The Irish Times

Altice lines up $185bn pitch for cable group Charter

Acquisitive European group could be set for latest round of US media consolidation

Wed Aug 09 2017 - 19:55

Deal frenzy sweeps through US cable and broadband providers

TPG acquires RCN Telecom Services and Grande Communications in latest purchase

Tue Aug 16 2016 - 05:35

Fleetmatics to add 75 new jobs in Dublin

Software company expanding its research and development team to support growth

Thu Jun 09 2016 - 07:00

Deals worth $370bn torpedoed by Obama administration

More mergers and acquisitions torpedoed than during Clinton and Bush eras together

Fri Apr 08 2016 - 01:00

Liberty sees Europe as second front in cable war

The company behind TV3 has built up a commanding psotion in the market

Wed Nov 25 2015 - 15:57

Accenture acquires Dublin-based S3 Group’s TV tech business

S3 TV Technology StormTest platform to be integrated into Accenture solutions

Wed Sept 09 2015 - 08:54

Back to the books: dreamers, doers and digital gold

There is a wealth of great books about the world of business just waiting to be read

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 10:00

Revenues up 24% at Dublin-based Fleetmatics

Active vehicles under subscription grew by 31,000 in the second quarter

Fri Aug 07 2015 - 12:14

Ryanair soars as full-year profit rises 66%

Impact of airline’s stellar results limited as Iseq gains less than 0.1%

Wed May 27 2015 - 01:00

Charter to buy Time Warner Cable in $78.7bn deal

Cable operators look to better compete with US market leader Comcast

Tue May 26 2015 - 12:35

Charter nears $55bn deal to buy Time Warner Cable

Acquisition is victory for John Malone amid consolidation by cable operators

Tue May 26 2015 - 01:00

Tycoon and ex-boss vie for Time Warner

Patrick Drahi and John Malone pursue Time Warner Cable

Mon May 25 2015 - 01:00

Comcast’s earnings up 10%, driven by high-speed internet

Net income attributable to cable and entertainment group was $2.1bn for first quarter

Mon May 04 2015 - 18:57

Glitches hit Mayweather versus Pacquiao pay-per-view

Customers take to social media to complain about problems ordering access to the fight

Sun May 03 2015 - 10:18

Comcast abandons $45bn Time Warner Cable merger

FCC moves to scuttle the deal leads Comcast to walk away

Fri Apr 24 2015 - 13:55

John Malone: The US billionaire buying up Ireland

The ‘Cable Cowboy’ is America’s biggest landowner. Now he’s snapping up property this side of the Atlantic

Sat Feb 21 2015 - 06:00

US telecoms giant AT&T in €35.3bn deal to buy satellite provider DirecTV

AT&T will gain access to 40m digital TV customers in US, Latin America if agreed

Tue May 20 2014 - 01:00

Netflix plans to raise prices as US streaming subscribers grow

Company says subscription fees to rise in each of 41 countries where it operates

Tue Apr 22 2014 - 08:07

Comcast makes case for Time Warner Cable deal to US regulator

Filing with Federal Communications Commission launches review of $45.2bn merger

Wed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00

Robots will become omnipresent in our lives, says Google

Schmidt says firm is experimenting with technologies beyond its core business like AI

Thu Mar 06 2014 - 11:51

Ryanair buyback lifts stock almost 1%

S&P 500 index closes up on $25bn sale of Forest Laboratories to Actavis

Wed Feb 19 2014 - 01:00

European shares snap winning run

Bank of Ireland advances to 32 cent but Iseq closes out session marginally down

Fri Feb 14 2014 - 01:00

Comcast and Time Warner set out $45bn merger stall to regulators and investors

All-stock deal to attract interest from regulators, say analysts and consumer groups

Fri Feb 14 2014 - 01:00

Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable

The combined entity will have about 30m subscribers when the deal is complete

Thu Feb 13 2014 - 08:53

Dublin bucks trend as world markets rise

Shares in Smurfit Kappa fall despite ‘positive’ note on paper and packaging pricing in Europe

Wed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00

Time Warner Cable rejects Charter bid

CEO Rob Marcus describes $61 billion acquisition offer as ‘grossly inadequate’

Tue Jan 14 2014 - 07:59

Charter preparing offer to acquire Time Warner Cable

Offer is for less than $140 a share, according to sources

Fri Dec 13 2013 - 20:50

Stocks edge forward on rising confidence

Gains for Whitbread, Bankia and Time Warner, but Paddy Power and Intel retreat

Sat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00

Dish gains as it lures customers from competition

Satellite-television provider adds 35,000 pay-TV clients in quarter

Wed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00

Iseq slips a little as market jitters return over Syria

Wed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00

Innovation Talk: Uncertain future for public sector broadcasting

Content producers – such as RTÉ and TG4 – may need to provide unbundled access to both live and archived content with a pragmatic micro-payment mode

Mon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00