Comcast makes hostile $54-billion bid for Disney

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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).

United States, Motion picture & video production, Motion picture industry, Comcast Corp., CMCSA, Walt Disney Co., 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.

Management dynamics, Executive changes & profiles, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, Publishing, Publishing Industries, Printing & Publishing, Publishing industry, Management, Officials and employees, Company business management, The News Corporation Ltd., NWS, Murdoch, Rupert, Liberty Media Corp., L

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