21st Century Fox makes renewed attempt to consolidate Sky with US$14bn offer
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has reached a preliminary agreement to take full control of Sky in a deal valuing the UK...
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Softbank’s US$50bn US investment boosts Sprint
A pledge to invest US$50bn in the US by the chairman and CEO of Japanese internet giant Softbank could be a major...
Thaddeus Arroyo replaces retiring AT&T veteran Ralph de la Vega, Kelly King to lead Mexican unit
The US’ largest telco AT&T has announced the retirement of Ralph de la Vega from his role as vice chair of the...
Orange CEO signals Vivendi on Canal+ acquisition to confront OTT competition
The CEO of French telecoms incumbent Orange has said he would consider a bid for French satellite pay-TV and content provider Canal+ if its...
MTN completes management shakeup with three new hires
South African telco MTN has finalised its management team overhaul with the appointments of Jens Schulte-Bockum as COO, Oliver Fortuin as...
Altice confirms US listing plans amid continued focus on debt reduction
French billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice has confirmed it is considering listing a minority stake in its US business Altice USA following...
KDDI becomes major player in Japanese ISP market with Biglobe buy
Japanese telco KDDI has agreed to buy local ISP Biglobe for some Y80bn (US$701.65m) as it seeks to diversify revenue sources...
Hutchison Australia CEO Cliff Woo to lead Hong Kong business
Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings (HTHK) has appointed Cliff Woo Chiu Man as its new CEO following the retirement of Peter Wong King...
Carlos Slim’s Telekom Austria to buy Metronet in second acquisition this month
Telekom Austria has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Croatian fixed-line provider Metronet telekomunikacije via its local subsidiary Vipnet. “The acquisition of Metronet strengthens the...
Virgin Media launches US$750m term loan for refinancing
Liberty Global’s UK and Ireland unit Virgin Media is launching a senior secured term loan of at least US$750m due...
