Category: merge

TiVo announces plans to merge with entertainment tech firm Xperi

Post author By Randall
Post date December 19, 2019
Categories In av, brand, business, deal, dvr, Entertainment, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Home, intellectual property, ip, licensing, merge, merger, patents, streaming, Tech, tivo, xperi

[ad_1] The new entity will merge TiVo’s content aggregation, discovery and recommendation capabilities with Xperi’s home, automotive and mobile device licenses. According to TiVo, the two companies hold more than 10,000 patents and applications with minimal license overlap. That intellectual property will make Xperi one of the largest licensing companies in the world. “The combined […]

CBS and Viacom agree to sign $30 billion merger deal

Post author By Randall
Post date August 13, 2019
Categories In av, broadcast, business, cable, cbs, comedy central, cord cutting, deal, Entertainment, merge, merger, mtv, national amusements, network, nickelodeon, paramount, redstone, shareholders, showtime, stock, streaming, Tech, Tv, viacom, viacomcbs

[ad_1] If it goes through, the all-stock deal will bring together Viacom’s MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, as well as its Paramount film and TV studio, and CBS’s broadcast network and Showtime premium network. The combined CBS and Viacom would be valued at roughly $30 billion, and Viacom shareholders would receive 0.59625 CBS shares for […]