MandA (M&A – Mergers and Acquisitions) News

Comcast to spin-off of cable television networks
Nov 20, 2024 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company, consisting of a portfolio of NBCUniversal cable television networks, through a tax-free spin-off.
News categories: Comcast Corp, Brian L. Roberts, Mike Cavanagh, Mark Lazarus, Anand Kini, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, USA

Reliance and Disney complete India JV transaction
Nov 14, 2024 – Reliance Industries, Viacom 18 Media and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) have announced that the merger of the media and JioCinema businesses of Viacom18 into Star India has become effective.
News categories: The Walt Disney Company, Reliance Industries, Viacom 18, Robert A. Iger, Mukesh D Ambani, Nita M. Ambani, Uday Shankar, Digital TV, India, MandA

Charter to acquire Liberty Broadband
Nov 13, 2024 – Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) and Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ: LBRDA, LBRDK, LBRDP) have entered into an agreement under which Charter will acquire Liberty Broadband in an all-stock transaction.
News categories: Charter Communications, Liberty Broadband, Chris Winfrey, John Malone, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, USA

Viant Technology announces acquisition of IRIS.TV
Nov 12, 2024 – Viant Technology (NASDAQ: DSP) has acquired IRIS.TV. The acquisition will accelerate the mission of IRIS to expand its CTV content identification at scale across premium publishers.
News categories: Viant Technology, IRIS.TV, Tim Vanderhook, Field Garthwaite, Big Data, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide

EchoStar pay TV subscribers down 43,000 in 3Q 2024
Nov 12, 2024 – EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) has released results for the period ended Sept. 30, 2024. Pay-TV subscribers fell 43,000 in Q3, to close at 8.03 million (5.89 million DISH TV, 2.14 million SLING TV).
News categories: EchoStar, Hamid Akhavan, Digital TV, MandA, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Liberty Global completes Sunrise spin-off
Nov 8, 2024 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced that it has completed the previously announced spin-off of its Swiss business, Sunrise, into a separate publicly traded company.
News categories: Liberty Global, Sunrise, Mike Fries, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Switzerland

Comcast domestic video subscribers down 365,000 in 3Q 2024
Oct 31, 2024 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Domestic video customers fell 365,000 in the quarter. Peacock paid subscribers grew by 29% YoY to 36 million.
News categories: Comcast, Mike Cavanagh, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, MandA, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Netgem acquires Gamestream's Cloud Gaming activities
Oct 24, 2024 – Netgem has acquired Gamestream's Cloud Gaming assets and a team of specialists in the video games market, enabling it to move from the position of distributor-integrator to that of operator of the gaming offer.
News categories: Netgem, Gamestream, Mathias Hautefort, Digital TV, Gaming, IBCShow, MandA, Worldwide

JW Player merges with Connatix to form JWP Connatix
Oct 9, 2024 – JW Player (JWP) is merging with Connatix, unifying JWP's live and on-demand streaming, data, and workflow capabilities with Connatix's full stack advertising and content technology.
News categories: JW Player, Connatix, Dave Otten, David Kashak, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide