BRAZIL

摘要

Financially stricken Brazilian telecoms operator Oi intends to pursue a merger with local pay-TV operator Sky Brasil Servicos (Sky Brazil), which is 93%-owned by satellite firm DirecTV - itself a unit of US giant AT&T Inc. According to a report by media outlet O Globo, the merger talks will be carried out in parallel to the telco's ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, and a meeting is anticipated next month. O Globo reports that the two parties previously entered into discussions last year under the supervision of Brazilian bank BTG Pactual, but negotiations failed to progress in a meaningful way.