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closed 12/5/2011 via BNC Analysis

KT Corporation, acquired Enswers Inc.

See 768 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: KT Corp., provider of integrated telecommunications services in Korea, has bought local video search technology company, Enswers. Enswers develops a suite of multimedia search, content monitoring, and contextual video advertising products that are based on VideoFuse audio/video signal processing and clustering technologies.
buyer: KT Corporation(KT:$21,331,313.00)
KT Corporation provides integrated telecommunications services in Korea. Its principal services include mobile telecommunications services, telephone services, including local, domestic/international long-distance fixed-line and voice over Internet protocol telephone services, and more.
target: Enswers Inc.
Enswers Inc. operates as a video search technology company that develops a suite of multimedia search, content monitoring, and contextual video advertising products that are based on VideoFuse audio/video signal processing and clustering technologies.
price ($mm)
$41
rev ($mm)
$3
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
15.0x
EV / EBITDA
closed 12/16/2010 via PR Newswire

Tribune Media Services, acquired CastTV Inc.

See 768 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Tribune Media Services (TMS), a leading provider of entertainment information databases, announced that it has acquired CastTV, a leader in video search, indexing and data technologies for discovering TV shows, movies and other online video content.
buyer parent:Tribune Company
buyer: Tribune Media Services
Tribune Interactive, a subsidiary of Tribune Company, manages the interactive operations of major daily newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday and their associated websites, plus all aspects of Tribune's print and online classified advertising operations.
target: CastTV Inc.
CastTV is a leading video search platform that reaches over 4 million consumers monthly. CastTV's innovative technology enables the search and navigation of video content across the "three screens" of computer, television, and mobile.
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closed 11/22/2011 via PR Newswire

Microsoft Corporation, acquired VideoSurf Inc.

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synopsis: Microsoft has announced the acquisition of video discovery technology company VideoSurf Inc. Founded in 2006, VideoSurf offers a back-end computer vision technology that "sees" frames inside videos to make discovering content fast, easy and accurate.
buyer: Microsoft Corporation(MSFT:$73,723.00)
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a range of software products and services for various computing devices worldwide.
target parent: Pitango Venture Capital
target: VideoSurf Inc.
VideoSurf Inc. is a California-based video discovery technology company. Using a unique combination of new computer vision and fast computation methods, VideoSurf has taught computers to “see” inside videos to find content in a fast, efficient, and scalable way.
price ($mm)
$70
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closed 8/23/2012 via PR Newswire

Rebellion Media Group Inc, acquired TVDuck.com

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synopsis: Rebellion Media has solidified its presence in the entertainment vertical with the acquisition of a portfolio of video search engine properties, highlighted by TVDuck.com. Tvduck.com lets users watch tv, movies, documentaries, music videos, funny video clips, sports clips, share and enjoy free videos.
buyer: Rebellion Media Group Inc
Rebellion Media is a leading digital media company. They create and acquire digital media properties within their targeted categories (health & wellness, technology, entertainment and sports) and power them with an innovative content, traffic and monetization platform.
target: TVDuck.com
Tvduck.com lets users watch tv, movies, documentaries, music videos, funny video clips, sports clips, share and enjoy free videos.
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closed 1/10/2006 via

America Online, Inc., acquired Truveo, Inc.

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synopsis: Internet video search pioneer Truveo, Inc. has been acquired by America Online, Inc., solidifying AOL's leadership position as the premier destination for a full suite of video and search services. AOL's acquisition agreement with Truveo was signed and closed on December 21, 2005. Financial terms were not disclosed.
buyer parent:Time Warner, Inc.
buyer: America Online, Inc.(AOL:$2,191.70)
AOL is a leading global Web services company with an extensive suite of brands and offerings and a substantial worldwide audience. AOL’s business spans online content, products and services that the company offers to consumers, publishers and advertisers.
target: Truveo, Inc.
Truveo, headquartered in Burlingame, Calif., is building the most comprehensive search engine for video on the Web. The company's unique Visual Crawler technology enables Truveo to find videos that current search engines miss, and deliver highly relevant and up-to-the-minute results to users.
price ($mm)
$50
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closed 7/4/2012 via BNC Analysis

