MandA (M&A – Mergers and Acquisitions) News

TVonics bought by Contact Holdings
Feb 29, 2008 – TVonics, the UK based digital TV set top box company, has been acquired by the Contact Holdings Group which specialises in contract manufacturing, product packaging and supply chain management.
News categories: TVonics, MandA, Set Top Box, UK

Liberty Media Completes Acquisition of Largest Stake in DIRECTV
Feb 27, 2008 – Liberty Media (Nasdaq: LINTA, LCAPA) has announced that it has completed the exchange of its 16.3% stake in News Corporation for a subsidiary of News that holds a 41% stake in The DIRECTV Group (Nasdaq: DTV), regional sports networks, and $465 million of cash.
News categories: Liberty Media, News Corporation, DIRECTV, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, USA

Motorola to Enhance Digital Cable Set-Top Box Portfolio through Strategic Acquisition in China
Feb 25, 2008 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that it has acquired the assets related to digital cable set-top products of Zhejiang Dahua Digital Technology Co., Ltd and Hangzhou Image Silicon (collectively, Dahua Digital).
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, MandA, Set Top Box

News Corporation Increases Stake in German Pay-TV Operator, Premiere AG
Feb 21, 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, increasing its total stake to 19.9 percent.
News categories: News Corporation, Premiere AG, Digital TV, Germany, MandA, Satellite

Thomson and NXP Semiconductors to Combine Can Tuner Modules Activities
Feb 14, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors and Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) have announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine their can tuner modules operations in a joint venture.
News categories: NXP, Thomson, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Kudelski Group to acquire EmbedICs, Inc.
Feb 8, 2008 – The Kudelski Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: KUD) has announced its agreement to acquire EmbedICs, Inc, a US-based embedded software, cryptography and fabless semiconductor design firm delivering state-of-the-art security solutions for the Digital TV market.
News categories: Kudelski, EmbedICs, Conditional Access, Content Protection, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Newport Media Announces Acquisition of Mobile TV Middleware Developer WRG
Feb 8, 2008 – Newport Media has announced the acquisition of industry leading DVB-T/H middleware company WRG Inc. Based in Bundang, Korea.
News categories: Newport Media, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Korea, MandA, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Smart TV

FCC Approves AT&T's Acquisition of Wireless Spectrum from Aloha Partners
Feb 5, 2008 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved AT&T's acquisition of spectrum licenses from Aloha Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
News categories: AT&T, Aloha Partners, Digital TV, MandA, Mobile, Regulation, USA

The Gores Group Completes Acquisition of Sagem Communications
Jan 29, 2008 – The Gores Group has announced that it closed its acquisition of Sagem Communications from SAFRAN for an enterprise value of 383 million euros (560 million dollars at current exchange rate).
News categories: Sagem Communications, SAFRAN, The Gores Group, CIC Finance, Digital TV, DVR, France, IPTV, MandA, Private Equity, Set Top Box