Media mogul Byron Allen offers $10 billion to acquire ABC from Disney Allen is set to appear on stage at the Code conference starting on September 26th. | Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images for Allen Media Group / The Weather ChannelComedian and media mogul Byron Allen has reportedly made a $10 billion offer to acquire the ABC TV network, FX and National Geographic cable channels, and local stations from Walt Disney…

Apple to Acquire Major Classical Music Label BIS Records Apple will acquire the major Swedish classical music record label BIS Records, intending to fold it into Apple Music Classical and Platoon. BIS Records was founded in 1973 by Robert von Bahr. The label focuses on a range of classical music, with particular focus on works that are not well represented by existing recordings. It is an award-winni…

Source: Pats acquire Browns OT for RB Strong The Patriots have acquired offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr. from the Browns in exchange for running back Pierre Strong Jr., a source confirmed to ESPN.

Source: Cardinals acquire QB Dobbs from Browns The Cardinals have traded for quarterback Joshua Dobbs in a deal with the Browns, a source said Thursday.

Orioles acquire right-hander Flaherty from Cards The Baltimore Orioles acquired right-hander Jack Flaherty from the St. Louis Cardinals for three prospects, the team announced on Tuesday.

Phillies add rotation depth, acquire Lorenzen The Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday agreed to a trade with the Detroit Tigers, landing veteran right-handed starter Michael Lorenzen, 31, in the middle of his first All-Star campaign.

Angels acquire OF Grichuk, 1B Cron from Rockies The Los Angeles Angles have acquired C.J. Cron and Randal Grichuk in a deal with the Colorado Rockies.

Sources: Blue Jays acquire Cards reliever Hicks The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-handed reliever Jordan Hicks from the Cardinals for a pair of minor league right-handers.

Sources: Brewers acquire Santana from Pirates The first-place Brewers added to their offense by acquiring Carlos Santana from the Pirates in exchange for prospect Jhonny Severino, sources told ESPN.

Tencent set to acquire Dying Light studio Techland Image: TechlandTencent, the billion-dollar Chinese holding company that owns either wholly or in part game studios like Riot Games, Epic Games, and many others, is in the process of adding another studio to its long list of subsidiaries — Techland. CEO Pawel Marchewka announced the news, saying, “Teaming up with Tencent will allow us to move ful…

Sources: Suns acquire three second-round picks The Phoenix Suns acquired three future second-round picks in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, sources told ESPN.

VMware In Talks To Acquire Pivotal VMware today confirmed that it is in talks to acquire software development platform Pivotal Software, the service best known for commercializing the open-source Cloud Foundry platform. The proposed transaction would see VMware acquire all outstanding Pivotal Class A stock for $15 per share, a significant markup over Pivotal’s current share price…