NEW YORK, – Hearst Corporation today announced it has agreed to acquire Birmingham, Ala., NBC affiliate WVTM-TV, Channel 13, from Media General, Inc. The announcement was made by Steven R. Swartz, president and CEO, Hearst Corporation and Jordan Wertlieb, president, Hearst Television Inc. Birmingham is the 44th largest television market. The acquisition would increase Hearst […]
Across the Asia-Pacific region, women are still significantly underrepresented in the media, where men continue to dominate the top positions and hard news reporting jobs. A 2011 report by the International Women’s Media Foundation on the global status of women in the news media showed that men occupied the vast majority of managerial and newsgathering […]
New York – News Corp announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Harlequin Enterprises from Torstar Corporation, bolstering and extending the global platform and digital presence of its HarperCollins Publishers subsidiary. As previously announced, Harlequin will operate as a division of HarperCollins and remains headquartered in Toronto, as do the offices of HarperCollins […]
NEW YORK – Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) today issued the following statement regarding the announcement by Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA) that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Time Warner. Time Warner’s Board and management team are committed to enhancing long-term value and we look forward to continuing to […]
SEATTLE– (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon Publishing and Alloy Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Television Group, announced a digital-first imprint that will focus on young adult, new adult and commercial fiction. The new imprint, named Alloy Entertainment, will be part of Amazon Publishing’s Powered by Amazon program. Powered by Amazon enables publishers and authors to leverage […]
CBS Local Media has entered into an agreement to acquire Eventful, Inc., a leading digital media company in the events discovery, communication and personalization business, it was announced today by Anton Guitano, Chief Operating Officer, CBS Local Media. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Eventful connects consumers with information on millions of concerts, movies […]
New York – News Corp announced today an agreement to sell its Community Newspaper Group (CNG) to Les and Jennifer Goodstein. CNG, headquartered in Brooklyn, is a network of 11 community newspapers and web sites, including Caribbean Life, The Brooklyn Paper, The Bronx Times Reporter, Bay News and Bay Ridge Courier, Bayside Times and TimesLedger. […]
NEW YORK – Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) today confirmed that it rejected a proposal from Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company for a combination of 1.531 of Twenty-First Century Fox Class A non-voting common shares and $32.42 in cash per share (the “Proposal”). The Time Warner Board, […]
Today we’re announcing that we have agreed to acquire LiveRail, an advertising technology company that helps companies like Major League Baseball (MLB.com), ABC, A&E Networks, Gannett, and Dailymotion serve better ads in the videos that appear on their websites and apps. LiveRail was founded in 2007 and offers a comprehensive platform for online video publishers […]
LONDON and BURBANK, Calif. — Following its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Shed Media Group, the Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) and Warner Bros. UK today announced a new company name and senior management team for its UK-based television production business. Shed Media Group will be re-branded as Warner Bros. Television Productions […]
