Media M&A Set for Banner Year Amid Digital Push

Hollywood Reporter: Hollywood studio chiefs and media CEOs appear to have dealmaking on their minds, based on some of their public remarks. Recent activities could lead to what is already looking like a potential banner 2016 for mergers and acquisitions. “By the end of the year, the dollar volume on deals could be pretty high in the media space,” predicted data provider MergerMarket. Industry trends “will probably force companies to start doing some larger deals.”