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Swisscom to acquire Vodafone Italia
Mar 15, 2024 – Swisscom has entered into binding agreements with Vodafone Group to acquire 100% of Vodafone Italia for €8 billion, with the aim of merging it with Fastweb, Swisscom's subsidiary in Italy.
News categories: Swisscom, Vodafone, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, MandA, Mobile

Paramount to sell 13.01% stake in Viacom18 to Reliance Industries
Mar 13, 2024 – Paramount Global has agreed to sell its subsidiaries' entire 13.01% equity interest in Viacom 18 Media to Reliance Industries for 42,86,00,00,000 Indian rupees (~$517 million).
News categories: Paramount, Reliance Industries, Digital TV, India, MandA

SeaChange to be acquired by Partner One
Mar 11, 2024 – SeaChange (OTC: SEAC) has entered into an agreement under which an affiliate of Partner One will acquire substantially all of SeaChange’s assets related to its product and services business.
News categories: Partner One, SeaChange, Nick Riuma, Chris Klimmer, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Software, Worldwide

EchoStar pay TV subscribers down 314,000 in 4Q 2023
Mar 1, 2024 – EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) has released results for the period to Dec. 31, 2023. Pay-TV subscribers fell 314,000 in the final quarter to close at 8.53 million (6.47 million DISH TV, 2.06 million SLING TV).
News categories: EchoStar, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Accedo acquires Easel TV
Mar 4, 2024 – Accedo has announced that it has acquired Easel TV, the UK-based provider of advanced streaming technology and digital media solutions.
News categories: Accedo, Easel TV, Michael Lantz, Joe Foster, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, UK, Worldwide

Vibe.co raises $22.5m to build streaming TV ad platform for SMBs
Feb 29, 2024 – Vibe.co has announced a successful Series A funding round of $22.5m. They plan to leverage the funds to continue building a more efficient streaming TV advertising ecosystem for SMBs.
News categories: Vibe.co, Singular, Arthur Querou, Raffi Kamber, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, USA, Venture Capital

Swisscom negotiating to acquire Vodafone Italia
Feb 28, 2024 – Swisscom has confirmed it is in negotiation with Vodafone Group regarding the acquisition of 100% of Vodafone Italia. Swisscom plans to merge Vodafone Italia with Fastweb.
News categories: Swisscom, Vodafone Group, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, MandA

Viacom18 to be merged into Star India
Feb 28, 2024 – Reliance Industries, Viacom 18 Media and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) have signed agreements to create a JV that will combine the businesses of Viacom18 and Star India.
News categories: The Walt Disney Company, Reliance Industries, Bob Iger, Mukesh D Ambani, Nita M. Ambani, Uday Shankar, Digital TV, India, MandA, Streaming

EU approves Orange, MásMóvil joint venture with conditions
Feb 20, 2024 – The European Commission has approved the proposed creation of a joint venture by Orange and MásMóvil, subject to full compliance with a commitments package offered by the two companies.
News categories: European Commission, Orange, MásMóvil, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Regulation, Spain