M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | 2019-05-03 |
| Target | The Walt Disney Company - 21 Regional Sports Networks & Fox College Sports |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Sellers(s) | Walt Disney |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 10.6B USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Sector | Media |
| Employees | 7,300 |
| Revenue | 3.1B USD (2023) |
Sinclair Broadcast Group is a television broadcasting company, owns or provides programming, operating, or sales services to television stations in the United States. Sinclair Broadcast Group was founded in 1986 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 11 |
| Sector (Media) | 7 of 8 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 3 |
| State (California) | 3 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 10 of 11 |
| Year (2019) | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-01 |
Tennis Media
New York, New York, United States Tennis Media Co. LLC is a unified media platform that combines Tennis.com, the most visited online tennis platform in the world, and Tennis magazine, the sport’s most circulated print publication. Tennis Media is based in New York, New York. |
Buy | $8M |
| 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. |
Buy | $3.5B |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1923 |
| Sector | Media |
| Employees | 173,250 |
| Revenue | 88.9B USD (2023) |
Walt Disney is a diversified worldwide entertainment company. Walt Disney operates in five business segments. These include Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Products and Interactive. The Media Networks segment includes international and domestic cable television networks, a domestic broadcast television network, television production operations, domestic and international television distribution, domestic television stations, domestic broadcast radio networks and stations, and publishing and digital operations. Walt Disney was founded in 1923 and is based in Burbank, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 8 |
| Sector (Media) | 3 of 5 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 5 of 8 |
| State (California) | 2 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 5 |
| Year (2019) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-14 |
21st Century Fox
New York, New York, United States 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. |
Buy | $66.1B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-22 |
The Walt Disney - Foxnext Games
San Jose, California, United States The Walt Disney Co's Foxnext Games is a developer of MARVEL Strike Force and Cold Iron Studios in San Jose, California. |
Sell | - |
