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...Opinion: Without much family drama, the Murdoch succession question seems to be settled, writes Matthew Garrahan. Or is it?...
...Old rivals Bob Iger, Disney’s chief executive, and Brian Roberts, his opposite number at Comcast, have been pitted against each other for the business started by Mr Murdoch in 1989....
...Brian Roberts, Comcast’s chief executive, has promised to allow Mr Darroch to run Sky as he sees fit....
...his superb team — now together with Comcast — our combined global leadership in technology and content paves the way for us to accelerate investment and growth in Sky’s brand and premier platforms,” said Brian...
...Micro Focus has hired Brian McArthur-Muscroft, previously chief financial officer at TeleCity Group and Paysafe, to replace Mr Kennedy....
...In a joint interview, Brian Roberts, Comcast’s chief executive, and Jeremy Darroch, Sky’s chief executive, pointed to the “headroom” for subscriber growth in Europe — as well as the prospect of selling other...
...Brian Wieser of Pivotal Research said it was unclear if Disney would come to regret not making a higher bid....
...Brian Roberts, Comcast’s chief executive, told the Financial Times that Sky would operate independently once it completed the acquisition, with Mr Darroch, its chief executive, given autonomy to run the...
...“This is a great day for Comcast,” Brian Roberts, Comcast’s chief executive, said in a statement. “Sky is a wonderful company with a great platform, tremendous brand and accomplished management team....
...“It’s not a shocker and it doesn’t change the long-term view of the company,” said Brian Wieser of Pivotal....
...Brian Roberts, Comcast’s chief executive, has pulled off several multibillion-dollar deals over the years and does not like losing....
...Brian Roberts, chief executive of Comcast, which also owns NBCUniversal, told the FT that the company encouraged its top executives to act entrepreneurially....
...such as Leonard Goldberg, Arnold Kopelson and Doug Morris, with National Amusements nominating a new slate of independent directors that includes Dick Parsons, the former chief executive of Time Warner, Brian...
...matthew.garrahan@ft.com...
...In 2004, Comcast made a $54bn unsolicited offer for Disney, with Brian Roberts, the company’s chief executive, saying a purchase would “restore the Disney brand” following a fallow few years....
...Brian Cathcart, professor of journalism at Kingston University, and co-founder of Hacked Off, the press reform campaign group, said: “Paul Dacre has outstanding gifts as an editor, but sadly he used them...
...Brian Roberts, chief executive of Comcast, has been talking to banks and investors to help the US cable company top Disney’s bid, the person briefed about the matter said....
...Unlike Mr Murdoch, Comcast does not control any UK newspaper titles and Brian Roberts, chief executive, said on Tuesday the company was confident that buying Sky would not raise any regulatory issues....
...“Paul Dacre has outstanding gifts as an editor,” said Brian Cathcart, professor of journalism at Kingston University and co-founder of Hacked Off, the press reform campaign group....
...Brian Roberts, Comcast’s chief executive, said its Sky offer was a “significant premium” to the Fox proposal and pointed to “significant opportunities for growth by combining our businesses”....
...In a letter to Brian Roberts, Comcast’s chief executive, the UK department of culture, media and sport said a Comcast-Sky combination would not have “a significantly larger presence in the UK news market...
...Although the high counter-offer appeared intended to scare off Brian Roberts, Comcast chief executive, the rival has privately indicated it was preparing to raise its own bid....
...Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Securities, said it would be a challenge “filling Sorrell’s shoes”, pointing to WPP’s “fragmented federation of businesses”....
...Brian Roberts, Comcast chief executive, said his company’s offer was a “significant premium” to the Fox proposal and pointed to the “opportunities for growth by combining our businesses”....
...“I’d like to congratulate [Disney chief executive] Bob Iger and the team at Disney and commend the Murdoch family and Fox for creating such a desirable and respected company,” said Brian Roberts, Comcast...
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