Charter and Cox plan $34.5 billion merger under Spectrum brand
The new company would be by far the largest U.S. pay-TV provider.
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EverPass Media acquires UPshow, allowing further Sunday Ticket commercial distribution
EverPass Media has made an acquisition to further the commercial reach of NFL Sunday Ticket.
Uproxx cuts around sale include Martin Rickman, Brian Grubb
Major Uproxx layoffs have included Martin Rickman (editorial and creative director of Uproxx Sports and DIME) and Brian Grubb (editor-at-large).
Q.Digital acquires Outsports from Vox Media and SB Nation, the latest sports property leaving there
The full Outsports staff will stay on in this move.
Playmaker Capital acquired by Better Collective for approximately $188 million
“Acquiring Playmaker is in many ways transformational for Better Collective."
Jeff Zucker and RedBird buy Front Office Sports stake, look to expand video projects
FOS is expected to staff up on the video side after this deal.
Dave Portnoy buys back 100 percent of Barstool Sports from Penn
"Barstool has been a great partner and we are thankful to Dave Portnoy, Erika Ayers, Dan Katz and their team for helping to rapidly scale our digital footprint across 16 jurisdictions in the U.S. and introducing their audience to our retail and digital products."
Group Black reportedly looking to buy Sports Illustrated publishing parent The Arena Group
Group Black has previously been linked to bids for other media companies, but hasn't acquired any outright yet.
DraftKings’ surprise bid for PointsBet’s U.S. assets blasted as ‘desperate’ by Fanatics
“We are skeptical of the DraftKings proposal which seems like a desperate move to slow down Fanatics and PointsBet from completing a deal. They are using the majority of their projected year-end cash just to try to block us.”
Pro Football Network’s Matt Cannata talks Absolute Sports acquiring a majority stake in his company
"We’ve always wanted to look at an investment to throw gasoline on the fire."
Penn Entertainment acquires rest of Barstool Sports for $388 million
The deal values Barstool Sports at $606 million.
Playmaker Capital buys World Soccer Talk
“Soccer is on the rise in the U.S. and Canada, and Playmaker is focused on becoming the preeminent voice for the sport across the Americas, from the top of Canada to the bottom of Argentina.”
DAZN reportedly “nearing” deal to buy BT Sport for around $800 million U.S., with deal potentially closing this month
The much-discussed DAZN-BT Sport deal might actually come to pass.
The Athletic is again looking for a buyer, asking more than $750 million, has hired investment bank LionTree
For at least the third time this year, there are talks about The Athletic being for sale.
The Athletic will not be bought by The New York Times, with those companies ending acquisition talks
The companies reportedly couldn't agree on an acquisition price, or on how to handle staffers with equity in The Athletic.
Better Collective buys Action Network for $240 million in a bid to expand its U.S. operations
Action Network brought in around $15 million in revenue last year, but is projecting $40 million in revenue this year.
Minute Media raises another $40 million, looks to acquire more sites to join FanSided/The Players’ Tribune/The Big Lead
Minute Media CEO Asaf Peled said the new funding "will help us invest in our technology platform and enable us to look at new digital brands as acquisition targets."
Bill Simmons reportedly seeking nine-figure asking price for The Ringer
The asking price resembles what Spotify paid for Gimlet Media last year.
Spotify is reportedly in early talks to buy The Ringer
Spotify has acquired a number of podcasting-focused companies recently, and The Ringer may be the next in their sites.
After buying The Big Lead, Minute Media looks to pick up The Players’ Tribune
Minute Media, known for sites like 90min.com and 12up, and for buying The Big Lead in March, is in exclusive talks to acquire The Players' Tribune.
Democratic presidential candidates Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren criticize Sinclair’s purchase of former Fox RSNs
"The agreement with Disney offers Sinclair an opportunity to charge consumers more by packaging their cable and broadcast programs."
One private equity firm pursuing the Fox regional sports networks is trying to land LeBron’s Uninterrupted as “a strategic partner”
"Apollo's talks with James' multimedia platform have focused on a strategic partnership deal that could see James contributing and advising on content for the networks."
A Time Inc. sale to Meredith could raise questions about Sports Illustrated’s future
If SI is sold to Meredith, it might mean big changes for the magazine.
Could acquiring Netflix or Twitter help Disney dispel ESPN worries?
ESPN results have been a noted drag on parent corporation Disney’s stock price for most of the last...