M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2007-05-01 |
| Target | The Travel Channel |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Cox Communications |
| Sellers(s) |
Warner Bros. Discovery
Paxson Communications |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Sector | Media |
| Employees | 22,530 |
Cox Communications is a broadband communications and entertainment company, providing advanced digital video, Internet and telephone services over its own nationwide IP network. The third-largest U.S. cable TV company, Cox serves approximately 6 million residences and businesses. Cox Business is a facilities-based provider of voice, video and data solutions for commercial customers, and Cox Media is a full-service provider of national and local cable spot and new media advertising.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 11 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 3 of 4 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 3 of 4 |
| State: Maryland M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 3 of 11 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-01 |
Multimedia - Cablevision
United States Multimedia - Cablevision is a provider of media services in Kansas, Oklahoma and North Carolina. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-05 |
The Travel Channel
Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States The Travel Channel LLC is a travel media brand, and the network is available in nearly 96 million US cable homes. Its Travel Channel HD™ simulcast is distributed to almost 37 million viewers and is carried on every major provider. Travel Channel is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD, and maintains offices in New York and Atlanta. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Sector | Media |
| Employees | 35,000 |
| Revenue | 39.3B USD (2024) |
Warner Bros. Discovery is a media company that provides content across multiple distribution platforms, including pay-TV, free-to-air and broadcast television, websites, digital distribution arrangements and content licensing agreements. The Company's portfolio of networks includes television brands such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science and Velocity (known as Turbo outside of the U.S.). Discovery also operates a diversified portfolio of production studios, websites and curriculum-based education products and services. Warner Bros. Discovery was formed in 2008 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 9 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 1 of 5 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 8 |
| State: Maryland M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 4 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-01 |
Academy123
Westlake Village, California, United States Academy123, Inc. provides online education services. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-01 |
TreeHugger.com
United States TreeHugger.com is a collection of environmentally focused blogs. It was formed in 2004. |
Buy | $10M |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Sector | Communications |
Paxson Communications Corporation is a network television broadcasting company which owns and operates the largest broadcast television station group in the U.S., as measured by the number of television households in the markets our stations serve.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 2 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Maryland M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-10 |
The Travel Channel
Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States The Travel Channel LLC is a travel media brand, and the network is available in nearly 96 million US cable homes. Its Travel Channel HD™ simulcast is distributed to almost 37 million viewers and is carried on every major provider. Travel Channel is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD, and maintains offices in New York and Atlanta. |
Sell | $20M |
