TV Station Mega Merger: Media General Sets $2.4 Billion Acquisition of...
Media General has set a $2.4 billion acquisition of Meredith Corp., creating a TV station colossus that will rank as the nation’s third-largest owner of network affiliates. The cash and stock deal was...
View ArticleNexstar Wins Battle For Media General with $4.6 Billion Deal
Nexstar Broadcasting has won the fight to take over station group owner Media General, setting a $4.6 billion acquisition pact after months of public wrangling that derailed Media General’s plan to...
View ArticleMeredith Corp. Acquires Time Inc. in $2.8 Billion Koch Brothers-Backed Deal
Meredith Corp., a magazine publisher and broadcast company, will acquire Time Inc. in a deal totaling $2.8 billion, the company announced Sunday. The all-cash transaction is backed by an affiliate of...
View ArticleListen: How the World’s Largest Magazine Company Approaches Video Content
With its acquisition of Time Inc. earlier this year, Meredith Corp. is home to more iconic magazine titles than ever, from People to Better Homes & Gardens. But as the president of Meredith...
View ArticleMeredith Sells Sports Illustrated to Authentic Brands Group for $110 Million
Sports Illustrated over the decades has chronicled stellar match-ups, blow-outs, squeakers, sudden deaths and photo finishes. Now it’s getting ready to take on a whole new kind of game. Publisher...
View ArticleEntertainment Weekly Will Go Monthly
Entertainment Weekly is going monthly – at least in print. Publisher Meredith Corp. said it intends to boost the outlet’s social video, events and digital platforms while scaling back its magazine...
View ArticleIn New Era, Entertainment Weekly Must Appeal Moment by Moment
When Entertainment Weekly launched in 1990, ambitious executives running the new publication – which debuted with a relatively unknown K.D. Lang on the cover – tread deliberately into uncharted...
View ArticleKatie Couric Plots ‘SeeHer Stories’ for People Magazine
Katie Couric’s next assignment: Creating digital videos for People. Couric’s media company, Katie Couric Media is teaming with the Meredith-owned magazine to produce the weekly digital video series...
View ArticleMeredith Has New Recipe for Southern Living: Turning a Magazine Into a TV Show
Fans of Southern Living magazine have since 1966 accessed its many recipes and home ideas through print pages, and, more recently, a website. Next year, they’ll be able to do so with their televisions....
View ArticleMeredith Renews ‘People’ TV Series Through 2024
Meredith said its syndicated “People (The TV Show!)” has been renewed for three additional seasons through 2024. The show, which airs on Meredith-owned TV stations in 12 different markets, has seen...
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