Weka Firmengruppe GmbH & Co. KG, acquired fotocommunity GmbH

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synopsis: Weka Firmengruppe GmbH & Co. KG has bought fotocommunity GmbH, a company that operates an Internet community for amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts in Europe. The company also offers videocommunity.com, a platform for filmmakers, video-artists, and musicians, as well as offers online digital imaging services.
buyer: Weka Firmengruppe GmbH & Co. KG
Weka Firmengruppe GmbH & Co. KG, through its subsidiaries, operates as a publishing company in Europe. It publishes magazines and electronic supplementary products in the areas of engineering, management, construction, administration, dentistry, and law and tax.
target: fotocommunity GmbH
fotocommunity GmbH operates an Internet community for amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts in Europe. The company also offers videocommunity.com, a platform for filmmakers, video-artists, and musicians, as well as offers online digital imaging services.
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cancelled 10/2/2009 via BNC Analysis

Global Gaming Factory X AB, cancelled an acquisition of The Pirate Bay

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synopsis: Global Gaming AB Cancelled the Acquisition of The Pirate Bay.
buyer: Global Gaming Factory X AB
Global Gaming Factory X AB is a new media channel to reach visitors of Internet cafes and gaming venues. Global Gaming Factory X AB uses Smartlaunch and CyberCafePro's installed base of cafe management software at thousands of internet cafes and gaming centers around the world.
target: The Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay is one of the 100 most visited Internet sites in the world and one of the leading search engines for file sharing. The site has more than 20 million visitors and over one billion searches per month.
price ($mm)
$1.03
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announced 7/17/2012 via BusinessWire

Autodesk, Inc., will acquire Socialcam

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synopsis: Autodesk Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Socialcam for a purchase price of approximately $60 Million. Socialcam is a popular mobile social video capture, editing and sharing app and service that was launched in 2011.
buyer: Autodesk, Inc.(ADSK:$2,312.20)
Autodesk, Inc., is a leader in professional and personal 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Autodesk tools help unlock the creativity in everyone, from children and hobbyists to design and engineering professionals.
target: Socialcam
Socialcam is a smartphone application and web-based service that makes it easy to capture, edit and share videos. The Socialcam app has been one of the most popular mobile video apps in the iOS App Store and Android marketplace with over 16 million downloads since it was first launched in 2011.
price ($mm)
$60
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announced 7/11/2012 via BNC Analysis

500px, will acquire Algo Anywhere

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synopsis: 500px announced that it has agreed to acquire Algo Anywhere, a provider of algorithmic recommendation solutions. 500px will fully integrate Algo’s recommendation engine into the 500px platform to further streamline and enhance image discovery and rating algorithms so that users are receiving even more personalized content.
buyer: 500px
500px is a photo community powered by creative people worldwide that lets you discover, share, buy and sell inspiring photographs.
target: Algo Anywhere
Algo Anywhere is a Canadian machine learning company dedicated to the development of easy-to-use, reliable and useful services developed with some of the latest results from the academic AI research community.
price ($mm)
$2.00
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announced 3/7/2012 via PR Newswire

Morgan Hertzan and Joseph Varet, will acquire Plum TV, Inc.

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synopsis: LXTV co-founders Joseph Varet and Morgan Hertzan announced an agreement to purchase Plum TV, a lifestyle network reaching over 5 million of the most affluent viewers in the country across eight markets. The new ownership group will continue the network's programming focus on home, travel, food, and wellness.
buyer: Morgan Hertzan and Joseph Varet
Morgan Hertzan and Joseph Varet, former MTV executives, co-founded LXTV, which produces and distributes lifestyle entertainment television, online video and out-of-home programming, in 2006. LXTV was acquired in January 2008 by the NBC-owned TV stations division of NBCUniversal.
target: Plum TV, Inc.
Founded in 2004, Plum TV, a lifestyle network reaching over 5 million of the most affluent viewers in the country across eight markets. Plum TV is distributed on cable television systems in Miami, Aspen, Vail, Telluride, the Hamptons, Sun Valley, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.
price($mm)[EV]
$1.17 [$15]
rev ($mm)
$6
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
2.4x
EV / EBITDA
announced 7/19/2012 via GlobeNewswire

AlphaBird, Inc, will acquire Castfire, Inc.

