All Access

Media Deals

Media Deals Alerts

Alert

Standard

Media Deals Thought Bubble

Thought Bubble

mustard

BFD Expert Voices - Media Deals

BFD Expert Voices

topics

politics-policy

epstein-files

donald-trump

2026-midterm-elections

immigration

behind-the-curtain

race-and-equity

technology

privacy-tech-regulation

automation-and-ai

tiktok-news

big-tech

social-media

cybersecurity

economy

social-security

inflation

tariffs

federal-reserve

jobs

transportation

business

stock-market-news

retail-news

crypto

media

elon-musk

dealmaking

health

rfk-jr

drug-prices

axios-explains-abortion

public-health

world

israel

axios-explains-ukraine

iran

russia

china

energy-climate

nuclear-energy

climate-energy-policy

climate-change

extreme-weather

alternative-energy

electric-vehicles

science

emerging-tech

biomedicine

newsletters

pittsburgh

atlanta

san-diego

charlotte

boulder

washington-dc

kansas-city

dallas

denver

detroit

des-moines

austin

boston

chicago

cleveland

columbus

houston

indianapolis

miami

nashville

new-orleans

nw-arkansas

philadelphia

phoenix

portland

richmond

salt-lake-city

san-antonio

san-francisco

seattle

tampa-bay

twin-cities

raleigh

huntsville

colorado-springs

axios-local

axios-pro

axios-live

the-axios-show

The deal value for global M&A activity in media and entertainment shrunk in half for H1 2022 compared to H2 2021.

Why it matters: Despite some massive TMT deals announced this year, the overall size of dealmaking has dropped significantly. 

By the numbers: The value of M&A activity in media and entertainment decreased to $105.1 billion from Jan. 1 to June 28, compared to $215.5 billion over the same period the prior year, according to Refinitiv.

The number of deals in media and entertainment for H1 2022 was 1,546 deals compared to 1,710 deals in H1 2021. 

Overall M&A activity during this time dropped 22% in deal value, per Refinitiv. 

Meanwhile, the telecommunications sector only dropped 3.6% in deal value compared to this same time period the year prior.

Of note: The year's top deal in value is in TMT with Activision Blizzard's sale to Microsoft for $68.7 billion. 

Go deeper: Global deal activity plummets in first half of 2022

Global M&A deal value shrunk in half for media and entertainment

Despite some massive TMT deals, the overall value of dealmaking has dropped significantly.

Illustration of a stock trend line falling down through a hole in a one hundred dollar bill

Media deals

The deal value for global M&amp;A activity in media and entertainment shrunk in half for H1 2022 compared to H2 2021.Why it matters: Despite some <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="massive TMT deals announced this year" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/04/04/top-global-tmt-deals" data-vars-content-id="bb72991a-50d5-4ecd-9aca-b6be025fbfa3" data-vars-headline="Global M&amp;A deal value shrunk in half for media and entertainment" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/04/04/top-global-tmt-deals" target="_self">massive TMT deals announced this year</a>, the overall size of dealmaking has dropped significantly.

Global M&A deal value shrunk in half for media and entertainment

What to read next