![]() is becoming more dire for its TV businesses. Pay TV is still a growing business outside of the U.S., coupled with the growth in streaming services. (and which owns a minority stake in Recode parent Vox Media), would want to find a way to expand by looking overseas. It makes sense that Comcast, the biggest pay-TV operator in the U.S. Media moguls have been in selling mode lately, but the head-scratcher there has been: If everyone’s selling, who would want to be on the other side of that deal? Comcast would not go for Fox’s broadcast TV business or Fox News. CNBC and the Wall Street Journal earlier reported the news.īut in addition to the film studios, according to sources, Comcast is actually much more interested in Fox’s international assets like Sky, a $17 billion satellite broadcasting company that operates in Europe and the U.K., and Star, a media behemoth in India. This week, it’s Comcast and Fox.Ĭomcast is interested in parts of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire that include major content franchises like “Avatar” and the film studios behind them, like 20th Century Fox. week, we heard Disney was talking to 21st Century Fox about a Big Media Deal. ![]() Vox Media’s investors include Accel Partners, Comcast Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and General Atlantic. Vox Media is eight distinct media brands: SB Nation (Sports), Polygon (Gaming), The Verge (Technology and Culture), Vox.com (News), Eater (Dining and Nightlife), Racked (Shopping, Beauty and Fashion), Curbed (Real Estate, Design and Home), and Re/code (Technology and Business). Vox Media is redefining the modern media company by empowering the smartest digital voices with the technology to create and distribute premium content, and connect with an audience of 165 million affluent and educated young adults worldwide. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. We are extraordinarily excited to collaborate in many areas including video programming, brand advertising, cross-promotion, and platform technology to grow existing properties and launch new franchises." "NBCUniversal’s valuable family of properties align especially well with Vox Media’s authoritative, voice-driven brands which span sports, tech, news, fashion, food, and more. "NBCUniversal is the perfect strategic partner for Vox Media as we continue to rapidly grow our audience and business," said Jim Bankoff, CEO and Chairman, Vox Media. We are excited to be making this investment and building a collaborative partnership involving editorial content, advertising and technology." "Vox Media has strong leadership, top editorial talent and a unique technology platform. "Vox Media has a great portfolio of premium digital brands that deeply engage broad audiences," said Steve Burke, CEO, NBCUniversal. ![]() ![]() ![]() The eight Vox Media brands are SB Nation, Polygon, The Verge, Vox.com, Eater, Racked, Curbed, and Re/Code. NBCUniversal and Vox Media today announced that NBCUniversal has agreed to make a $200 million equity investment in Vox Media, one of the world's largest and fastest growing digital media companies. ![]()
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