India’s largest merger and acquisition deal in the media and entertainment (M&E) sector has concluded, with the merger of Viacom18’s TV and digital businesses into Star India securing all necessary...
Charter to buy Liberty Broadband in all-stock deal
Cable operator Charter Communications has agreed to buy Liberty Broadband in an all-stock deal, the companies said on Wednesday. Liberty Broadband, which is controlled by U.S. cable pioneer John Malone, owns a 32.05%...
TKO Group to acquire some Endeavor sports assets for $3.25 bln
TKO Group Holdings said on Thursday it would acquire some of Endeavor Group Holdings’ sports assets in a deal valued at $3.25 billion, bolstering its core Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Wrestling...
Legendary Entertainment buys out Dalian Wanda’s stake in the Hollywood studio
Legendary Entertainment on Monday said it had completed a buyout of Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group’s remaining stake in the movie studio and will be wholly owned by Apollo Global. Financial details of the...
Reliance Industries in talks to acquire stake in Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions
Reliance Industries (RIL) is in talks to acquire a stake in Bollywood producer and director Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, said people familiar with the matter. A deal will strengthen the oil-to-telecom...
Saregama India soars on buzz of Dharma Productions acquisition
Saregama India soared 8.76% to Rs 635, fueled by reports suggesting the company is in talks to acquire a majority stake in Dharma Productions, a prominent film production house owned by Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar...
Bharti Airtel in advanced talks to acquire Tata Play to boost digital TV segment
Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel is in advanced negotiations with the Tata Group to buy loss-making Tata Play, India’s largest direct-to-home (DTH) business, said people aware of the matter. The aim is to consolidate its...
Amazon merges miniTV with MX Player to create a free streaming giant
Amazon is merging MX Player with miniTV to create a new ad-supported streaming platform branded as Amazon MX Player. This merger aims to offer a wide range of premium, free content to over 250 million users, making it...
Saudi Arabia’s PIF eyeing stake in sports streamer DAZN, sources say
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is among potential bidders exploring the purchase of a minority stake worth around $1 billion in DAZN, the sports-streaming group backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik, two...
Playtika to acquire Dice Dreams maker SuperPlay
Mobile games developer Playtika said on Wednesday it would acquire peer SuperPlay in a deal that could go up to $1.95 billion, which would bring popular games such as Bingo Blitz and Dice Dreams under the same umbrella...
Network18’s merger with TV18 and E18 gets NCLT approval
The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has granted final approval for the merger of TV18 Broadcast and e-Eighteen.com (E18) into Network18 Media and Investments, promoted by Reliance Industries Ltd...
NCLT withdraws nod given earlier for merger of Zee and Sony entities
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has withdrawn its approval for the merger scheme between Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony Group Corporation’s India media entities, Culver Max Entertainment and...
