Will Apple Buy Netflix? Citi Analysts Put Odds At 40%

Analysts for Citigroup wrote in a research note they believe there’s a 40% chance Apple will buy Netflix with the money it repatriates following the passage of corporate tax reform.

Apple could potentially repatriate hundreds of billions of dollars, giving it plenty of wiggle room for a major acquisition like Netflix.

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Why does AT&T want to buy Time Warner

Time Warner would give a competitive advantage over rivals such as Verizon, T-Mobile US and Sprint with a so-called “vertical integration” strategy, allowing it to use its internet and telecoms services to distribute Time Warner’s film and television portfolio

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Netflix sets sights on 100m subscribers

Netflix will hit 100m subscribers “some time next year”, according to chief executive Reed Hastings, after the digital home of Daredevil and Orange is the New Black reported its best ever quarter, aided by expansion into 130 new markets

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Media barons Bollore and Berlusconi team up to battle Netflix and Sky in £1.25bn bet on streaming future

Silvio Berlusconi and Vincent Bollore, two of Europe’s most powerful media barons, have agreed a €1.75bn (£1.25bn) pact to create a European rival to Netflix and stronger continental opposition to Sky. The deal is expected to be approved this evening by the directors of Mr Berlusconi’s TV company Mediaset. It will see Mr Bollore’s French media giant Vivendi take full control of Mr Berlusconi’s Mediaset Premium. The loss-making pay-TV arm owns rights to top-flight Italian football and competes with Sky Italia

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