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synopsis: Alphabird has agreed to acquire Castfire, a leading content management and publishing platform. Castfire's team will be joining Alphabird, delivering audio and video content solutions that provide best of breed uptime and support to its roster of customers that includes Fortune 500 publishers, international brands, and niche content creators.
buyer: AlphaBird, Inc
Alphabird is a vertically integrated audience development company that guarantees targeted, engaged audiences for online video on a performance basis. Alphabird was an early pioneer in the distribution of Click-To-Play video content.
target: Castfire, Inc.
Castfire is a video and audio publishing platform that helps companies manage and monetize large libraries of media content. It allows publishers to reach their audience across multiple platforms and devices and increase their audience size by automating complex syndication relationships.
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closed 5/22/2012 via BNC Analysis

m-up, acquired Adways Entertainment Co

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synopsis: On May 22, 2012, Adways Co., Ltd. sold Adways Entertainment Co., a company that produces motion picture movies to m-up, Inc.
buyer: m-up
m-up Inc is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in the production and distribution of entertainment contents. The Company provides entertainment contents and contents distribution system to customers in the whole entertainment industry, including contents holders and end users.
target parent: Adways Co.
target: Adways Entertainment Co
Adways Entertainment Co., Ltd. produces motion picture movies. The company also develops and operates a mobile Internet site.
price ($mm)
$4.54
rev ($mm)
$11
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
0.4x
EV / EBITDA
closed 5/18/2012 via BNC Analysis

Trivone Digital Services Pvt. Ltd., acquired Chakpak Media Private Limited

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synopsis: Trivone Digital Services Pvt Ltd has acquired Chakpak.com, an entertainment portal featuring Bollywood news, photos and videos, and WheelsUnplugged.com, a site featuring articles and user guides on automobiles, for an undisclosed amount.
buyer: Trivone Digital Services Pvt. Ltd.
Trivone offers all kind of digital media and content services. Founded by L. Subramanyan, a veteran journalist and media professional, Trivone owns 4 different online media portals – www.techtree.com, www.channeltimes.com, www.cxotoday.com, and www.supportbiz.com.
target parent: Flipkart Online Services Pvt Ltd
target: Chakpak Media Private Limited
Chakpak offers Indian movie enthusiasts a plethora of information on movies and movie personalities. Some of the site offerings include wallpapers, videos, news, discussion forums and quizzes.
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closed 5/16/2012 via BNC Analysis

NextMovie, acquired Film.com

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synopsis: NextMovie announced the acquisition of the popular movie site Film.com, a deal that expands NextMovie’s audience and broadens its reach for advertisers.
buyer parent:Viacom Inc.
buyer: NextMovie
NextMovie is a movie site that provides film editorial content, from reviews to interviews to photos.
target: Film.com
Film.com owns and operates online movie portal. The portal offers information about new movies in theaters, upcoming releases and trailers, film reviews, and ratings.
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announced 5/4/2011 via BusinessWire

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, will acquire Flixster, Inc.

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synopsis: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced an agreement to acquire Flixster, a highly popular movie discovery application company with over 25 million worldwide users per month. The acquisition also includes Rotten Tomatoes, a top website devoted to film reviews, information and news.
buyer parent:Time Warner, Inc.
buyer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios.
target: Flixster, Inc.
Flixster operates the world’s most popular movie communities, used by more than 25 million people every month. Flixster services include destination websites at Flixster.com and RottenTomatoes.com, as well as leading apps on Facebook, MySpace, iGoogle, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android-powered devices.
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closed 12/14/2010 via BNC Analysis

Net Element, Inc., acquired Openfilm, LLC

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synopsis: Net Element, Inc. has acquired Openfilm, LLC. Openfilm.com is an online community of film lovers and filmmakers working together to change the way independent film is discovered, financed and distributed. It is the online destination for filmmakers and film enthusiasts across the global.
buyer: Net Element, Inc.(NETE:$0.00)
Net Element is an online media and technology company that develops properties and technologies, incubates cutting-edge emerging businesses, and is creating a network of unique digital assets, rich with HD video content and social media.
target: Openfilm, LLC
Openfilm brings the best elements of the film industry together. With an innovative platform designed to change the process of discovering great independent film, Openfilm is dedicated to developing, marketing and distributing great works.
price($mm)[EV]
$0.56 [$1.71]
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closed 2/25/2009 via BusinessWire

