Posts Tagged "Verizon"

Cable and media giant Comcast has reportedly approached 21st Century Fox about a possible acquisition, a move that comes after Disney was also reported to be circling Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. 21st Century Fox’s share price shot up in after-hours trading following the news on Thursday, first reported by CNBC. It is unclear whether the cablecompany is exploring a purchase of all or part of Fox, which owns Hollywood studios 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight as well as the Fox news and sports channels.

Preliminary discussions could create the world’s largest communications company

Verizon Communications will announce today its intent to acquire Yahoo’s core assets, including its search, video and mobile advertising businesses in a deal valued at about $4.8 billion, according to reports

US telecoms group wants to offer an alternative to Google and Facebook but some are sceptical

Publishers are scrambling quickly to launch Millennial content hubs, but Hearst is opting for the turnkey approach. The company announced that it’s extending its partnership with telecommunications giant Verizon to acquire Complex and its massive Millennial video audience

It is understood it is seeking a linkup with a private equity firm that would take over Yahoo, with a publisher then taking over the news and media properties

It’s less than a day after the news that the telecommunications giant Verizon is buying AOL for $4.4 billion rocked the tech and publishing industries, so it’s no surprise that there are still unanswered questions about the deal. Not least among those questions is what will happen to AOL’s digital publishing efforts like Huffington Post […]

In the US online video services would be guaranteed access to the most popular television shows under new rules proposed by the head of the US communications watchdog which risk undermining the business models of cable companies and broadcasters. And perhaps the UK next! For the full story read FT.Com