This past quarter, companies focused on Stay-at-home products and services, including Peloton and Etsy, experienced high revenue growth due to the pandemic keeping consumers at home. [more]
This week, Altice, a U.S. cable company, proposed a hostile bid to acquire Cogeco and Cogeco Communications, offering a 36% premium for Cogeco’s shareholders and a 37% premium for Cogeco Communications’ shareholders. However, the Audet family, who owns controlling interests in the two companies, quickly rejected Altice’s offer on the same day of the proposal. [more]
Netflix led the quarter with almost 200 million paid membership accounts, followed by Disney and Roku, with 102 million and 43 million paid membership accounts, respectively. Global video streaming market is expected to reach $843 billion by 2027, a 12% CAGR between 2020 and 2027. [more]
The video game industry experienced high growth due to new innovative products and services, such as live-service games, subscription-based gaming platforms, and eSports offerings. As a result, this past quarter, game publishers are recording record revenues, with most raising guidance for this year. [more]
Last week, Zynga reported Q2/2020 earnings with record revenues and bookings, as the mobile game company fueled growth through focusing on its portfolio of live services games and acquiring other high-growth franchises. [more]
According to trend-tracking and prediction technology firm RIWI, data suggests U.S. economic recession is much deeper than current jobs data is reporting and Biden has a slight lead on Trump for the Presidential election but beware of the “shy Trump voter” effect. [more]
The video game and eSports betting industries experienced significant growth and deal activity as larger publishers announced acquisitions of various studios with proprietary game engines, while eSports focused betting platforms partnered with betting operators and networks. [more]
PopReach generates revenue through the acquisition of mobile game franchises and maximizes margins through user optimization and retention, coupled with expense reduction. Existing 12-title portfolio includes Smurfs Village, Bakery Blitz and War of Nations. [more]
The eSports betting industry is experiencing heightened activity as companies vie for market share, innovate with new software & platforms, and announce IPOs, financings, and M&A activities. [more]
As corporations across numerous industries continue to sit back and assess an uncertain economic future, the M&A environment is diverging between highly impacted companies pulling out of deals, while well positions companies with large cash balances take opportunities. [more]
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