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BET Corporate Office

Robert L. Johnson launched his own cable television network with a $500,000 investment in 1980. He named his network Black Entertainment Television.

It originally ran in two-hour blocks on Nickelodeon, running music videos and black sitcoms.

In 1983 BET became a full-fledged channel.

In 1991 the network became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Today BET is the most prominent television network targeting African-American audiences and reaches 90 million households.

The network features rap, hip-hop, and R&B music videos, as well as original and acquired television series and home-video-released movies.

BET also runs www.bet.com, which offers news, health, music, and careers to an audience of 3 million.

BET is owned by BET Networks, a division of Viacom.

BET

Robert L. Johnson launched his own cable television network with a $500,000 investment in 1980. He named his network Black Entertainment Television.

It originally ran in two-hour blocks on Nickelodeon, running music videos and black sitcoms.

In 1983 BET became a full-fledged channel.

History

In 1991 the network became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Today BET is the most prominent television network targeting African-American audiences and reaches 90 million households.

The network features rap, hip-hop, and R&B music videos, as well as original and acquired television series and home-video-released movies.

BET also runs www.bet.com, which offers news, health, music, and careers to an audience of 3 million.

BET is owned by BET Networks, a division of Viacom.

Cox Enterprises Corporate Office

Cox Enterprises was founded in 1898 by James M. Cox, a former school teacher who had always dreamed of owning a newspaper. He realized this dream when he bought the Dayton Evening News with $26,000 he had borrowed from friends and family.

James Cox’s newspaper was a success. He entered politics and became Ohio’s first three-term governor and the 1920 Democratic nominee for president of the United States. When he lost the election he decided to concentrate on his growing media business.

In 1935 Cox started Ohio’s first radio station and  in 1939 bought The Atlanta Journal newspaper and started WSB, the South’s oldest radio station, which later became became its first television station in 1948.

After Gov. Cox’s death in 1957, his son, James Cox Jr., assumed leadership of the company.

In 1969 the company acquired Manheim Auto Auction, which has grown to be a leading provider of used vehicle services.

Today Cox Enterprises encompasses media and non-media companies. Cox Communications is the #3 cable provider in the United States and has more than 6 million customers. The company owns eight daily newspapers, 15 local television stations, and 80 radio stations.

Cox Enterprises employs 60,000 people through 300 businesses. The company had $14.6 billion in revenue in 2011.

Cox Enterprises

Cox Enterprises was founded in 1898 by James M. Cox, a former school teacher who had always dreamed of owning a newspaper. He realized this dream when he bought the Dayton Evening News with $26,000 he had borrowed from friends and family.

James Cox’s newspaper was a success. He entered politics and became Ohio’s first three-term governor and the 1920 Democratic nominee for president of the United States. When he lost the election he decided to concentrate on his growing media business.

In 1935 Cox started Ohio’s first radio station and  in 1939 bought The Atlanta Journal newspaper and started WSB, the South’s oldest radio station, which later became became its first television station in 1948.

History

After Gov. Cox’s death in 1957, his son, James Cox Jr., assumed leadership of the company.

In 1969 the company acquired Manheim Auto Auction, which has grown to be a leading provider of used vehicle services.

Today Cox Enterprises encompasses media and non-media companies. Cox Communications is the #3 cable provider in the United States and has more than 6 million customers. The company owns eight daily newspapers, 15 local television stations, and 80 radio stations.

Cox Enterprises employs 60,000 people through 300 businesses. The company had $14.6 billion in revenue in 2011.

Liberty Interactive Corporate Office

Liberty Interactive Corporation is an American media holding company.

Liberty Media began as  spin-off of TCI, an American cable-television group. Liberty Interactive was founded as a division of Liberty Media in 1998 to take advantage of new technologies such as interactive television services.

In 1999 AT&T bought out TCI, spinning off Liberty Media in 2000. In 2001 Liberty Media filed a $38.4 IPO, the largest IPO in history at the time.

In 2001 Liberty Media acquired the TCI spun-off companies Liberty Digital and Liberty Satellite & Technology.

In 2005 Liberty Media combined with UnitedGlobalCom to create Liberty Global.

In 2007 Liberty Media negotiated a deal with Time Warner that gave Time Warner control of DirecTV and the Atlanta Braves baseball team.

In 2011 Liberty Media changed its name to Liberty Interactive Corporation.

Liberty Interactive Corporation

Liberty Interactive Corporation is an American media holding company.

Liberty Media began as  spin-off of TCI, an American cable-television group. Liberty Interactive was founded as a division of Liberty Media in 1998 to take advantage of new technologies such as interactive television services.

In 1999 AT&T bought out TCI, spinning off Liberty Media in 2000. In 2001 Liberty Media filed a $38.4 IPO, the largest IPO in history at the time.

History

In 2001 Liberty Media acquired the TCI spun-off companies Liberty Digital and Liberty Satellite & Technology.

In 2005 Liberty Media combined with UnitedGlobalCom to create Liberty Global.

In 2007 Liberty Media negotiated a deal with Time Warner that gave Time Warner control of DirecTV and the Atlanta Braves baseball team.

In 2011 Liberty Media changed its name to Liberty Interactive Corporation.

Time Warner Corporate Office

Time Warner Inc. is the combination of three companies: Warner Communications, Inc., Time Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

In 1923 Time magazine deputed as the first weekly news magazine in the United States.

