M&A Deal Summary

21st Century Fox Acquires True[X] Media

On February 17, 2015, 21st Century Fox acquired media company True[X] Media for 200M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 21st Century Fox’s 3rd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is 21st Century Fox’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is 21st Century Fox’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is 21st Century Fox’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-02-17
Target True[X] Media
Sector Media
Buyer(s) 21st Century Fox
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 200M USD

Target

True[X] Media

Los Angeles, California, United States
True[X] Media, Inc., media delivers effective advertising for on-demand, interactive media. True[X] believe that ads should be enabling rather than interruptive, and have built the definitive engagement advertising system around our core product of true[ATTENTION], which delivers on the promise of “zero waste” advertising. true[X] media provides the best advertising experience for consumers, the best monetization for premium publishers and the best return for brand advertisers.

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Buyer

21st Century Fox

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1922
Sector Media
Employees21,700
Revenue 29.0B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. is a premier portfolio of cable, broadcast, film, pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents across the globe. Reaching nearly 1.5 billion subscribers in more than 100 local languages every day, 21st Century Fox is home to a global portfolio of cable and broadcasting networks and properties, including FOX, FX, FXX, FXM, FS1, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Sports, Fox Sports Network, National Geographic Channels, MundoFox, STAR, 28 local television stations in the U.S. and more than 300 channels that comprise Fox International Channels; film studio Twentieth Century Fox Film; and television production studios Twentieth Century Fox Television and Shine Group.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Media) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2015) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 Endemol Shine Group

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Endemol Shine Group is an international television production and distribution group with 27 production companies across 11 countries creating scripted and non-scripted content in the global marketplace. Endemol Shine Group is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-29 YES Network

New York, New York, United States

YES Network is a 24/7 sports and entertainment television network featuring the New York Yankees. YES also broadcasts the New Jersey Nets and other professional and collegiate sports teams as well as classic sports footage and sports-related content. YES Network was founded in 2002 and is based in New York City.

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