TDC Group to acquire Modern Times Group assets for US$2.5bn in latest media deal
Denmark telco TDC Group has agreed to a US$2.5bn takeover of Modern Times Group’s broadcasting and entertainment business, the latest...
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TMT raised US$12.2bn in US IPOs last year, prompting speculation of larger issues to come
The US IPO market hit record high deal volumes as TMT investors committed up to US$12.2bn in new issuers in fiscal 2017,...
Time for newspace to prove its case | Viewpoint
A number of low Earth orbit players will be under pressure this year to prove their business models as investors...
Multifaceted Sky acquisition could hinge on losing news business as two other situations play out
Sky could seek to dispose 24-hour media channel Sky News after a British regulator provisionally rejected 21st Century Fox’s €11.7bn (US$16.3bn) bid to acquire the...
Investors weigh in ahead of big four carriers’ earnings
The four largest mobile carriers will soon be sharing their financial performance and forward-looking guidance, prompting industry analysts to reveal...
PSLV’s return lifts satellite broadband ventures as a busy year beckons
The return to flight of India’s PSLV rocket provides an important addition to the small satellite ecosystem as low Earth orbit broadband...
Hughes views LEO constellations as key road for broadband growth | Q&A
Hughes Network Systems made many major moves in 2017, culminating in a US$190m ground network contract with LEO broadband startup...
RigNet acquires Brazil analytics company amid rising oil prices and consolidation in satcoms
Against a backdrop of rising oil prices, US oil and gas satcoms provider RigNet agreed to acquire Brazil’s Intelie Soluções...
Telecommunications industry M&A and financing mandates | Issue 261
Connectivity Business compiles the latest M&A and financing deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. Connectivity Business compiles the latest...
How Seraphim Capital is weighing timing, satellite type and yield in investment strategy | Q&A
Satellite veteran Matthew O’Connell has returned to VC full time with a new role at space-focused fund Seraphim Capital. He discusses...
