The $2.1 billion purchase would combine two major British media outlets and help the Comcast-owned Sky compete with streaming giants.
Category: Media
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Charles H. Townsend Dies at 82; Led Condé Nast During Digital Transition
By 2016, when he retired from the parent company of glossy magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, print was seriously struggling.
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Comcast, NBCUniversal Split Drives Deal-Making Speculation
Almost as soon as the two companies announced a split, analysts rushed to consider potential merger and acquisition targets for each.
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Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal Into Separate Company
The media business, which owns NBC News, Universal Pictures and the Peacock streaming service, will be separated from Comcast’s cable and internet business, following a trend in the media industry.
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James Murdoch Buys Half of Vox Media
The media scion is buying Vox Media’s podcast network, New York magazine and Vox.com for more than $300 million.
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Byron Allen to Buy a Controlling Stake in BuzzFeed
Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed’s co-founder, will step down as chief executive and serve as its president of A.I.
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Rupert Murdoch, David Zaslav and More Media Moguls Remember Ted Turner, CNN’s Founder
The CNN founder’s death was met with encomiums from leaders in the media industry, which he helped reinvent. “He will be remembered for generations,” said one.
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Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87
As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels.
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James Murdoch’s Company Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Most of Vox Media
A deal for Vox Media would elevate Mr. Murdoch’s company, Lupa Systems, as a major player in U.S. media.
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SiriusXM Said to Be in Early Talks to Acquire iHeartMedia
A deal, which was described by two people familiar with the discussions, would unite two major providers of traditional and satellite radio.