NEW YORK - Wednesday, December 17th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE) - 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA)(NASDAQ:FOX) and funds managed by
affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE:APO) today announced
the completion of the transaction to create a leading global
multi-platform content provider, bringing together Endemol, Shine Group
and CORE Media. 21st Century Fox and funds managed by affiliates of
Apollo will jointly manage the newly created group, with each owning 50
per cent.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About 21st Century Fox
21st
Century Fox is the world's premier portfolio of cable, broadcast, film,
pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents across the globe.
Reaching more than 1.5 billion subscribers in approximately 50 local
languages every day, 21st Century Fox is home to a global portfolio of
cable and broadcasting networks and properties, including FOX, FX, FXX,
FXM, FS1, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FOX Sports, Fox Sports
Network, National Geographic Channels, STAR India, 28 local television
stations in the U.S. and more than 300 channels that comprise Fox
International Channels; film studio Twentieth Century Fox Film; and
television production studios Twentieth Century Fox Television and a 50%
ownership interest in Endemol Shine Group. The Company also holds a
39.1% ownership interest in Sky, Europe’s leading entertainment company,
which serves 20 million customers across five countries. For more
information about 21st Century Fox, please visit www.21CF.com.
About Apollo
Apollo
Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries,
“Apollo”) is a leading global alternative investment manager with
offices in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Toronto, London, Frankfurt,
Luxembourg, Singapore, Mumbai and Hong Kong. Apollo had assets under
management of approximately $164 billion as of September 30, 2014 in
private equity, credit and real estate funds invested across a core
group of nine industries where Apollo has considerable knowledge and
resources. For more information about Apollo, please visit www.agm.com.
Contacts
21st Century Fox:
Miranda Higham
44-207-019-5632
mhigham@21cf.com
or
Nathaniel Brown
212-852-7746
nbrown@21cf.com
or
Apollo:
Matthew J. Hiltzik
212-430-5054
mhiltzik@hstrategies.com
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