May
22
One Venerable Ad Trade Association Is Acquiring Another
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Association of National Advertisers in New York, founded in 1910, will acquire the Brand Activation Association, also based in New York.
May
20
AT&T-DirecTV Deal Churns Regulatory Waters
Posted in: UncategorizedWhile AT&T’s bid for DirecTV bears similarity to Comcast’s deal for Time Warner Cable, experts say the differences could lead regulators to separate conclusions for each one.
May
19
DealBook: Options for Rivals in Wake of AT&T’s Bid for DirecTV
Posted in: UncategorizedFew industries have been as embroiled in merger mania as telecommunications. Now, with another mega-deal in the works, will there be even more consolidation among others?
May
19
Patch Sites Turn Corner After Sale and Big Cuts
Posted in: UncategorizedPatch’s new controlling owner took over in January, and soon after, only 15 percent of its news staff was left. It has managed to turn a profit in the last three months.
May
18
DealBook: AT&T Is Said to Be Near a Deal to Buy DirecTV
Posted in: UncategorizedAT&T is poised to announce a takeover, people briefed on the matter said on Saturday, ushering in another transformation of the telecommunications industry.
May
12
DealBook: Collapse of Ad Giants’ Merger Deals Blow to Moelis
Posted in: UncategorizedWhen the $35 billion merger of Publicis and Omnicom was announced, it served as a showcase for the rise of boutique investment banks like Moelis & Company. Now, the deal will cost Moelis in more ways than one.
May
10
Ad Agencies Dust Off and Focus on Future After Collapse of Merger Deal
Posted in: UncategorizedCultural difference and legal problems are issues at the heart of the collapse of the Publicis-Omnicom deal.
May
10
Apple’s Pursuit of Beats May Foretell a Shift
Posted in: UncategorizedApple, which has been hesitant to enter the streaming market, could finally be taking the plunge.
May
09
DealBook: At Odds, Omnicom and Publicis End Merger
Posted in: UncategorizedClashing personalities, disagreements over how the companies would be integrated and complications over legal and tax issues have derailed the deal between Omnicom and Publicis.
May
09
House Republicans Say Comcast Merger Risks Undue Sway on Channels
Posted in: UncategorizedAt a hearing of the antitrust subcommittee, some representatives questioned Comcast’s decision after its takeover of NBCUniversal to drop RFD-TV from cable service in two states.
May
05
Media Decoder: Documentary Channel Aims at an ‘Underserved’ Audience
Posted in: UncategorizedAs studios have largely sidestepped the genre, a distributor step is expected to step in this month with Docudrama Digital Channel, a free ad-supported service.
May
05
No Regrets for the Founder of Tumblr After Yahoo Sale
Posted in: UncategorizedWhile conceding he was “terrified” going into the deal, David Karp says he is happy with the autonomy the microblogging service has under its new owner.
May
03
As Netflix Resists, Most Firms Just Try to Befriend Comcast
Posted in: UncategorizedMost companies have not publicly spoken out against the proposed Comcast merger, partly to avoid antagonizing a company with which they do business.
May
03
News Corp. to Buy Harlequin for $415 Million
Posted in: UncategorizedHarlequin, owned by the Canadian media company Torstar Corporation, is among the world’s largest publishers of romance novels, consistently one of America’s most popular genres.
Apr
30
Business Briefing: Dreamworks Animation Posts Loss as ‘Mr. Peabody’ Falters
Posted in: UncategorizedDreamWorks Animation SKG posted a first-quarter loss on Tuesday after taking a large charge on the box-office weakness of “Mr. Peabody & Sherman.”
Apr
29
DealBook: Disney Considered Buying BuzzFeed, but Balked at $1 Billion Price
Posted in: UncategorizedDisney’s interest in the fast-growing digital media company, part of a routine effort to identify acquisition targets, faded after BuzzFeed provided a high valuation.
Apr
29
DealBook: Alibaba Buys Stake in Chinese Web TV Company for $1.2 Billion
Posted in: UncategorizedThe e-commerce giant’s deal for a minority stake in Youku Tudou extends a recent frenzy of acquisitions in China’s fast-growing technology sector.
Apr
29
DealBook: Charter and Comcast to End Fight Over Time Warner Cable
Posted in: UncategorizedThe arrangement with Comcast, which has agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable, would allow Charter Communications to become the country’s second-largest cable operator.
Apr
22
Netflix Says It Opposes Comcast’s Merger Bid
Posted in: UncategorizedIt was the clearest statement on the merger from Netflix, nearly two months after it agreed to pay Comcast for a more direct connection to the cable operator’s Internet backbone.
Apr
14
Bid to Upend Disney’s Deal for Maker Studios Falls Short
Posted in: UncategorizedRelativity Media made it known late Sunday that it had submitted an offer of roughly $1 billion for Maker, mostly in stock, but the offer went nowhere.
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