All Comcast articles – Page 10

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    Best of British

    2005-03-31T08:00:00Z

    UK production companies' recent success in export sales - especially in formats - is a measure of their growing awareness of a much more globalised TV marketplace. James Curtis reports.

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    Apax buys Hit for £490m

    2005-03-21T10:30:00Z

    Private equity firm Apax has beaten off competition from US buyers to acquire Hit Entertainment for £489.4m.

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    Orton to get MipTV award

    2005-01-14T10:25:17Z

    Peter Orton, the founder and chairman of HIT Entertainment, is to become the first Briton to receive the lifetime achievement award at the MipTV festival in Cannes.

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    Hit appoints Burdick as new head

    2004-12-24T11:01:27Z

    Former managing director of Telewest Charles Burdick has been appointed as the new chief executive of children's television producer Hit Entertainment, makers of Bob the Builder , with immediate effect.

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    Interview - Sir Howard's way.

    2004-12-10T16:52:24Z

    Sony Corporation's Sir Howard Stringer insists the company has little intention of buying British TV channels, but he is keeping a close eye on the market as he looks to develop 'partnerships' with UK indies.

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    De Mol takes stake in Hit

    2004-12-08T10:11:36Z

    Endemol founder John de Mol has taken a 5% stake in Hit Entertainment sparking renewed speculation over ownership of the children's indie.

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    Hit denies takeover speculation

    2004-11-15T10:07:45Z

    Hit Entertainment has denied it has received a takeover approach from Swiss investment firm Mediawin & Partners.

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    Interview: Peter Orton - Can he fix it?

    2004-11-12T16:17:11Z

    Peter Orton is back at the wheel of children's entertainment company HIT, which has seen plunging profits and the ousting of its chief executive. But Orton has big ambitions, including cracking the US.

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    Hit pours£18m into kids channel

    2004-10-21T08:30:00Z

    Hit Entertainment is to invest up to£18m over the next five years in a new US cable channel for children. Hit will own a 30% stake in the 24-hour channel alongside US cable company Comcast, public service broadcaster PBS and Sesame Street producer Sesame Workshop. ...

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    Porter moves to BBC World

    2004-09-30T08:30:00Z

    The editor of BBC Breakfast, Richard Porter, is to take over the running of BBC World.

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    Comcast bails out on Disney deal

    2004-04-29T08:30:00Z

    US cable giant Comcast has withdrawn its $54.1bn (£30.2bn) unsolicited bid for Walt Disney, citing a lack of interest in the bid from Disney. 'It has become clear that there is no interest on the part of Disney's management and board in putting Comcast and Disney together,' said Comcast president ...

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    Opinion - Taking the Mickey.

    2004-02-19T16:17:41Z

    A takeover of Disney should be big news, but who cares when it is unlikely to herald anything but creative moribundity?

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    DISNEY REJECTS HOSTILE BID BY COMCAST.

    2004-02-19T16:17:29Z

    Walt Disney this week rejected a hostile $66bn (£37bn) takeover bid from US cable giant Comcast

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    Disney rejects hostile bid by Comcast

    2004-02-19T08:30:00Z

    Walt Disney this week rejected a hostile $66bn (£37bn) takeover bid from US cable giant Comcast and bolstered its portfolio of characters by buying The Muppets from the Jim Henson Company for an undisclosed sum. The deal with Henson, which also includes characters from Bear ...

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    Disney rejects Comcast's hostile bid

    2004-02-17T10:18:34Z

    The Disney empire last night closed its doors to a£35bn hostile bid from US cable giant Comcast - saying it undervalued its global brand and business.

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    Disney faces hostile bid by US cable giant.

    2004-02-16T06:41:35Z

    US cable giant Comcast this week launched a $66bn (£37bn) hostile bid to take over the world's most famous media company, Walt Disney, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Disney faces hostile bid by US cable giant

    2004-02-12T08:00:30Z

    US cable giant Comcast this week launched a $66bn (£37bn) hostile bid to take over the world's most famous media company, Walt Disney.

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    Goldsmith leaves Universal Network

    2003-08-14T08:30:00Z

    Universal Studios Networks UK managing director Janet Goldsmith has quit after five years at the company, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Goldsmith quits Universal

    2003-08-11T09:41:59Z

    Universal Studios Networks managing director Janet Goldsmith has quit after five years at the company.

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    CHANNEL REPORT - Can QVC stay top of the TV shops?

    2003-07-17T16:12:56Z

    QVC brought the teleshopping revolution to the UK when it launched here in 1993. Now 10 years on and with more than 20 rival stations, the channel is turning to technology to stay ahead of the competition.