By Roy Choi |
Satellite TV provider DirecTV is exploring acquiring at least a portion of online video streaming company Hulu. A source reports that discussions are in the early phase of a possible partial, or even full, buyout. This is the second time around for DirecTV to consider…
By Todd Haselton |
Dish and SoftBank are currently in a bidding war to woo Sprint and its shareholders. SoftBank first offered $20 billion to acquire 70 percent of Sprint, then Dish came in and offered $25.5 billion. SoftBank responded saying its offer is better and that Dish isn’t committed to…
By Todd Haselton |
Deutsche Telekom announced Wednesday morning, as expected, that it has completed its merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS. The merger went relatively smoothly but hit a bit of a rough patch when MetroPCS shareholders were waiting for a better deal from Deutsche Telekom, which eventually…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile is reportedly preparing to close its acquisition of MetroPCS on Tuesday. The Associated Press said that the deal is expected to be finalized after the bell. The deal will provide T-Mobile USA with much needed spectrum as it continues to build out its brand new 4G…
By Todd Haselton |
A report on Tuesday suggested that Verizon was talking with AT&T about possibly acquiring Vodafone. That report is false, Verizon Communications said in a statement to Market Watch recently. “Verizon Communications Inc. notes the recent press speculation regarding a potential merger with or purchase by Verizon…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon announced on Thursday its intentions to acquire Goodreads, a popular social network in the literary world. Neither Amazon nor Goodreads disclosed the terms of the agreement, so it’s unclear what the selling price was, although Goodreads will keep its headquarters in San Francisco. The social…
By Todd Haselton |
Following a green light from the Federal Communications Commission and a lack of objections from the Department of Justice, T-Mobile and MetroPCS needed one last regulatory approval before merging. That happened yesterday when the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. gave the deal a nod…
By Todd Haselton |
Earlier this morning a company named ICOA published a press release claiming that it was acquired by Google for $400 million. In a bizarre turn of events, Google has allegedly denied any plans to acquire the firm. Sources speaking to AllThingsD have said no such…
By Todd Haselton |
Wireless Internet and broadband provider ICOA just announced that it has been acquired by Google for $400 million. ICOA describes itself as a company that provides “Wi-Fi to high traffic public locations” and is a “leading vertically integrated, neutral-host broadband wireless Internet network provider.” ICOA…
By Todd Haselton |
J2 Global announced on Monday that it acquired Ziff Davis and most of its web properties for $167 million. The acquisition includes PCMag.com, ComputerShopper, ExtremeTech, Geek.com and Toolbox.com, the company said in a release today. “We have years of experience and significant interest in the…
