Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026
Netflix announced this week that it had reached … Axios : Netflix to buy Warner Bros. for nearly $83 billion Alex Pigman / Taipei Times : Warner Bros acquisition by Netflix sparks backlash Victory Emm...
Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture and will focus on existing products and distribution channels
Sigh. Streaming TV prices are going to get obscene in 2025. — www.theverge.com/2025/1/10/24... Mastodon: @SuffolkLITLab@esq.social : TL;DR: Venu Sports, the anticipated joint streaming venture from...
Bose to close all 119 of its retail stores in N. America, Europe, Japan, and Australia due to the shift to online shopping but will maintain stores elsewhere
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Dish to pay $1.4B for Sprint's prepaid operation and $3.6B for the spectrum, commits to build a 5G network capable of serving 70% of US population by June 2023
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Sources: T-Mobile resumes merger talks with Sprint by making new offer; deal could be reached within weeks
Yet Andrew Myrick / Phandroid : The Saga Continues: T-Mobile throws last ditch offer to keep Sprint merger talks alive Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Report: T-Mobile and Sprint attempting to ‘salvage’ mer...
Snap is now selling its Spectacles on Amazon, at the same $129.99 price
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LeEco calls off its $2B purchase of TV maker Vizio, instead forming “partnership” that brings Le app to some Vizio devices and Vizio products to China
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Sources: Verizon plans to make bid for Yahoo's core business; Google is also considering a bid
Friday, April 8 Tjfang / CBS San Francisco : Verizon, Google Reportedly Planning To Bid On Yahoo Adrian Diaconescu / Pocketnow : Verizon and Google lead prospective Yahoo buyer pack, as AT&T backs dow...
Sony and Verizon cancel launch of Xperia Z4v smartphone
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Comcast's Gigabit Pro 2Gbps internet will cost $300/month, up to $1000 in installation and activation fees; early promo rate of $159 a month on 2 year contract
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