Telecom and media divestitures
Completed divestitures by sellers in this sector, from SEC 8-K filings, newest first. The sector is the seller's SEC industry code.
17 completed divestitures.
| Filed | Seller | Business sold | Buyer | Disclosed value | Seller sector | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | SurgePays, Inc. (SURG) | SurgePays ClearLine platform and GPOX Wireless businessWhat the filing says"On September 10, 2026, the Company, GPO Plus and the Acquisition Subsidiary closed the Acquisition, the Company assigned the assets to the Acquisition Subsidiary, and GPO Plus issued the Preferred Shares to the Company." | GPO Plus, Inc. | $27.5M | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K |
| 2026-08-14 | Kartoon Studios, Inc. (TOON) | Frederator network businessWhat the filing says"Consistent with this transformation, the Company completed the sale of the Frederator network business in July while retaining key intellectual property assets" | Not named in this filing | Not disclosed | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K exhibit |
| 2026-06-17 | ZIFF DAVIS, INC. (ZD) | Ziff Davis Connectivity divisionWhat the filing says"On June 17, 2026, the Company completed the sale of the Business to Purchaser (the "Closing")." | Accenture Inc. | $1.2bn | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K |
| 2026-06-03 | ATN International, Inc. (ATNI) | ATN Southwestern U.S. tower portfolioWhat the filing says"ATN International, Inc. ("ATN", the "Company", "we", "us", and "our") (Nasdaq: ATNI), a leading provider of digital infrastructure and communications services, announced that its subsidiary, Commnet Wireless, LLC and certain of its subsidiaries have completed the initial closing (the "initial closing") of the previously disclosed sale of Southwestern U.S. towers and related operations (the "Tower Portfolio"). to EIP Holdings IV, LLC, an affiliate of Everest Infrastructure Partners, Inc. for $268 million in cash (th" | Everest Infrastructure Partners, Inc. | $268M | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K exhibit |
| 2026-06-02 | CIG Emerald Midco LLC | CIG Emerald Holding LLCWhat the filing says"Wiley (NYSE: WLY), a global leader in authoritative content and research intelligence, today announced it has acquired Emerald Publishing Limited ("Emerald") from Cambridge Information Group (CIG) in an all-cash transaction valued at £337 million, or USD 452 million." | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | $452M | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K exhibitFiled by the buyer |
| 2026-05-15 | Gray Media, Inc. (GTN) | Gray Media stations KKTV, KKCO, KJCT-LP, KMVT and KSVT-LDWhat the filing says"On May 15, 2026, The E.W. Scripps Company ("Scripps") closed on the previously announced stations swap transaction with Gray Media, Inc. ("Gray")." | The E.W. Scripps Company | Not disclosed | Telecom and media | SEC 8-KFiled by the buyer |
| 2026-05-07 | Allen Media Group, Inc. | Allen Media Group television stationsWhat the filing says"On May 1, 2026, Gray Media, Inc. (the "Company") completed its previously announced transactions with Allen Media Group, Inc. ("AMG")." | Gray Media, Inc. | $171M | Telecom and media | SEC 8-KFiled by the buyer |
| 2026-04-01 | E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) | WRTV television stationWhat the filing says"On March 31, 2026, The E. W. Scripps Company ("Scripps") closed on the sale of its WRTV television station to Circle City Broadcasting for cash consideration of $83 million." | Circle City Broadcasting | $83M | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K |
| 2026-02-02 | Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) | Lumen Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home businessWhat the filing says"Lumen Completes Sale of Consumer Fiber-to-the-Home Business to AT&T Transaction Close Marks Strategic Inflection Point;" | AT&T Inc. | $5.75bn | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K exhibit |
| 2026-01-05 | Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) | Spin-off: Versant Media Group, Inc.What the filing says"Completion of Separation of Versant from Comcast On January 2, 2026 (the "Distribution Date"), after the close of trading on Nasdaq, the previously-announced separation (the "Separation") of Versant Media Group, Inc. ("Versant") from Comcast Corporation ("Comcast") was completed." | Not named in this filing | Not disclosed | Telecom and media | SEC 8-KFiled by the buyer |