First on Mars, acquired PrisonBreakCrazy.com

See 469 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: First on Mars, a personalized guide to network TV on the web, announced that it has acquired PrisonBreakCrazy.com, a leading site for fans of the hit TV show Prison Break. The acquisition of PrisonBreakCrazy.com gives First on Mars access to a vibrant community of fans around one of the top rated shows on television.
buyer: First on Mars
First on Mars' helps Internet surfers find, organize and share links to free on demand network TV shows on the web. Via a cutting-edge web interface, FOM users discover new TV shows with a personalized guide that adapts to their viewing habits and preferences regarding shows, networks and TV moods.
target: PrisonBreakCrazy.com
PrisonBreakCrazy.com, is a leading site for fans of the hit TV show Prison Break. PrisonBreakCrazy.com received more than 1,355,000 visits in 2008 and consistently ranks in the top 5 results for Google searches related to watching Prison Break episodes online.
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closed 8/27/2008 via PR Newswire

R&S Investments, LLC, acquired Hollywood.com

See 465 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Hollywood Media Corp. a leading provider of news, information and ticketing covering the entertainment and media industries, sold its Hollywood.com and Hollywood.com Television businesses to R&S Investments, LLC, an entity owned by Mitchell Rubenstein and Laurie S. Silvers.
buyer: R&S Investments, LLC
R&S Investments, LLC, an entity owned by Mitchell Rubenstein and Laurie S. Silvers. Mr. Rubenstein is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hollywood Media and Laurie Silvers is Hollywood Media's President.
target parent: Hollywood Media Corp.
target: Hollywood.com
Hollywood.com is the only 100% pure entertainment Web site dedicated to super-serving fans. Our mission is simple – we help users discover what movies to see, what TV shows to watch and what their favorite celebrities are up to.
price ($mm)
$1.00
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closed 8/4/2008 via PR Newswire

CraveOnline.com, acquired MyAnimeList

See 465 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: CraveOnline.com a leading lifestyle destination for men featuring video, movies, TV, music, sports, games, cars, humor and more, announced that it has acquired MyAnimeList, the world's largest anime & manga social networking site with over 10,000 members signing in daily.
buyer: CraveOnline.com
CraveOnline.com is your source for everything that males crave on the net. We have everything you need from Videos and Music, to Video Games and Movie News & Trailers. We strive to get you the most up-to-date and coolest stuff around the web.
target: MyAnimeList
Founded in 2006, MyAnimeList was created to give users an immediate and easy way of cataloging their anime or manga collection. The site allows users to create a profile, connect with other enthusiasts and provide detailed information on anime or manga characters, plot line and more.
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closed 7/17/2008 via BusinessWire

SnagFilms, acquired IndieWIRE

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synopsis: SnagFilms, which brings the best nonfiction films to a global web audience and promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, today announced the acquisition of indieWIRE, the leading news, information, and social networking site for the international independent film community, from its publisher GMD Studios.
buyer: SnagFilms
SnagFilms features free ad-supported viewing of hundreds of award-winning titles from some of the greatest names in documentary film production and distribution.
target parent: GMD Studios
target: IndieWIRE
Founded in 1996, indieWIRE is the leading source on independent film, publishing breaking business news, dispatches from hundreds of film festivals, weekly movie reviews, interviews with emerging and established filmmakers, links to leading blogs,
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$1.00
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closed 12/5/2011 via BNC Analysis

KT Corporation, acquired Enswers Inc.

See 768 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: KT Corp., provider of integrated telecommunications services in Korea, has bought local video search technology company, Enswers. Enswers develops a suite of multimedia search, content monitoring, and contextual video advertising products that are based on VideoFuse audio/video signal processing and clustering technologies.
buyer: KT Corporation(KT:$21,331,313.00)
KT Corporation provides integrated telecommunications services in Korea. Its principal services include mobile telecommunications services, telephone services, including local, domestic/international long-distance fixed-line and voice over Internet protocol telephone services, and more.
target: Enswers Inc.
Enswers Inc. operates as a video search technology company that develops a suite of multimedia search, content monitoring, and contextual video advertising products that are based on VideoFuse audio/video signal processing and clustering technologies.
price ($mm)
$41
rev ($mm)
$3
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
15.0x
EV / EBITDA
closed 12/5/2011 via BNC Analysis

KT Corporation, acquired Enswers Inc.

