M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2013-01-14 |
| Target | Switchover Media srl |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Sector | Media |
| Employees | 35,000 |
| Revenue | 39.3B USD (2024) |
Warner Bros. Discovery is a media company that provides content across multiple distribution platforms, including pay-TV, free-to-air and broadcast television, websites, digital distribution arrangements and content licensing agreements. The Company's portfolio of networks includes television brands such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science and Velocity (known as Turbo outside of the U.S.). Discovery also operates a diversified portfolio of production studios, websites and curriculum-based education products and services. Warner Bros. Discovery was formed in 2008 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 18 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 5 of 11 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 7 of 12 |
| Country: Italy M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2013 M&A | 1 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-13 |
Eurosport
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Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-09 |
SBS Nordic
Norway SBS operates a network of TV and radio stations across Scandinavia. SBS has four TV networks in Norway, three networks in Sweden, four networks in Denmark, two networks in Finland, and nineteen radio stations. |
Buy | €1.3B |
