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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Disney-Fubo deal facing formal Department of Justice antitrust investigation
The criticisms of the Disney-Fubo move have escalated into an antitrust investigation.
Fubo settles Venu lawsuit, will merge with Disney’s Hulu+Live TV
If this move is approved, it will have plenty of implications across streaming TV.
DirecTV, Dish merger deal falls apart
The decision comes after bondholders representing around $10.7 billion of debt in Dish rejected a debt-exchange offer
Paramount Global enters exclusive merger talks with Skydance
Paramount Global turned down a $26 billion offer from Apollo Global to pursue exclusive talks with Skydance.
What a Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Global merger could mean to sports fans
Paramount+ and Max merging would only be the start.
Potential USFL-XFL merger could come in immediate future
The USFL and the XFL hold a large portion of the market individually as the largest spring football...
WWE CEO Nick Khan offers insight on upcoming Pac-12, NBA, and WWE media deals
"I think [the Pac-12 is] in a tough spot."
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.
AT&T to combine WarnerMedia assets with Discovery in blockbuster merger
The Turner networks and HBO are among the assets included in the deal.
Charlie Ergen calls Dish merger with DirecTV “inevitable,” makes overture to Sinclair RSNs after first Sling TV subscriber loss
"The growth in TV is not coming from linear TV providers, but from huge programmers. You just can't swim upstream against a real tide of big players."
Dramatic consolidation across local TV, radio and newspapers is a key part of cuts, and it seems set to increase further in 2020
A lot of media cuts can be traced not just to digital competition and changing business patterns, but also consolidation and investment firms' involvement. And that trend may rise further still this year.
Flutter’s purchase of The Stars Group gives Fox an option to buy 18.5 percent of FanDuel Group in 2021
This deal has already boosted the value of Fox's Stars stake, and could lead to them getting a bigger stake in the new company.
CBS’ Viacom deal gives them some more scale, but they’re still a ways behind many competitors
A recombination with Viacom should boost CBS, but they're still a long way behind many competitors when it comes to market capitalization.
New York revokes approval of Charter/Spectrum/Time Warner Cable merger, gives Spectrum 60 days to transition to successor
Charter (doing business in New York as Spectrum) is the biggest cable provider in the state, with over 2 million subscribers across cable/internet/phone.
FCC puts Sinclair-Tribune bid in limbo, could lose out on major local sports rights
A deal that seemed to be a foregone conclusion a year ago now seems to be in jeopardy
Comcast ignites Fox bidding war against Disney with $65 billion offer, tries to downplay antitrust concerns
Will Fox go for Comcast's higher bid, and their argument that antitrust regulators won't be too worried by it?
Three key potential sports implications from judge clearing AT&T’s bid for Time Warner
The deal was approved without conditions, and could have big impacts on Turner, Disney, Fox and Comcast.
Looks like 21st Century Fox is back in play for Disney
Comcast, Sony and Verizon are also pursuing 21st Century Fox
Potential Disney purchase of 21st Century Fox could have major ramifications for sports world
Fox selling entertainment properties to Disney to focus on news and sports could have big implications for both companies.
If Trump administration nixes AT&T/Time Warner deal, what could that mean for sports?
While on the campaign trail, Donald Trump stated plenty of opposition to AT&T’s proposed $85.4 billion deal to...