Comcast boosts ad tech business with StickyAds buy
US cable giant Comcast subsidiary FreeWheel has acquired French ad tech start-up StickyAds.tv in an effort to expand its video ad...
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Enel makes offer for Metroweb, rival bid from TIM expected
Italian energy firm Enel has reportedly made a preliminary bid for a majority stake in dark fibre provider Metroweb to aid...
Vonage to buy Nexmo for US$230m
US VoIP network operator Vonage has agreed to acquire cloud communications specialist Nexmo for US$230m in cash and stock. Vonage CEO Alan...
Telus to raise C$600m through sale of stake in outsourcing unit and new debt
Canadian telco Telus has agreed to sell a stake in Telus International to alternative asset manager Baring Private Equity Asia in...
Xavier Niel extends TIM stake options
French telecoms investor Xavier Niel has extended the expiry date on some of its options to acquire a stake in Telecom...
Bell Canada to buy MTS in C$3.9bn deal
Bell Canada (BCE) has agreed to acquire Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) in a C$3.9bn (US$3.1bn) cash-and-stock deal enabling it to expand in...
Citic to acquire Linx Telecom assets to expand in Asia and Europe
Chinese ICT provider Citic Telecom International CPC has agreed to buy the telecoms business of Amsterdam-based Linx Telecommunications for an...
Comcast buys DreamWorks for US$3.8bn to expand in film, TV and theme parks
US cable giant Comcast’s NBCUniversal unit has agreed to buy DreamWorks Animation for some US$3.8bn in a deal which should cement its...
Telenor writes down value of Indian unit, could consider exit
Norway’s Telenor has written down the value of its Indian business by NKr2.3bn (US$282.3m), with CEO Sigve Brekke saying the telco’s...
Comcast could pay US$3bn-plus for DreamWorks
US cable giant Comcast is reportedly in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation for more than US$3bn – a deal which analysts...
