In a meeting with analysts, AT&T’s CFO John Stephens said the company is considering selling off its 10% stake in Hulu, the video streaming service, in order to reduce debt. AT&T owns that stake through WarnerMedia (formerly Time Warner) and according to recent estimates, it could be worth USD 930 million. This is a non-strategic [...]
El CFO de AT&T, John Stephens, reveló en una conferencia con analistas que la compañía analiza la venta de su 10% en Hulu, el servicio de streaming de los Estados Unidos, con el objetivo de reducir su deuda. AT&T posee esa participación a través de WarnerMedia (ex Time Warner) y según estimaciones recientes tiene un [...]
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts acknowledged in a conference with analysts that the company abandoned its pursuit of 21st Century Fox’s film and television assets, in direct competition with Disney, because the price was becoming “too high”. “It was a unique opportunity,” the executive said. “We were very disciplined in our approach to it, but we [...]
El CEO de Comcast, Brian Roberts, reconoció en conferencia con analistas que la compañía abandonó la puja por adquirir los activos de Fox, con competencia directa con Disney, porque el precio se estaba volviendo “demasiado alto”. “Fue una oportunidad única”, afirmó el directivo. “Fuimos muy disciplinados en nuestro enfoque, pero pensamos que se trató principalmente [...]
Comcast announced that it has abandoned its plans to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox’s entertainment assets to focus on its offer for Sky. Sources familiar with the company’s thinking told Reuters that Comcast dropped its bid for the Fox assets because it was concerned the price was becoming too high. It was also worried how much [...]
Comcast anunció que abandonó sus planes de adquirir los activos de Twenty-First Century Fox para centrarse en su oferta por el grupo europeo de televisión paga Sky. Fuentes familiarizadas con la decisión dijeron a Reuters que Comcast retiró su oferta por preocupaciones sobre el precio, las desinversiones que podría tener que realizar para completar el [...]
21st Century Fox (21CF) announced that it will vote on Disney’s revised offer on July 27. 21CF’s board of directors recommends that stockholders vote in favor of the proposal. Fox had originally scheduled its shareholder vote for July 10, but postponed it after Comcast submitted its USD 65 billion offer. Disney had initially offered USD [...]
21st Century Fox (21CF) anunció que el 27 de julio próximo realizará una reunión especial de accionistas para votar la nueva oferta de The Walt Disney Company, entre otros temas. La junta directiva de 21CF recomienda a los accionistas que voten a favor de la propuesta. La reunión para votar el acuerdo había sido previamente [...]
The Walt Disney Company announced Wednesday that the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared the pending acquisition by Disney of 21st Century Fox entertainment assets. As a condition of the deal, the DOJ said that Disney must sell off Fox’s regional sports networks. According to the consent decree, Disney [...]
The Walt Disney Company recibió el aval de la División Antimonopolios del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos para comprar los activos de 21st Century Fox por USD 71.300 millones, con la condición de que venda 22 canales deportivos regionales. En un comunicado, Disney dijo que tendrá un plazo de 90 días, una vez [...]