See 768 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: KT Corp., provider of integrated telecommunications services in Korea, has bought local video search technology company, Enswers. Enswers develops a suite of multimedia search, content monitoring, and contextual video advertising products that are based on VideoFuse audio/video signal processing and clustering technologies.
buyer: KT Corporation(KT:$21,331,313.00)
KT Corporation provides integrated telecommunications services in Korea. Its principal services include mobile telecommunications services, telephone services, including local, domestic/international long-distance fixed-line and voice over Internet protocol telephone services, and more.
target: Enswers Inc.
Enswers Inc. operates as a video search technology company that develops a suite of multimedia search, content monitoring, and contextual video advertising products that are based on VideoFuse audio/video signal processing and clustering technologies.
price ($mm)
$41
rev ($mm)
$3
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
15.0x
EV / EBITDA
closed 2/29/2012 via BusinessWire

Insight Communications Company, Inc. merged with Time Warner Cable Inc.,

See 14 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Time Warner Cable Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Insight Communications Company, Inc. Insight offers bundled, state-of-the-art video, high-speed Internet and voice telephony services to residential and business customers.
buyer: Time Warner Cable Inc.(TWC:$19,675.00)
Time Warner Cable is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located mainly in five geographic areas — New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas.
target: Insight Communications Company, Inc.
Insight Communications Company offers bundled, state-of-the-art video, high-speed Internet and voice telephony services to residential and business customers and delivers cn|2, a new kind of news and information network, to all of its Kentucky and Indiana customers.
price ($mm)
$2,900
rev ($mm)
$1,064
EBITDA ($mm)
$369
EV / rev
2.8x
EV / EBITDA
8.1x
closed 11/2/2011 via BusinessWire

Time Warner Cable Inc., purchased Cable Systems from NewWave Communications

See 11 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Time Warner Cable Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of cable systems from NewWave Communications, provider of communications services such as high-speed data, cable television and telephone to smaller, non-urban communities in the Midwest.
buyer: Time Warner Cable Inc.(TWC:$19,675.00)
Time Warner Cable Inc. is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 14 million customers to entertainment, information and each other.
seller: NewWave Communications
NewWave Communications provides cable television, Internet, and digital telephone services. It offers cable television services by providing digital movie, music, news, sports, local, and pay-per-view channels, as well as HDTV and digital video recorder solutions.
price ($mm)
$259
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announced 10/27/2011 via BusinessWire

PAETEC Corp. will be merged with Windstream Corporation,

See 39 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: PAETEC Holding Corp. will be acquired by Windstream Corporation, provider of high-speed broadband Internet, phone service and Digital TV packages. PAETEC offers a comprehensive suite of network services, as well as managed services, cloud and data center services, software and technology, and energy services.
buyer: Windstream Corporation(WIN:$3,712.00)
Windstream Corporation provides high-speed broadband Internet, phone service and Digital TV packages to residential customers as well as products and services for small, medium and large businesses, and government agencies.
target: PAETEC Corp.(PAET:$1,623.82)
PAETEC delivers personalized communications solutions and unmatched service to business-class customers in 86 of the nation's top 100 metropolitan areas. It is the premier alternative to the ILECs, based on its nationwide footprint, breadth of products, and quality of service.
price($mm)[EV]
$818 [$2,237]
rev ($mm)
$1,840
EBITDA ($mm)
$313
EV / rev
1.2x
EV / EBITDA
7.2x
closed 10/2/2012 via BusinessWire

Millicom International Cellular S.A., acquired Cablevision Paraguay

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synopsis: Millicom International Cellular S.A. announced that it has received all necessary documentation to complete the transaction to acquire 100% of Cablevision Paraguay. Cablevisión Paraguay began offering TV services in Asunción in 1989 and is the leading provider of cable pay-TV services in Paraguay.
buyer: Millicom International Cellular S.A.
Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with mobile telephony operations in 13 countries in Latin America and Africa. It also operates various combinations of fixed telephony, cable and broadband businesses in five countries in Central America.
target parent: Grupo Clarin SA
target: Cablevision Paraguay
Cablevisión Paraguay is controlled by the listed company Grupo Clarín S.A. It began offering TV services in Asunción in 1989 and is the leading provider of cable pay-TV services in Paraguay.
price ($mm)
$150
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announced 10/17/2011 via BusinessWeek

América Móvil, will acquire DLA Inc.