| 2025-10-14 | HIGH WIRE NETWORKS, INC. (HWNI) | High Wire Networks managed security services and voice network divisionsWhat the filing says"On August 13, 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries completed the sale of substantially all operating assets of its Managed Security Services and Voice Network divisions to wholly-owned subsidiaries of Tego Cyber Inc. (OTCQB: TGCB). ● OW Cyber LLC, a subsidiary of Tego Cyber, acquired substantially all assets of High Wire Networks, Inc. related to the managed cybersecurity business for total consideration of 750,000 shares of Tego Cyber's Series B Preferred Stock (stated value $3.0 million) and assumption of certa" | Tego Cyber Inc. | $4M | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K |
| 2025-08-04 | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. (USM) | UScellular wireless operationsWhat the filing says"As a result of the Transactions, among other things, Array's wireless operations and select spectrum assets were sold to Buyer." | T-Mobile US, Inc. | $4.3bn | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K |
| 2025-07-15 | Liberty Broadband Corp (LBDAV) | Spin-off: GCI Liberty, Inc.What the filing says"Liberty Broadband Corporation ("Liberty Broadband") (Nasdaq: LBRDA, LBRDK, LBRDP) and GCI Liberty, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLIBA, GLIBK) ("GCI Liberty") announced that they have completed the spin-off (the "Spin-Off") of GCI Liberty from Liberty Broadband today at 4:30 p.m., New York City time." | Not named in this filing | Not disclosed | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K exhibit |
| 2025-05-07 | LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ (LGF-A) | Spin-off: Lionsgate Studios Corp.What the filing says"On May 6, 2025, pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, Old Lionsgate completed the separation of the businesses of New Lionsgate and Starz through a series of transactions described below (the "Transactions"), resulting in two separately traded public companies: (1) New Lionsgate, which holds, direct" | Not named in this filing | Not disclosed | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K |
| 2025-04-25 | Spire Global, Inc. (SPIR) | Spire Global Maritime BusinessWhat the filing says"Spire Global Completes Sale of Maritime Business;" | Kpler Holding SA | $234M | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K exhibit |
| 2025-04-07 | Ovation, LLC | JOURNYWhat the filing says"NextTrip, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRP) ("NextTrip," "we," "our," or the "Company") , a leading travel technology company dedicated to transforming how travelers plan, book, and experience trips, today announced it has acquired the JOURNY trademark and associated domain names and other assets related to the business from Ovation, LLC. Ovation will remain involved with the channel via an ownership stake in NextTrip." | NextTrip, Inc. | Not disclosed | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K exhibitFiled by the buyer |
| 2025-02-28 | Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (EDR) | IMG, On Location and Professional Bull RidersWhat the filing says"TKO COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF SPORTS ASSETS FROM ENDEAVOR IMG, On Location, and PBR embolden TKO's portfolio NEW YORK and BEVERLY HILLS, CA (February 28, 2025) - TKO Group Holdings, Inc. ("TKO") (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company, today announced the close of its acquisition of IMG, On Location, and Professional Bull Riders ("PBR") from Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. ("Endeavor") (NYSE: EDR)." | TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | $3.25bn | Telecom and media | SEC 8-K exhibit |
What counts, and where it comes from.
A row is a completed sale or spin-off of a business unit (a business, segment, division or named subsidiary) reported in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC during the month (or, on a weekly page, the ISO week, Monday to Sunday): under Item 2.01, completion of acquisition or disposition of assets, or in a press release attached to the filing that says the sale has closed.
Sales of buildings, loan books or securities are left out, as is the sale of a whole company. Seller, buyer and value come from the filing, and each row keeps a sentence from it and a link to it. Where a filing does not name the buyer or the price, the table says so rather than filling the gap. The sector is the seller's SEC industry code, not the unit's; where the seller has none (a private or foreign parent, named in a filing made by the buyer), it is the sector of the business sold.
Weekly pages start in September 2026. The months from January 2025 to April 2026, and some deals in later months, were added in October 2026 from every Item 2.01 filing in that window, read and classified by hand rather than by the weekly search.
Source: SEC EDGAR full-text search and the filings themselves. Public filings only. None of these transactions is an FIH.com mandate, and nothing here is advice.
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