U.S. broadcaster Sinclair on Monday disclosed an 8.2% stake in smaller rival E.W. Scripps and said it has been in talks for months about a deal that would combine the companies. Shares of Cincinnati-based Scripps jumped...
Paramount Skydance to sell Chilevision to investor group
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it has agreed to sell its shares in the entities that control Chilean free-to-air TV channel Chilevision to Vytal Group. The sale is part of Paramount Skydance’s strategy to...
Rumble to buy German AI firm Northern Data for about $767 million, shares soar
Video platform Rumble, which hosts U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, said in a statement on Monday it is acquiring German AI cloud company Northern Data in an all-stock deal valued...
Comcast’s Sky in talks to buy ITV’s media unit for $2.15 billion
British broadcaster ITV said on Friday it was in talks with pay-TV company Sky, owned by Comcast, over a potential sale of its media and entertainment (M&E) unit for 1.6 billion pounds ($2.15 billion) including debt...
‘Battlefield’ maker Electronic Arts to go private in record-setting $55 billion LBO
Videogame developer Electronic Arts has agreed to sell itself to a group of private investors in a deal that values the maker of “Battlefield” and “Madden NFL” at $55 billion, which if completed...
NCLT approves merger of Star Television Productions with Jio Star
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, has cleared the cross-border merger of Star Television Productions Limited (STPL), registered in the British Virgin Islands, with its Indian affiliate, Star India...
Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready and values it at $14 billion
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell Chinese-owned TikTok’s U.S. operations to U.S. and global investors will address the national security requirements in a...
Videogame maker EA in advanced talks to go private at roughly $50 billion valuation
Electronic Arts, the videogame publisher behind titles such as “FC” and “Battlefield”, is in advanced talks to go private at a valuation of roughly $50 billion, according to sources familiar with...
Reliance trims stake in Balaji Telefilms
Reliance Industries’ stake in Ekta Kapoor-led Balaji Telefilms dropped to 21.07% in FY25 from 24.82% a year earlier, according to the production company’s annual report. Nonetheless, Reliance Industries...
Canal + in exclusive talks to buy minority stake in cinema chain UGC
French pay-TV company Canal + said on Tuesday that it was in exclusive negotiations to buy a 34% stake in UGC, one of the largest cinema chains in France, for an undisclosed amount. Following the acquisition, Canal +...
Australia casino operator Star revives 50% asset sale to HK investors
Troubled Australian casino company Star Entertainment said on Tuesday it had revived a sidelined deal with its Hong Kong-based partners to sell a half stake of its A$3.6 billion ($2.35 billion) Brisbane resort, sending...
GTPL completes acquisition of bal 49% stake in GTPL Vision
GTPL Hathway has completed the acquisition of balance 49% of equity stake i.e. 1,00,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each from the existing shareholders of GTPL Vision Services (GTPL Vision), a subsidiary of the Company...
