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ESPN valued at $24 billion, Apple and Verizon among likely buyers
03 Nov 2023
According to BofA Global Research, the Disney-controlled ESPN sports network is currently exploring opportunities to attract investments from various sources
Samsung wins $6.6 bn network equipment order from Verizon
08 Sep 2020
Samsung, which had a mere 3 per cent market share of the global telecom equipment, overcame the challenge posed by Nokia, Ericsson, ZTE and Cisco (in the absence of No 1 Huawei), to secure the grand order
Verizon, Amazon eye $4 bn stake in Vodafone Idea: report
04 Sep 2020
Acquisition of a majority stake in Vodafone Idea would help Amazon set up competition against Reliance Industries while it would open up a market for Verizon’s 5G telecom offerings
Millions of Verizon customers’ details exposed
14 Jul 2017
Verizon completes $4.5bn acquisition of Yahoo
14 Jun 2017
Yahoo will now join the newly-created Verizon subsidiary Oath that houses over 50 media and technology brands
Verizon outbids AT&T with $3.1 bn offer to bag Straight Path
12 May 2017
Verizon Communications Inc outbid rival AT&T to snap up US wireless spectrum holder Straight Path Communications Inc with a $3.1-billion offer, nearly double of AT&T's initial offer
CEO Mayer to earn $186 mn from sale to Verizon
26 Apr 2017
Verizon outbids AT&T for 5G wireless spectrum holder Straight Path Communications
26 Apr 2017
Straight Path Communications Inc, holder of precious 5G wireless spectrum, today said that it has received a superior buyout offer from a "multi-national telecommunications company," topping a rival bid from AT&T Inc
Verizon creates car that beats traffic jams
23 Mar 2017
Verizon to start offering unlimited data plans
13 Feb 2017
Verizon rethinking $4.8-bn Yahoo deal over data breaches
16 Dec 2016
Verizon Communications Inc is looking at ways to modify its $4.8-billion deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core internet business after the technology company disclosed a second massive data breach
Verizon pushing for $1-bn discount on deal to buy Yahoo
07 Oct 2016
Verizon feels that Yahoo’s value has been diminished by the recent disclosures that its users’ accounts had not only been hacked by outsiders but also secretly scanned by Yahoo itself for US security agencies
Verizon to buy Yahoo's operating business for $4.83 bn
25 Jul 2016
Yahoo launched an auction of its core business in February after shelving plans to spin off its stake in Alibaba as pressure from activist investor Starboard Value LP mounted
Verizon close to finalising deal to buy Yahoo’s internet businesses for around $5 bn
23 Jul 2016
US telecom giant Verizon, run by CEO Lowell McAdam, plans to buy Yahoo’s web assets and integrate it into its fledgling digital media business, which includes AOL properties it acquired last year
Verizon brand ambassador defects to rival Sprint
07 Jun 2016
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