Posts tagged: Sky
Saturday, 29 June 2019, 9:16 am
Tucked away in the back of the business section of my old employer - The Daily Telegraph - are some rather interesting comments from Gervais Williams, the respected fund manager, about the prospect of a pick up in dealmaking.
Williams, who runs the Diverse Income invesmtent trust - told Richard Evans, a rather nice former ex-colleague who writes the Questor column- that London-listed companies are at "unusually attractive valuations"...
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Betaville IntelligenceTuesday, 25 September 2018, 9:42 am
Oh look - Comcast has just announced it owns over 30pc of Sky after tapping up shareholders (officially) for stock after the Saturday's shenanigans were finalised.
https://www.investegate.co.uk/comcast-corporation/rns/recommended-mandatory-superior-cash-offer-for-sky/201809250818198342B/..
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Betaville IntelligenceWednesday, 22 August 2018, 10:36 pm
21st Century Fox has appointed a powerful shareholder solicitation firm amid speculation it is preparing to launch a final "knockout" offer for Sky.
According to sources claiming to be familiar with the matter, Rupert Murdoch's media group - which has already struck a deal to sell the majority of its assets to Walt Disney Corporation for $52 billion - has mandated Georgeson to sound out Sky shareholders about whether they are willing to support its £14.00 a share offer for Sky...
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Saturday, 23 December 2017, 9:11 am
This time last week Betaville was all aflutter after the Daily Mail splashed its business section and wrote a comment piece on the possiblity of Comcast making a £19 billion counter offer for FTSE 100-listed broadcaster Sky...
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Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 7:44 pm
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Sunday, 17 December 2017, 12:15 pm
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Sunday, 23 April 2017, 8:30 pm
Sorry for the lack of posts in the last couple of days I have been rather busy doing some freelance work for my chums at The Sunday Times.
Indeed, diligent followers of my work might have noticed I had a few jackanories in today's business section, including one on financial news giant the Mergermarket Group, publisher of Debtwire and Dealreporter...
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Monday, 12 December 2016, 12:52 pm
It's a Monday, so here is a link to today's session:
http://tiptv.co.uk/ma-update-fox-sky-deal-just-beginning-betaville/..
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Monday, 4 July 2016, 12:00 am
It's a Monday, so regular readers are likely to be expecting another Tip TV session with the urbane Zak Mir.
But this also gives me the opportunity to introduce readers to a newly-designed Betaville. I hope you like the new website.
Anyway, that's enough of the self promotion. Below is the link to today's session.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHd3Ka5rATU..
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Thursday, 30 June 2016, 12:00 am
Perhaps those (I have to include myself here) predicting a slowdown in UK M&A post Brexit spoke too soon.
News Corp - the publishing company controlled by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch - has just announced it is purchasing Talksport-owner Wireless Group for £220 million. Here is a link to the regulatory news service announcement:..
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Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 12:00 am
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