DAZN reportedly on cusp of sealing $800m BT Sport deal
A fresh batch of rumours claim UK sports media company DAZN is really close to buying BT Sport, and that an agreement could be reached this month.
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Indonesia’s new telco launches with big coverage goals
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has started life as a merged entity in Indonesia and from the outset is tasked with some fairly weighty mobile coverage obligations.
Antin set to cash in on Spain’s fibre success
Spanish fibre operator Lyntia is reportedly up for sale at a value estimated to be in the region of €4 billion.
OpenRAN takes centre stage as Rakuten orchestrates Symphony spin-off
Rakuten Mobile’s OpenRAN effort is going up-tempo, thanks to its most recent corporate rejig.
New UK national security law has implications for telecoms M&A
The new national security law that could enable the UK government to block mergers and acquisitions moves it doesn’t fancy has come into force.
US moves to prevent Nvidia acquisition of Arm
The US Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Nvidia acquisition of Arm on fairly obvious competition grounds.
Unions playing an increasing role in European telecoms
Labour unions have once again become pivotal players in the European telecoms sector, involving themselves in M&A and downsizing plans.
Bharti has another bash at buying Dish TV
Bharti Airtel is reportedly holding early talks to acquire control of Dish TV India almost two years after a previous takeover attempt fell apart.
UK orders Facebook to sell Giphy
The UK Competition and Markets Authority isn’t happy about Facebook’s acquisition of GIF image provider Giphy, so has demanded its sale.
TIM CEO steps down to improve chances of acquisition by KKR
Luigi Gubitosi, CEO and GM of the artist formerly known as Telecom Italia, has had his resignation accepted by the TIM board.
Reliance reportedly wants to buy BT but publicly denies it
Mukesh Ambani still has eyes on European telco expansion, and BT might just be in his sights if a report is to be believed..
Hutchison selling out of Israel…again
A pair of well-known Israeli telecoms executives have made a US$300 million bid for control of Partner Communications, a move that should facilitate CK Hutchison’s exit from the market.
TIM CEO reportedly offers to step down to facilitate KKR takeover
The bid by private equity firm KKR to acquire Italian telco group TIM has brought is boardroom battle of wills to a fresh crescendo.
Wind Hellas spins off €70 million fibre business
Wind Hellas has unveiled plans to spin off its fibre broadband assets into a new company that will operate as an open access fibre wholesaler.
Telenor flogs $330 million worth of fibre assets
Telenor has inked a deal to sell off a raft of fibre infrastructure assets in Sweden to GlobalConnect.
Location tracking consolidation as Life360 acquires Tile for $205 million
Life360, which calls itself a ‘family safety platform’, is buying device tracking company Tile to give it a fuller location tracking offering.
Orange Belgium in €1.8bn takeover talks with VOO
Convergence is the name of the game in Belgium, which is why Orange hopes to hammer out a €1.8 billion cableco deal there.
Telenor tries True Thai tie-up
Telenor has struck a so-called merger of equals in Thailand between its DTAC arm and rival mobile operator TrueMove.
KKR makes €10.8 billion takeover bid for TIM
The stage is set for the next big boardroom battle at Telecom Italia following a surprise offer to buy it.
Ericsson doubles down on enterprise with $6.2 billion acquisition of Vonage
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has made its biggest ever acquisition in the form of cloud unified communications provider Vonage.
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