Hanwha Phasor is bankrupt. The European and US divisions of Korea’s Hanwha Systems and Hanwha Aerospace made highly sophisticated flat-panel satellite antennas but the division was closed at the end of 2024. It has now emerged that satellite hardware manufacturer SWISSto12 is buying Hanwha’s electronically steered antenna assets, but not the full business. Phasor Solutions […]
US multiplay operator WideOpenWest (WOW!) has entered into a definitive agreement under which affiliated investment funds of DigitalBridge Investments, LLC and Crestview Partners will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of WOW! not already owned by Crestview and its affiliates for $5.20 (€4.48) per share in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise […]
Skydance Media and Paramount Global have completed their $8 billion merger, creating what they describe as a “premier standalone global media and entertainment company”, which will be known simply as ‘Paramount, a Skydance Corporation’. Paramount Class B shares will begin trading immediately on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the new ticker symbol ‘PSKY’. The close […]
ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and the NFL have announced a non-binding agreement under which ESPN will acquire NFL Network and certain other media assets owned and controlled by the NFL – including NFL’s linear RedZone Channel, and NFL Fantasy – in exchange for a 10 per cent equity stake in ESPN. […]
The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE have published their joint supplementary reasoned statement pursuant to Section 27 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (WpÜG) regarding the amended voluntary public takeover offer by MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE N.V. (MFE). By way of an offer amendment published on July 28th, MFE has increased […]
Thaicom, the Asian satellite operator and space tech company, has announced its financial results for Q2 2025. In the quarter, the company reported revenue from sales and services of Baht 535 million (€14.2m), representing an increase of Baht 35 million or 7 per cent from Baht 500 million in Q1 2025 (QoQ). This growth was […]
Amphenol Corporation has announced a definitive agreement to acquire CommScope’s Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) business for $10.5 billion (€9.06bn) in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The transaction expands Amphenol’s interconnect product capabilities in the IT datacom market, particularly adding fibre optic interconnect products for AI and other data centre applications, and further diversifies […]
Liberty Global has offloaded its remaining stake in Vodafone, according to a filing with the London Stock Exchange made on August 1st. Liberty held 5.018 per cent – consisting of 0.357 per cent in voting rights attached to shares and 4.661 per cent through financial instruments – in the British telco through Liberty Global Europe […]
H.I.G. Capital, a global investment firm with $70 billion (€60.5bn) of capital under management, has announced that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Kantar Media from the Kantar Group. The deal was first announced in January, and is valued at around $1 billion. Headquartered in London, UK, Kantar Media is a specialist […]
Gaurav Banerjee, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI)’s Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed as Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s new Chairman with immediate effect. He takes over from Shashi Sinha, Executive Chairman of IPG Mediabrands India, who served as BARC India’s chairman for over three years. Banerjee has over two decades […]