ARRIS Acquires C-Cor for US$730 Million
September 2007
ARRIS announced that it is acquiring C-Cor for US$730 million. The deal is expected to close in January 2008. The combined company will have over US$1.2 billion in sales over the past 12 months.
ARRIS and C-Cor have had a long standing business relationship, said the companies.
For more information, consult our: MRG, Inc., September 2007 IPTV Bulletin
Avail Buys Kasenna's ViewNow Subsidiary
September 2007
Avail Media has acquired Kasenna’s ViewNow subsidiary. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
ViewNow provides video-on-demand programming from major studios, to cable providers and Telcos. Content providers include Buena Vista/Disney, Dream Works, Lions Gate Films, NBC/Universal, New Line Cinema, Paramount, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros.
For more information, consult our: MRG, Inc., September 2007 IPTV Bulletin
Alcatel-Lucent Buys Tamblin
September 2007
Alcatel-Lucent announced it acquired Tamblin, a privately held company for an undisclosed sum. Alcatel-Lucent said that Tamblin will provides applications and tool kits to enhance the company’s IPTV service.
Tamblin provides interactive TV advertising campaigns and can help provider track usage. Tamblin's primary product suite, i-ZoneTV, is an application creation and management system developed for the TV broadcast industry.
For more information, consult our: MRG, Inc., September 2007 IPTV Bulletin
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