John de Mol’s Talpa Holding has acquired a 67% stake in the SBS Broadcasting business, giving it full control of the SBS6, NET5, Veronica and SBS9 channels. Talpa bought the part of the business it did not own from Sanoma. The deal also sees Talpa hand Sanoma its share of the TV guide business Veronica […]
Discovery is understood to be considering a move for the SBS free-to-air broadcast business in the Netherlands. Reports surfaced in the Netherlands last week, suggesting that US-listed Discovery has contacted the SBS shareholders Sanoma and Talpa about a possible deal. Talpa founder John de Mol told De Telegraaf that Discovery is interested in a deal. […]
Dutch broadcaster SBS Broadcasting has appointed Peter de Mönnink as its new CEO, as part of a management rejig by parent company Sanoma. De Mönnink, who is already CEO of Sanoma Media Netherlands, will take on the SBS Broadcasting top job in addition to his existing duties, starting October 1. He takes over from Hans Edin, […]
Telenet has bought a 50% stake in Belgium’s De Vijver Media, after buying Finnish media group Sanoma’s shares for €26 million and making an additional €32 million cash investment in the firm. De Vijver Media CEO Wouter Vandenhaute and his business partner Erik Watté keep 25 % of De Vijver Media through their company W&W, […]
