MandA (M&A – Mergers and Acquisitions) News

Devas Multimedia plans DMB service in India
Aug 11, 2008 – Devas Multimedia plans to deliver video and TV channels via a hybrid satellite-terrestrial (DMB) network to mobile devices. Devas is working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on a service to be launched in 2009-10.
News categories: ISRO, Digital TV, India, MandA, Mobile, Satellite

NXP Semiconductors Completes Acquisition of Conexant's Set-top Box Operations
Aug 11, 2008 – Following the announcement of April 29 this year, NXP Semiconductors has confirmed the completion of the acquisition of the Broadband Media Processing (BMP) business of Conexant Systems (NASDAQ:CNXT).
News categories: NXP, Conexant, Digital TV, IBCShow, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

NDS Group PLC Reports Fiscal Year 2008 Results
Aug 5, 2008 – NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced its results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. 90.3 million active devices were protected by NDS conditional access technology and 92.5 million middleware clients were deployed at the end of the period.
News categories: NDS Group, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, DRM, DVR, IPTV, MandA, Market Research, Middleware, Mobile, Private Equity, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Espial Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Kasenna
Jun 30, 2008 – Espial® Group (TSX: ESP) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Espial will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Kasenna in exchange for an aggregate of 4,722,224 Espial common shares.
News categories: Espial, Kasenna, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Middleware

News Corporation Increases Stake in Premiere AG to 25.01 Percent
May 19, 2008 – News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) has announced that it has secured additional shares in leading German pay-TV operator, Premiere AG (Frankfurt: PRE), increasing its total stake to 25.01 percent.
News categories: News Corp, Premiere, Digital TV, Germany, MandA, Satellite

CopperGate Communications Buys HomePlug AV Powerline Technology from Conexant Systems, Inc.
May 7, 2008 – CopperGate Communications has announced the purchase of the HomePlug AV business from Conexant (NASDAQ:CNXT) making it the first semiconductor company with home networking technologies supporting all three wire types - coax, phone and power lines.
News categories: CopperGate, Conexant, Digital TV, MandA, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Philips announces completion of sale of Set-Top Boxes and Connectivity Solutions businesses to Pace Micro Technology of the UK
Apr 21, 2008 – Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) has announced that it has completed the sale of its Set-Top Boxes (STB) and Connectivity Solutions (CS) businesses to U.K.-based technology provider Pace Micro Technology (FTSE: PIC).
News categories: Pace Micro, Royal Philips Electronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, MandA, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Trident Microsystems Acquires Private Chinese Software Firm
Mar 13, 2008 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) has announced the acquisition of Beijing Tiside Electronics Design Co., Ltd., in a move to enhance Trident's software and connected TV strategies.
News categories: Trident, China, Digital TV, MandA, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Viaccess acquires 100-percent stake in Orca Interactive
Mar 9, 2008 – Viaccess has signed an agreement to acquire 100-percent stake in Orca Interactive Ltd, an Israeli company listed on AIM London Stock Exchange, for an estimated price of 21.4 million US dollars.
News categories: Viaccess, Orca Interactive, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, MandA, Middleware