Mexico’s telecommunications authority has reportedly postponed its planned auction set to take place this week that would end in two new nationwide television networks, reports say.
The IFT announced late last week that the auction would now be set for September 2-3, instead of its originally planned dates of June 16-17. …read more
The US’s largest Latino media firm Univision could be up for sale as sources report that the company’s private equity owners have been in acquisition discussions, according to reports.
Potential buyers include CBS Corp. and Time Warner, the sources said, and the conglomerate could fetch more than $20 billion.
Univision operates dozens …read more
Austria is awaiting the expected benefits of last year’s acquisition of Orange Austria and regulators are keeping an eye out for signs of hurt competition, though the government is expecting new competition to soon enter the wireless market, reports say.
Hutchison Whampoa acquired Orange Austria in early 2013 on the grounds …read more
The US Senate announced last Friday that it has set June 24 to hold a hearing on the proposed merger between AT&T and DirecTV.
The Senate’s judiciary antitrust subcommittee has scheduled a hearing to examine the deal. According to reports, the House will no do the same.
The House Commerce Communications subcommittee …read more