Mediaset fearful Vivendi stake increases could lead to hostile takeover
French media conglomerate Vivendi’s decision earlier this week to raise its stake in Italian broadcaster Mediaset to 12.32% while a legal ...
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Analysts don’t rule out Orange-Canal+ deal after Vivendi denial
French media conglomerate Vivendi’s denial that it is in talks with Orange about the sale of its satellite pay-TV and content ...
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 ...
Tunisian government to sell stakes in Orange Tunisie and Ooredoo Tunisia
The government of Tunisia is planning to divest its stakes in local telcos Ooredoo Tunisia and Orange Tunisie. It plans to sell its 51% of ...
Iranian companies eye JV with Syrian Telecom Establishment to compete against SyriaTel and MTN
An Iranian consortium is reportedly looking to invest in the Syrian telecoms market to become the country’s third operator, competing against SyriaTel and MTN’s local ...
Orange Côte d’Ivoire in US$306m refinancing for West African operations following expansion
French incumbent Orange’s Ivorian unit has entered into two loans worth US$306m to refinance its West African operations after expanding in ...
Vivacom denies sales talks with Orange
Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, which trades as Vivacom, has refuted reports that it is in sales talks with French incumbent Orange. In a short statement, ...
Orange looking to enter Bulgaria with Vivacom purchase
French incumbent Orange is eyeing Bulgaria’s largest telco Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, which trades as Vivacom. CEO delegate, finance and strategy Ramon Fernandez confirmed Orange’s ...
MD operations and strategy Bruno Duarte is third EE exec to leave this year
British incumbent BT’s mobile unit EE has lost his MD for operations and strategy, Bruno Duarte (pictured), TelecomFinance has confirmed. His role has now ...
Telkom Kenya picks industry veteran Sundararaman Pattabiraman as new CFO
Mobile operator Telkom Kenya has named Sundararaman Pattabiraman as its new CFO, succeeding François Bresson. He joins from rival Safaricom, which is partly owned ...
