M&A Deal Summary

Comcast Acquires Related Content Database

On January 3, 2017, Comcast acquired internet software and services company Related Content Database

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Comcast’s 6th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Comcast’s 19th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Comcast’s 5th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-03
Target Related Content Database
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Comcast
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Related Content Database

San Francisco, California, United States
Related Content Database, Inc. (Watchwith) is a provider of cloud based video metadata platform that can decipher what’s happening inside a movie, TV show or sporting event.

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Buyer

Comcast

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1963
Sector Media
Employees182,000
Revenue 123.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Comcast is a media and communications company that provides entertainment, information, and communications products and services in the United States and internationally. Comcast was incorporated in 1963 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 26
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 6 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 14 of 21
State: California M&A 5 of 6
Country: United States M&A 19 of 24
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-22 Comcast Spectacor

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Comcast Spectacor LP is a global media and technology company that operates Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa., Comcast Spectacor’s three core businesses are the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers, the Wells Fargo Center venue, and Spectra, the expert in hosting and entertainment through its Venue Management, Food Services & Hospitality, and Ticketing & Fan Engagement divisions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-22 Sky

Isleworth, United Kingdom

Sky plc is an entertainment company together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home entertainment and communications company in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It retails television, broadband, and telephony services to residential customers, as well as commercial customers, such as offices, retail outlets, hotels, pubs, and clubs; and operates WiFi network across the UK and Europe that provides Internet access to WiFi enabled smartphones, laptops, and entertainment devices. Sky plc was established in 1988 and is headquartered in Isleworth, England.

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