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Comcast makes hostile $54-billion bid for Disney

Article Abstract:

Cable giant Comcast Corp. made a $54-billion (US) took hold for America's most famous entertainment brand Walt Disney Co. in February 2004 although the market would have taken a richer bid to win the prize. Comcast reports that a merger with Disney would create one of the 'world's premier entertainment and communications companies' with a market capital of $122-billion (US).

author: McCarthy, Shawn

Publisher: Bell Globemedia Interactive
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2004

Motion picture & video production, Video production companies, Film and video production companies

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News Corp. poised to regain Liberty stake in media giant

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The News Corp. will buy Liberty Media Corp.'s $11-billion stake in the media giant in exchange for News Corp's 38.6-per-cent stake in satellite-TV firm and DirectTV Group Inc. The acquisition will solidify News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch's control of his company.

author: Angwin, Julia

Publisher: Bell Globemedia Interactive
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2006

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, Publishing, Publishing Industries, Printing & Publishing, Publishing industry, The News Corporation Ltd., NWS, Murdoch, Rupert

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After the failed takeover attempt of the Walt Disney Company, Comcast's Brian Roberts is seriously looking to acquire other entertainment and cable companies.

author: Belson, Ken

Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004

MOTION PICTURES, Motion Picture and Video Industries, AMUSEMENT & RECREATION SERVICES, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Movie industry, Adelphia Communications Corp., Entertainment industry, Roberts, Brian L., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., ADELQ

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subjects list: United States, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Company acquisition/merger, Cable television broadcasting industry, Motion picture industry, Comcast Corp., CMCSA, Walt Disney Co., Management, Officials and employees, Company business management, Liberty Media Corp., L

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