MandA (M&A – Mergers and Acquisitions) News

United Group agrees to sell SBB Serbia and Net TV Plus
Feb 12, 2025 – United Group has agreed to sell SBB Serbia to e& PPF Telecom. The Group has also agreed to sell Eon TV International (the holding company of NetTV Plus) to Telekom Srbija.
News categories: United Group, SBB Serbia, NetTV Plus, e& PPF Telecom, Telekom Srbija, Victoriya Boklag, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Digital TV, IPTV, Macedonia, MandA, Montenegro, Serbia

Panasonic considering selling or scaling down TV business
Feb 4, 2025 – According to a Nikkei report, Panasonic's President Yuki Kusumi has said that the company will consider selling or scaling down its TV business as it pursues a group restructuring.
News categories: Panasonic, Yuki Kusumi, Digital TV, Japan, MandA, Smart TV, Worldwide

Kantar Group announces proposed sale of Kantar Media
Jan 17, 2025 – Kantar Group has announced the proposed sale of Kantar Media to H.I.G. Capital. The transaction's purchase price of around $1 billion is anticipated to be primarily paid in cash.
News categories: Kantar Media, H.I.G. Capital, Kantar Group, Patrick Béhar, Nishant Nayyar, Chris Jansen, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, MandA, Market Research, Private Equity, Worldwide

DIRECTV acquires majority stake in INVIDI Technologies
Jan 15, 2025 – DIRECTV has acquired majority ownership of INVIDI, a provider of addressable TV advertising solutions that allow marketers to target specific audiences on TV without wasting ad impressions.
News categories: DIRECTV, INVIDI Technologies, Amy Leifer, Advertising, Digital TV, MandA, USA

Oi sells pay TV operations to Mileto Tecnologia
Jan 9, 2025 – Oi and Mileto have agreed the sale of Oi's pay TV operations to a special purpose company, which will then be sold, after approval by the Judicial Reorganization Court, in a competitive process.
News categories: Oi S.A., Brazil, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA

Fubo and Disney's Hulu + Live TV to combine
Jan 6, 2025 – FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) have entered into an agreement for Disney to combine its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, forming a combined virtual MVPD company.
News categories: The Walt Disney Company, FuboTV, Justin Warbrooke, David Gandler, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, USA

DAZN advances global expansion with acquisition of Foxtel
Dec 22, 2024 – DAZN has announced an agreement to acquire Foxtel Group from its majority shareholder News Corp and minority shareholder Telstra at an enterprise value of US$2.2bn, subject to regulatory approval.
News categories: DAZN, Foxtel Group, Shay Segev, Siobhan McKenna, Patrick Delany, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Streaming

Swisscom receives clearance for acquisition of Vodafone Italia
Dec 20, 2024 – Swisscom has received clearance for the acquisition of Vodafone Italia from both the Italian Competition Authority and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT).
News categories: Swisscom, Vodafone Italia, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, MandA, Regulation

XL Axiata and Smartfren Telecom to merge in Indonesia
Dec 11, 2024 – Axiata Group has signed a definitive agreement with Sinar Mas to progress the proposed merger of XL Axiata, Smartfren Telecom and Smartfren's subsidiary Smart Telcom in Indonesia.
News categories: Axiata, Tan Sri Shahril Ridza Ridzuan, Vivek Sood, 5G, Indonesia, MandA