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Amscreen to Sell Media Division to DigiCom

by Helen Vince

Amscreen has signed a new partnership agreement to sell the media sales and marketing activities of its 3,500 UK digital roadside and healthcare networks to DigiCom Out of Home. Amscreen will continue to provide …

Tags:Amscreen| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Technicolor Acquires Cisco’s CPE Business

by Tom Allen

Technicolor and Cisco Systems have signed an exclusive agreement, which will see Technicolor acquire Cisco’s customer premises equipment (CPE) business – also known as the connected devices division. Technicolor will pay €550 million in …

Tags:Cisco| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Technicolor| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Amino to Buy Entone

by Helen Vince

UK-based set top box manufacturer and internet TV technology provider, Amino, has signed an agreement to acquire cloud TV firm, Entone, for a total consideration of $73 million. Amino provides digital entertainment solutions for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 30

China’s NetDragon Launches Promethean Bid

by Tom Allen

Netdragon Websoft, a Chinese games developer and operator, has made a $130 million offer for UK-based interactive display vendor and education provider, Promethean. Netdragon’s chairman, Liu Deijan, confirmed the offer last month. Promethean says …

Gesture Control Firm Pebbles Interfaces Acquired by Oculus

by Phillip Wright

Oculus, developer of the Rift virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display system has acquired Pebbles Interfaces (pebblesinterfaces.com – Note: original website taken down) of Kfar Saba, Israel. The firm’s LinkedIn page (below) describes the firm’s …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Oculus VR| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Chinese Group Prepares $23 Billion bid for Micron

by Helen Vince

Tsinghua Unigroup of China is reported to be preparing a $23 billion bid for Micron Technology which, if successful, would be the largest Chinese takeover of a US company. Tsinghua is China’s largest state-owned …

Tags:Chip Production| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Telefónica, Canal+ Deal Challenged in Spain

by Helen Vince

According to reports in the Spanish media, Vodafone and Orange have lodged separate appeals in Spain’s High Court over the conditions of Telefonica’s acquisition of Canal+. Spain’s competition authority, the CNMC, approved Telefonica’s acquisition …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Pay TV| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 29

AT&T’s DirecTV Acquisition Close to Approval

by Helen Vince

Sources have told Reuters that AT&T’s planned acquisition of DirecTV is close to being approved by the US Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The two companies have been in negotiations for …

AUO, Innolux Dismiss Merger Rumours

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux have dismissed further rumours that the two companies are considering merging, citing differences in market strategy, technology, patents and management. The two companies were reported to have been considering …

Merck Acquires Remaining Stake in Qlight

by Tom Allen

Merck, the world’s largest producer of liquid crystal materials, has worked with Israel’s Qlight Nanotech since the latter’s foundation in 2009. At SID this year, for example, the companies showed their joint work on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Merck| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Microsoft Rumoured to be Interested in AMD

by Helen Vince

Microsoft is rumoured to be interested in acquiring Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), in an effort to revive its chip design operations and bolster its gaming arm by developing its own console chips. Microsoft is …

Tags:AMD| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Microsoft| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Panasonic to Buy MagicInk Interactive

by Helen Vince

Panasonic has acquired MagicInk Interactive, a New York City-based provider of hardware, software and integration networks for high-end retail, hospitality and corporate clients. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jim Doyle, President …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 27