Next Steps in Appeal of Sky Minimum Bid
The independent directors of Sky will appeal to the UK’s Takeover Panel seeking that the panel’s hearings committee be convened to review the panel’s decision that Disney should offerfeatured
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The independent directors of Sky will appeal to the UK’s Takeover Panel seeking that the panel’s hearings committee be convened to review the panel’s decision that Disney should offerfeatured
Matt Hancock, the UK’s Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, is unlikely to change his “minded not to refer” opinion on Comcast, a source close to Sky and a personfeatured
Closing arguments in the Time Warner/AT&T case are scheduled for April 30. The prior week’s testimony featured the redirect of the government’s key witness, economist Carl Shapiro. See a summary and additional commentary here and here. The European Commission is currently preparing a statement of objections (SO) on the merger between industrial gas giants Linde … Read Morefeatured
Do not look for the Federal Communications Commission to come to the rescue of mid-sized cable/broadband provider RCN in its recent complaint aimed at undercutting the 2011 consentfeatured
While telecom, cable, and media companies continue to collide in a whirlwind of M&A, it is natural to wonder what the U.S.’s largest cable company’s next moves will be. Comcast was early to the convergence game as a buyer of NBC Universal, and whilefeatured
Comcast performed due diligence on Level 3 prior to last week’s announcement that CenturyLink would acquire the Colorado-based fiber telecom for $25 billion, said a source familiar with the matter and sector banker. Comcast did “real work” exploring a purchase of Level 3 for more than a month, said the source, lasting at least until … Read Morefeatured
Comcast Corp. is downplaying antitrust concerns over its NBCUniversal unit’s pending $3.8 billion bid for DreamWorks Animation while at the same time touting the deal’s potential to grow the company on many fronts in the years to come. On April 28, when the acquisition was announced to a startled Hollywood and Wall Street, Steve Burke, … Read Morefeatured
It is too early to forecast pricing in the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of broadcast spectrum, said three telecom sector bankers. Even though estimates have circulated for months, and the FCC set opening bids for the government’s purchase of spectrum from broadcasters in October, ultimately carriers determine prices after half a dozen or more bidding … Read Morefeatured
Updated March 11, 12:13pm – Within the next week or so, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to announce the names of wireless carriers bidding for spectrum in the incentive auction, two sector bankers told CTFN. The announcement will “probably” be made next week, according to the first banker, who said that the agency has … Read Morepublic
A trade group representing the nation’s local television and radio broadcasters is asking federal regulators to postpone their review of the proposed $78.7 billion Charter Communications merger with Time Warner Cable until completion of long-delayed reviews of broadcast ownership rules mandated by Congress. “Yet again, the Federal Communications Commission is being asked to bless a … Read Morefeatured
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