NEW YORK and OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 24, 2018 — Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) and Pandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) today announced a definitive agreement under which SiriusXM will acquire Pandora in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.5 billion. The combination creates the world’s largest audio entertainment company, with more than $7 billion […]
DES MOINES, Iowa and SAN FRANCISCO, – Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP; www.meredith.com) – the leading media and marketing company reaching 175 million American consumers each month – including 80 percent of U.S. millennial women – announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the TIME media brand to Marc and Lynne Benioff for […]
New York, NY – Storyful, the leading provider of validated social media intelligence, announced today the relaunch of its Newswire flagship product. The Storyful Newswire now provides newsroom customers with faster discovery of content and deeper intelligence on news and digital trends around the globe. “Over the last eight years, social media evolved into a […]
New York, NY – Ben Berkowitz has been named Editor-in-Chief of Storyful, the leader in discovering, validating and acquiring social media and insights for global media organizations. Mr. Berkowitz was previously Vice President, Digital at WNBC and has two decades of news experience with NBC, Thomson Reuters, the Associated Press and more. “I’m thrilled to […]
New York, NY – News websites help drive sales for brands and create value for advertisers through quality journalism, according to a new Nielsen study commissioned by News Corp. The 2018 Nielsen Media Lab survey and white paper highlights the power of news websites to positively impact consumer behavior and brand perception. Key findings include: […]
NEW YORK – Matt Murray has been named Editor-in-Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, succeeding Gerard Baker, who is to take up a new position as the Journal’s Editor-at-Large, which will include regular writing, hosting the paper’s expanding network of conferences and events, and television presenting. Mr. Murray is currently Executive […]
Abu Dhabi, UAE; Tokyo, Japan; and New York, USA; — May 22, 2018 – Mubadala Investment Company (“Mubadala”) and Sony Corporation (“Sony”) today announced that they have signed a legally binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) for the sale of the Mubadala consortium’s approximately 60% equity interest in EMI Music Publishing to Sony Corporation of America, […]
News Corp and Telstra today announced the completion of the transaction to combine Foxtel and FOX SPORTS Australia. The commercial arrangements are unchanged from those announced on March 5, 2018. About News Corp News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing […]
Unique digital football business Dugout and News Corp today revealed plans for the landmark acquisition by Dugout of News Corp’s mobile and online platform ballball, which delivers near-live highlights of the world’s leading football leagues and other great content to the fastest growing football markets in South-East Asia. The move highlights Dugout’s focus on expanding […]
News Corp and Telstra today announced they have signed definitive agreements to combine Foxtel and FOX SPORTS Australia, which will deliver premium and innovative content to Australians with ever greater quality, variety and efficiency. The key commercial arrangements include: News Corp will have 65 per cent shareholding in the combined entity and Telstra will have […]
