.75 million. Gigawave employs 87 people and is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of wireless camera, microwave and antenna products for the broadcast […]
Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen has renewed efforts to acquire TerreStar Networks, agreeing to submit a “stalking horse” bid of $1.375 billion for the bankrupt hybrid- satellite-technology firm. TerreStar’s assets are slated to be auctioned on June 30th, with Dish’s offer to serve as the opening bid, according to bankruptcy-court filings. TerreStar offers wholesale wireless […]
Ericsson, the specialist in telecommunications technology and service, has reached an agreement with Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Telcordia, a global expert in the development of mobile, broadband and enterprise communications software and services, for $1.15 billion. Closing anticipated to Q4 2011 with full effect […]
Analysts and bankers expect two of Spain’s three commercial television networks to resume merger talks after their main rival moved towards a powerful position in Spanish football pay-TV. Talks between Antena 3 (A3) and La Sexta broke down in 2010 but commercial pressures have grown after the completion of the takeover of Cuatro by Telecinco […]
Imagine, if you will, that some of our great tech companies are football (i.e. soccer) teams. Would Microsoft be Real Madrid perhaps? A great history – even if some of it, in both cases, remains shrouded in mystery – very rich and very powerful. But living a bit on past glories? A deserved reputation for […]
This time last week, Permira’s man responsible for its ProSiebenSat.1 investment, Joerg Rockenhaeuser, said the German commercial broadcaster wasn’t up for sale “today or tomorrow”. As readers will fully understand, this doesn’t mean that ‘next week’ a ‘For Sale’ sign won’t appear over the asset. Perhaps helping galvanise thoughts will be a report from investment […]