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Tag: Corporate Media Ownership

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Disney’s buying spree will reshape Hollywood for years to come

May 12th, 2016 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

The industry looks at Disney with envy… It is a highly successful and unique strategy, well-executed and hard to duplicate. — Reif Cohen, speaking to

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Not a joke: Rupert Murdoch tried to buy Time Warner last month

July 16th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Not a joke: Rupert Murdoch tried to buy Time Warner last month Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox broadcasting and media conglomerate made an offer for

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New York Times calls on DOJ and FCC to block Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger

May 28th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

New York Times calls on DOJ and FCC to block Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger The New York Times has weighed in against Comcast’s planned acquisition

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Alaska Dispatch to buy Anchorage Daily News from McClatchy

April 9th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Alaska Dispatch to buy Anchorage Daily News from McClatchy An Anchorage-based media company that founded an online news publication for The Last Frontier several days

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Oil giant Chevron launches its own news site for Richmond, California

March 22nd, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Chevron launches its own news site for Richmond, California One of the world’s largest multinational oil conglomerates, Chevron-Texaco, has launched its own online news site

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