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Comcast intends to outbid 21st Century Fox for ownership of SkyFebruary 27, 2018US cable giant Comcast has unveiled a possible takeover offer for Sky, aiming to outbid 21st Century Fox. Comcast today made an all-cash offer of £12.50 per share in cash for the UK-based satellite operator, which represents a 16% increase on 21st Century Fox’s offer, implying a valuation of £22.1 billion ($28.5 billion). Fox, which already owns a 39% stake in Sky, offered £18.5 billion ($23.8 billion) to acquire the shares in the operator that it does not own.
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European telcos dial up investments in contentAugust 01, 2017European telephone companies are facing the need to find the right strategy to survive in a rapidly-converging world with fixed line revenues declining, threats from OTT services eating into their core voice business, and ARPUs hit by the commoditisation of broadband and TV distribution. Many European telcos have responded to the digitisation of TV by carrying video services over their networks. Others, like BT and Altice, have made a massive play in pay TV sports, while Orange and Telefonica are planning ambitious investments in original TV series.Subscribers Only
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Roaming costs across the EU and EFTA set to tumble as EU ‘roam like at home’ regulations launchJune 14, 2017The EU launched ‘Roam Like at Home’ on 15th June, introducing elements of the ‘Digital Single Market’ to the statute book. This bans international roaming charges within the 28 countries of the EU plus the three markets of the EEA, impacting on some 672 million mobile subscriptions.Subscribers Only
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Operator M&A round-up: 27 March 2016-02 April 2016April 06, 2016In the week of Sunday 27 March to Saturday 02 April 2016, we tracked the following 8 agreed and completed M&A deals by operators across the globe.Subscribers Only
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Operator M&A round-up: 13 March 2016-19 March 2016March 22, 2016In the week of Sunday 13 March to Saturday 19 March 2016, we tracked the following 5 agreed and completed M&A deals by operators across the globe.Subscribers Only
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Operator M&A round-up: 06 March 2016-12 March 2016March 15, 2016In the week of Sunday 06 March to Saturday 12 March 2016, we tracked the following 9 agreed and completed M&A deals by operators across the globe.Subscribers Only
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Operator M&A round-up: 28 February 2016-05 March 2016March 08, 2016In the week of Sunday 28 February to Saturday 05 March 2016, we tracked the following 10 agreed and completed M&A deals by operators across the globe.Subscribers Only
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Netia targets ultrafast growth in PolandMarch 03, 2016Netia is embarking on a major ultrafast broadband upgrade in Poland.
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TeliaSonera’s Eurasian divestment plans heralds M&A opportunities in Caucasus, Central Asia and NepalSeptember 17, 2015TeliaSonera has confirmed plans to exit Eurasia and focus on core areas such as connectivity and convergence in its Sweden and “Region Europe” regions.Subscribers Only
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Triple and quad play: Convergence comes to Western European Telecoms marketsSeptember 01, 2015While fixed line triple play has exploded in France and developed into a significant quad play user base, other western European markets have been slower. Operators have come up against issues of market structure with regulation, infrastructure and low pay TV demand shaping the market. In some markets fixed-mobile convergence products are gaining significant traction without a full fixed line triple play behind them.Subscribers Only
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Operator Capex Market Monitor 2013June 05, 2014In 2013, the 25 operator groups tracked in this Market Monitor laid out over $190 billion in capital expenditure, up 11.7% y/y. This was the highest annual growth rate in the past few years. Capex as a proportion of the nearly $990 billion in annual revenue they collectively generate also hit a 7-year peak, of 19.3%.Subscribers Only
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Operator M&A Trends: July-December 2013February 20, 2014In-country mobile consolidation was the big theme between July and December 2013. Of the 34 deals we tracked, 10 will upon completion result in in-country mobile consolidation.Subscribers Only
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Cyfrowy Polsat and Polkomtel seek quad play gainsNovember 15, 2013Cyfrowy Polsat plans to extend its mobile capabilities through the acquisition of Polkomtel.Subscribers Only
