All Mergers & acquisitions articles
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NewsSky-ITV: Carolyn McCall hails ‘milestone moment’ in British media
ITV boss cites importance of scale in rapidly changing landscape but warns of the challenges around PSB collaboration
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NewsBanijay-All3, Mediawan likely suitors for ITV Studios
Rivals, Ludwig and Love Island USA producer set to become M&A takeover target, insiders and analysts suggest
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CommentMike Darcey: ITV has befriended an old enemy in a bid for digital prominence
ITV’s move to join Sky and eschew its PSB peers makes sense - but raises questions about what comes next
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NewsDana Strong: Sky-ITV will be ‘UK streaming champion’
Chief exec urges government to ‘quickly’ approve deal to enable competition with ‘big tech players’
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NewsSky and ITV seal landmark £1.6bn deal
PSB strikes crucial supply deal with ITV Studios to secure the likes of Coronation Street and Love Island
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NewsVideoland agrees €142m deal for Viaplay’s Dutch operations
Netherlands-based streamer is owned by RTL Nederlands owner DPG Media
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NewsUK ‘minded to intervene’ in Paramount-WBD deal
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy cites concerns around plurality of views in news media and of people in control of media enterprises
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NewsStudioCanal takes majority stake in Borgen producer
French firm’s investment in SAM Productions comes amid restructuring of operations in Nordics
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NewsSky agrees terms to buy ITV assets – report
Pay-TV giant finalising £1.6bn deal for PSB’s broadcast and streaming unit
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NewsNetflix denies Lionsgate deal reports
Global streamer ‘not interested’ in The Hunger Games and Yellowjackets outfit
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NewsFox agrees $22bn deal to buy Roku
Acquisition will bolster Tubi owner’s advertising operations, while $400m of savings are planned
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NewsUS Department of Justice approves Paramount-WBD merger
Antitrust division has cleared the $111bn acquisition, but state-level opposition and international regulatory reviews continue
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NewsZDFS alum Robert Franke blasts M&A-driven execs
Intaglio Films chief and Warner Bros Discovery’s Jamie Cooke among execs discussing motivations for consolidation
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NewsCompetition regulator begins Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger inquiry
Non-ministerial body has set a 7 August deadline to decide whether to proceed investigation
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FeaturesAmelia Brown interview: ‘We need to shout about how brilliant we are’
Fremantle UK’s chief executive on the company’s plans to build on its legacy entertainment brands to exploit multi-genre and digital success
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NewsITVS in talks to buy Love Productions as part of Sky/ITV mega-deal
Bake Off indie’s future understood to be in discussion as Sky’s £1.6bn ITV network acquisition advances
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NewsITV remains in ‘active discussions with Sky’ as report suggests M&A deal at advanced stage
Financial details for acquisition of media and entertainment business in process of being thrashed out
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NewsBroadcast Summit: indie bosses welcome industry consolidation
Leaders at CPL, Bad Wolf and Expectation mull potential impact of industry mergers
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NewsProSieben sells US creator business Studio71
LA-based Fixated buys North American assets as German broadcast groups refocuses on domestic market
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NewsSister takes ownership of After Party Studios
Chernobyl studio buys majority stake in digital creative company behind Don’t Get Catfished