In 1927 Warner Bros. released the first feature-length talking picture, “The Jazz Singer.” Warner Communications was formed in 1972 as the holding company of Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Music Group.

In 1976 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. pioneered the basic cable business model.

Time, Inc. and Warner Communications, Inc. merged in 1989 in a $14.9 billion cash and stock deal.

Time Warner acquired Turner Broadcasting, Inc in 1996.

In 2000 AOL and Time Warner merged to become AOL Time Warner. The merger proved to be a disaster and after almost a decade of suffering losses in stock price and profits, AOL was spun-off in 2009.

Today Time Warner has major operations in film, television, and publishing. The company has numerous subsidiaries, including New Line Cinema, Time Inc., HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, The CW Television Network, TheWB.com, Warner Bros., Kid’s WB, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, CNN, DC Comics, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network Studios, Hanna-Barbera, and Castle Rock Entertainment.

The company announced in 2013 that they would divest Time, Inc. Time went public in June of 2014.

In addition to their communications and cable company, Time Warner also owns a great deal of real estate, including several buildings within Rockefeller Center, an office tower next to their main office, which is the headquarters of CNN, along with a twin tower complex on the edge of central park, which the company uses for additional office space.

Time Warner has 34,000 employees worldwide and had $28.11 billion in revenue in 2015.

In May of 2016, Charter Cable acquired both Bright House and Time Warner Cable in a $65 billion mega deal. Charter Cable says that over the next few years, it will slowly remove the Time Warner and Bright House names in place of their own logo.

 

 

Time Warner Inc.

Time Warner Inc. is the combination of three companies: Warner Communications, Inc., Time Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

In 1923 Time magazine deputed as the first weekly news magazine in the United States.

In 1927 Warner Bros. released the first feature-length talking picture, “The Jazz Singer.” Warner Communications was formed in 1972 as the holding company of Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Music Group.

History

In 1976 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. pioneered the basic cable business model.

Time, Inc. and Warner Communications, Inc. merged in 1989 in a $14.9 billion cash and stock deal.

Time Warner acquired Turner Broadcasting, Inc in 1996.

In 2000 AOL and Time Warner merged to become AOL Time Warner. The merger proved to be a disaster and after almost a decade of suffering losses in stock price and profits, AOL was spun-off in 2009.

Today Time Warner has major operations in film, television, and publishing. The company has numerous subsidiaries, including New Line Cinema, Time Inc., HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, The CW Television Network, TheWB.com, Warner Bros., Kid’s WB, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, CNN, DC Comics, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network Studios, Hanna-Barbera, and Castle Rock Entertainment.

The company announced in 2013 that they would divest Time, Inc. Time went public in June of 2014.

In addition to their communications and cable company, Time Warner also owns a great deal of real estate, including several buildings within Rockefeller Center, an office tower next to their main office, which is the headquarters of CNN, along with a twin tower complex on the edge of central park, which the company uses for additional office space.

Time Warner has 34,000 employees worldwide and had $28.11 billion in revenue in 2015.

In May of 2016, Charter Cable acquired both Bright House and Time Warner Cable in a $65 billion mega deal. Charter Cable says that over the next few years, it will slowly remove the Time Warner and Bright House names in place of their own logo.

 

 

News Corp. Corporate Office

News Corp. was founded in 1979 by Rupert Murdoch as a holding company for News Limited, which was founded in 1923 in Australia by Keith Murdoch.

News Limited entered the American Market with the 1973 acquisition of the San Antonio Express. It then started the supermarket tabloid National Star, and purchased the New York Post in 1976.

In 1981 News Corp. purchased half of the  movie studio 20th Century Fox, buying the other half in 1984. It bought the Metromedia group of stations in 1986 and launched the Fox Broadcasting Company. This network is now available in almost 100% of American households.

In 1996 News Corp started the all-news channel Fox News, to rival Ted Turner’s CNN.

In 2003 it purchased 34% of Direc TV from GM for over $6 billion.

In July 2005 it purchased Myspace for $580 million. Within a year, Myspace tripled in value. The site later faced fierce competition. News Corp eventually sold the site for $35 million in 2011.

In 2007 News Corp purchased Dow Jones & Company, owners of the Wall Street Journal, for $5 billion.

News Corp. split into two different companies in 2012. 21st Century Fox retained the media properties while new News Corp (a new company formed by a stock split) focuses more on publishing.

 

 

News Corp.

News Corp. was founded in 1979 by Rupert Murdoch as a holding company for News Limited, which was founded in 1923 in Australia by Keith Murdoch.

News Limited entered the American Market with the 1973 acquisition of the San Antonio Express. It then started the supermarket tabloid National Star, and purchased the New York Post in 1976.

In 1981 News Corp. purchased half of the  movie studio 20th Century Fox, buying the other half in 1984. It bought the Metromedia group of stations in 1986 and launched the Fox Broadcasting Company. This network is now available in almost 100% of American households.

History

In 1996 News Corp started the all-news channel Fox News, to rival Ted Turner’s CNN.

In 2003 it purchased 34% of Direc TV from GM for over $6 billion.

In July 2005 it purchased Myspace for $580 million. Within a year, Myspace tripled in value. The site later faced fierce competition. News Corp eventually sold the site for $35 million in 2011.

In 2007 News Corp purchased Dow Jones & Company, owners of the Wall Street Journal, for $5 billion.

News Corp. split into two different companies in 2012. 21st Century Fox retained the media properties while new News Corp (a new company formed by a stock split) focuses more on publishing.