The US Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, is trying to impose strong conditions on the Comcast/NBCU deal, including that it divest its stake in online video site Hulu within a year. The committee has written to the FCC saying the proposed joint venture “has the potential for serious anticompetitive and anti-consumer effects in at least three […]

NeuLion, an end-to-end IPTV service provider, has reached an agreement in principle to acquire the operating interests of TransVideo, a manufacturer of set top boxes utilised by the company, in exchange for 22,000,802 Company common shares. TransVideo shareholders will own approximately 15 per cent of the company, on a fully diluted basis, upon the consummation […]

Tektronix, supplier of test, measurement, and monitoring products and solutions, have acquired Mixed Signals. The details of the transaction have not yet been disclosed. “The acquisition of Mixed Signals brings to Tektronix a strong team that has delivered leading innovation to the video monitoring market,” said Eben Jenkins, General Manager of the Tektronix Video Business. […]

Cisco has confirmed its intent to acquire privately held MOTO Development Group, a design consulting firm that develops products and product strategies for the consumer industry. Based in San Francisco, MOTO’s talent base will enable Cisco to rapidly enhance its consumer product development road map. “Consumers have embraced our Flip VideoValet and Linksys product lines […]

Harmonic's planned $274 million acquisition of media server and storage specialist Omneon confirms forecasts that the recovery in the professional media industry is under way, according to a report published by Strategy Analytics and D. I. S. Consulting. The report also concludes that further deals should be expected from Harmonic as it seeks to add […]

Telenor Broadcast has bought a 35 per cent stake of Scandinavian pay TV operator C More Entertainment which provides channels under the Canal + brand. Telenor will buy SEK787 million (E81m) of shares through a new issue. As part of the deal some sports rights owned by Telenor, such as the FIFA World Cup 2010 […]

New JV partners in the UK's biggest mobile network have announced the holding company will optimistically be called 'Everything Everywhere' and, as usual, the name is surrounded by TMs as though putting these words together was an original thought they can now protect. Thankfully, Orange and T-Mobile will continue as separate brands in the market […]

Harmonic and Omneon have confirmed the signing of a definitive agreement in which Harmonic would acquire Omneon for some $274 million in cash and Harmonic stock. The proposed acquisition would combine Harmonic's position in video delivery infrastructure with Omneon's technology for the production, management and distribution of digital media. “This proposed combination will position Harmonic […]

CNN, part of Time Warner, and CBS News have rekindled discussions to strike a news-gathering partnership for the third time over the last 13 years. A partnership would aim to defray the high cost of news gathering at a time when viewers have flocked to less objective channels such as MSNBC and Fox News, or […]

News Corp has acquired Irata Labs, a developer of social games across Twitter and Facebook. It seems Irata will be tapped to work with various News Corp. holdings when needed, rather than folded into MySpace or News Corp's existing games companies. At the moment, the company says it's developing a location-based platform for social gaming. […]