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synopsis: America Movil, Latin America's largest wireless company, agreed to buy DLA Inc. from Claxson Interactive Group Inc, adding video-on-demand programming and Latin America cable-TV channels including Playboy TV and the Concert Channel.
buyer: América Móvil(AMXA:$0.00)
América Móvil is Latin America´s largest wireless company and, in terms of equity subscribers the third largest wireless provider in the world. Some of its wireless voice and data services include: SMS, MMS, internet access, mobile connection, and localization services.
target parent: Claxson Interactive Group, Inc.
target: DLA Inc.
DLA is the leading corporation in the development, integration, and delivery of entertainment products made for digital distribution (TV, Internet, Mobile) in Latin America, Iberia and the Hispanic market in the United States, and in the Caribbean.
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announced 4/20/2007 via PR Newswire

BT Group plc, will acquire Comsat International, Inc.

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synopsis: BT has entered into an agreement to acquire Comsat International, a leading provider of data communication services for corporations and public sector organizations in Latin America.
buyer: BT Group plc(BT:$18,897.00)
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher-value broadband and internet products and services.
target: Comsat International, Inc.
Comsat International, Inc. provides local, national and pan-regional network services and solutions for approximately 2,000 enterprise, government and service-provider customers over modern, integrated terrestrial and satellite network facilities throughout Latin America.
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closed 7/11/2006 via PR Newswire

Eagle Communications, Inc, purchased certain of its Kansas cable systems from Galaxy Cablevision

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synopsis: DH Capital, LLC, a New York City based investment banking firm, announced that it represented Galaxy Cablevision in their recent sale of certain of its Kansas cable systems to Eagle Communications, Inc.. The cable system serves approximately 2,700 customers in central Kansas.
buyer: Eagle Communications, Inc
Eagle Communications is an employee owned communications company based in Hays, Kansas. Eagle owns and operates 18 radio stations in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri, along with 6 cable systems in Northwest Kansas.
seller: Galaxy Cablevision
Galaxy Cablevision provides cable television programming to more than 170,000 customers in 13 states. The Missouri-based company provides distance learning and video conferencing to more than 300 schools.
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closed 9/1/2004 via BusinessWire

R.H. Donnelley Corporation, purchased directory publishing business in Illinois and NW Indiana from SBC Communications

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synopsis: H. Donnelley Corporation (NYSE: RHD) announced that it has completed the acquisition of SBC Communications Inc.'s (NYSE: SBC) directory publishing business in Illinois and Northwest Indiana, for $1.41 billion in cash, after working capital adjustments and the settlement of a $30 million liquidation preference related to the DonTech partnership.
buyer: R.H. Donnelley Corporation(DEXO:$1,300.01)
R.H. Donnelley connects businesses and consumers through its broad portfolio of print and interactive marketing solutions. Small- and medium-sized businesses look to R.H. Donnelley's experienced team of marketing consultants to help them grow their companies and drive sales leads.
seller: SBC Communications(SBC:$40,843.00)
SBC Communications Inc., incorporated in 1983, provides communications services and products in the United States through its subsidiaries. The services and products that the Company offers vary by market and include local exchange services, wireless communications, long-distance services, Internet
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$1,410
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closed 4/6/2004 via BusinessWire

EchoStar Communications, acquired Superstar/Netlink Group LLC

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synopsis: EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMST) announced today that EchoStar has completed its purchase of the Superstar/Netlink Group LLC (SNG), UVTV distribution and related assets from Gemstar-TV Guide.
buyer: EchoStar Communications(SATS:$11,664.15)
EchoStar Communications Corporation has been a leader for more than 26 years in satellite TV equipment sales and support worldwide. The Company’s DISH Network® is the fastest-growing pay-TV provider in the country since 2000 and currently serves more than 13.585 million satellite TV customers.
target parent: Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.
target: Superstar/Netlink Group LLC
Superstar/Netlink Group LLC, a C-Band provider of satellite TV programming, is one of six principal operating companies in Gemstar-TV Guide, Inc. The company, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offers big dish customers the best service and products in the satellite TV industry. In 1999, Superstar, Netlin
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$48
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