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BBAU 2014 Launch Date 7th/8th September

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bleachy_dude said:
I'm not necessarily saying it's impossible. I just wouldn't be holding my breath. That is all.
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I agree. Ten wouldn't get the rights back straight away. It could possibly take another four years or more for the show to come back. That's if the show even does come back. The interest could be dead.
 
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New merger for Murdoch? There’s another multibillion-dollar deal on the cards involving the key Murdoch family company, 21st Century Fox. Hot on the heels of a possible $US10 billion reorganisation of its European satellite pay TV businesses, Fox is looking at merging its TV production arm, Shine, with industry giant Endemol, plus third production house Core Media, to produce a global production business. Endemol is already the No. 1 production company worldwide, and this move, if completed, would create a giant, rivalling or overshadowing some of the TV production arms of the big American networks.

Fox revealed the move in a statement in New York last night, saying it had started talks with private equity group Apollo Global Management (which also owns a big stake in Nine Entertainment Company in Australia). Subsequent reports say that Fox has in fact struck a preliminary merger deal with Apollo and all that remains is to create a joint venture (Apollo will have a majority stake) worth US$2 billion or more, according to the Financial Times. The move would take Shine off Fox’s balance sheet and separate it from the Murdoch empire. According to media surveys, Endermol had annual sales of US$1.7 billion in 2013, and Shine’s revenue was around US$900 million.

Endemol came to prominence a decade ago with Big Brother and was originally sold by founder John de Mol for 5.5 billion euros in 2000. It was then sold in 2007 for 3.4 billion euros to Goldman Sachs and Mediaset, the group controlled by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Apollo financed much of that deal and took control of the company because Endemol could not meet its debts; Apollo was the senior lender to Endemol and took control of the company by using its debt. Endermol and Shine would be the major production houses in the joint venture. Core Media is much, much smaller. From Apollo’s point of view it is a chance to get rid of the hard-to-sell TV businesses at a time when there are buyers driving up values (and overpaying). — Glenn Dyer

http://www.crikey.com.au/2014/05/16...c-shine-merger-wheat-st/?wpmp_switcher=mobile
 
Daltrim said:
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New merger for Murdoch? There’s another multibillion-dollar deal on the cards involving the key Murdoch family company, 21st Century Fox. Hot on the heels of a possible $US10 billion reorganisation of its European satellite pay TV businesses, Fox is looking at merging its TV production arm, Shine, with industry giant Endemol, plus third production house Core Media, to produce a global production business. Endemol is already the No. 1 production company worldwide, and this move, if completed, would create a giant, rivalling or overshadowing some of the TV production arms of the big American networks.

Fox revealed the move in a statement in New York last night, saying it had started talks with private equity group Apollo Global Management (which also owns a big stake in Nine Entertainment Company in Australia). Subsequent reports say that Fox has in fact struck a preliminary merger deal with Apollo and all that remains is to create a joint venture (Apollo will have a majority stake) worth US$2 billion or more, according to the Financial Times. The move would take Shine off Fox’s balance sheet and separate it from the Murdoch empire. According to media surveys, Endermol had annual sales of US$1.7 billion in 2013, and Shine’s revenue was around US$900 million.

Endemol came to prominence a decade ago with Big Brother and was originally sold by founder John de Mol for 5.5 billion euros in 2000. It was then sold in 2007 for 3.4 billion euros to Goldman Sachs and Mediaset, the group controlled by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Apollo financed much of that deal and took control of the company because Endemol could not meet its debts; Apollo was the senior lender to Endemol and took control of the company by using its debt. Endermol and Shine would be the major production houses in the joint venture. Core Media is much, much smaller. From Apollo’s point of view it is a chance to get rid of the hard-to-sell TV businesses at a time when there are buyers driving up values (and overpaying). — Glenn Dyer

http://www.crikey.com.au/2014/05/16...c-shine-merger-wheat-st/?wpmp_switcher=mobile
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Interesting. Rumours are Murdoch wants to buy out Channel 10.
 
Daltrim said:
Added here for reference.


New merger for Murdoch? There’s another multibillion-dollar deal on the cards involving the key Murdoch family company, 21st Century Fox. Hot on the heels of a possible $US10 billion reorganisation of its European satellite pay TV businesses, Fox is looking at merging its TV production arm, Shine, with industry giant Endemol, plus third production house Core Media, to produce a global production business. Endemol is already the No. 1 production company worldwide, and this move, if completed, would create a giant, rivalling or overshadowing some of the TV production arms of the big American networks.

Fox revealed the move in a statement in New York last night, saying it had started talks with private equity group Apollo Global Management (which also owns a big stake in Nine Entertainment Company in Australia). Subsequent reports say that Fox has in fact struck a preliminary merger deal with Apollo and all that remains is to create a joint venture (Apollo will have a majority stake) worth US$2 billion or more, according to the Financial Times. The move would take Shine off Fox’s balance sheet and separate it from the Murdoch empire. According to media surveys, Endermol had annual sales of US$1.7 billion in 2013, and Shine’s revenue was around US$900 million.

Endemol came to prominence a decade ago with Big Brother and was originally sold by founder John de Mol for 5.5 billion euros in 2000. It was then sold in 2007 for 3.4 billion euros to Goldman Sachs and Mediaset, the group controlled by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Apollo financed much of that deal and took control of the company because Endemol could not meet its debts; Apollo was the senior lender to Endemol and took control of the company by using its debt. Endermol and Shine would be the major production houses in the joint venture. Core Media is much, much smaller. From Apollo’s point of view it is a chance to get rid of the hard-to-sell TV businesses at a time when there are buyers driving up values (and overpaying). — Glenn Dyer

http://www.crikey.com.au/2014/05/16...c-shine-merger-wheat-st/?wpmp_switcher=mobile
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OK Give it to me straight doc... This is bad right? The more Murdoch owns the more powerful he becomes?
 
I personally think a celeb series is long overdue. It'd be a nice addition to BB programming and there are so many potential celebs that could appear on it.
Celeb seasons usually fare well in ratings too, the UK edition has more viewers than its civilian series and the CBB this year was awesome, better than civilian now tbh...

Anyways, is Sept 8 confirmed?
 
buck07 said:
Somebody already said "no" to Murdoch and $80 billion a few weeks ago.
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^Time Warner.
Evidently, Murdoch is not backing down and plans to follow up with a higher bid. It is reported that he has sold some of Fox's European assets, lined up bank loans and will be in a position to offer upwards of $95+
 
Goon said:
Read the wrong twitter,

Not official yet, my bad.

*pulls blanket over my head*

PS. THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
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So September 8th is not the date. Perhaps they are moving it up to September 1st so they can fit the season into ratings time.

I thought Nine airing the finale in the first week of summer was very out of character.
 
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