Tag: M&A

Cineverse’s acquisitions of IndiCue and Giant Worldwide helped drive fiscal first-quarter revenue up 175% to $30.6 million and pushed tech-related businesses above 60% of total revenue. Matchpoint now has to turn that acquired scale into stronger margins by automating workflows,…

The Federal Communications Commission has repealed the rule preventing a single broadcaster from reaching more than 39% of U.S. TV households. The 2-1 vote replaces a fixed national ceiling with case-by-case public-interest review, removing one of the clearest barriers to…

Fox's acquiring Roku in a $22 billion deal that gives it control of Roku’s home screen, streaming OS, ad platform, The Roku Channel, and a direct relationship with more than 100 million streaming households. The deal moves Fox from owning…

Paramount won DOJ approval for its proposed $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, giving management momentum around its September 30 closing target. The harder work now shifts to Europe, the UK, and possible state AG litigation, where delays could raise…

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority has launched a formal review of Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, examining whether the combined company could reduce competition across U.K. television, streaming, advertising, sports rights, and content licensing…

Warner Bros. Discovery has set an April 23 shareholder vote to approve its $110 billion sale to Paramount Skydance, marking the final procedural step before closing and signaling the deal has shifted fully into execution. The $31 per share offer,…

Skip examines a Netflix exec's recent claim that Paramount’s $6B in projected merger synergies are “code for job cuts,” arguing the framing is designed for regulatory and competitive impact rather than financial precision.

David Ellison confirmed that if Paramount closes its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO and Paramount+ will merge into a single streaming service surpassing 200 million subscribers, consolidating billing, ad tech, identity, and engagement data into one platform. The move…

Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance’s revised $31 per share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, signaling that the asset didn’t meet its return threshold despite strategic appeal. Investors rewarded that discipline, sending Netflix shares up more than 10% after hours…

Skip explores what would happen to Max if Netflix or Paramount Global acquires Warner Bros. Discovery, and whether the app and studio assets would operate independently or be folded into a larger platform. He breaks down how identity systems, billing…