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Charlie Wells
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An interesting article I spotted on Media Guardian...
Full article: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jun/26/bbc-offer-uktv-scripps-gold-dave-watch
Assuming the offer has been made it does seem unlikely that they'll be successful, based on the article.
Quote:
BBC receives £500m offer for UKTV
US pay-TV company Scripps is understood to have offered the BBC as much as £500m to take full control of UKTV, operator of channels including Gold, Dave and Watch.
Scripps, which looked at buying Channel 5 earlier this year and owns TV brands including The Food Network, which airs shows such as Nigella Express, bought out Virgin Media’s 50% stake in UKTV for £339m in 2011.
US pay-TV company Scripps is understood to have offered the BBC as much as £500m to take full control of UKTV, operator of channels including Gold, Dave and Watch.
Scripps, which looked at buying Channel 5 earlier this year and owns TV brands including The Food Network, which airs shows such as Nigella Express, bought out Virgin Media’s 50% stake in UKTV for £339m in 2011.
Full article: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jun/26/bbc-offer-uktv-scripps-gold-dave-watch
Assuming the offer has been made it does seem unlikely that they'll be successful, based on the article.
