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Capital Cities/ABC Inc. was an American media company. It was founded in 1985 when Capital Cities Communications purchased the much larger American Broadcasting Company. It eventually proposed a merger of equals with The Walt Disney Company and re-branded itself as Disney–ABC Television Group (now Walt Disney Television) in 1996. (en) Capital Cities/ABC Inc., fundada como Capital Cities Communications (y algunas veces conocida como "CapCities"), fue una compañía de medios estadounidense. Compró la compañía American Broadcasting Company en 1985, haciéndose Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. Fue comprada por The Walt Disney Company y re-nombrada como Disney-ABC Television Group, ahora llamada Walt Disney Television en 1996 como subsidiaria de las propiedades de televisión de Disney. En 1995 Capital Cities/ABC fue comprada por Disney por diecinueve mil millones de dólares. La FCC no puso pegas a esta fusión de mercado vertical, ya que entre los grandes accionistas de Capital Cities se encontraban cargos de la . Se convertirá, tras este acuerdo, en una filial de Walt Disney. Se creó así un nuevo gigante del ocio y la comunicación. La operación supone la segunda mayor fusión de la historia financiera de Estados Unidos (la primera, era competencia directa: Westinghouse buscaba la compra de CBS). En 1996, Disney aumentó sus ingresos en más del 50%, alcanzando así el presupuesto de compra de Capital Cities, en tan solo un año. (es) Capital Cities ou CapCities fut un groupe de média et de presse américain qui à son apogée était composé de quatre grands titres et 12 stations de radio télévisions. Après son achat d'American Broadcasting Company en 1985, le groupe a été racheté par la Walt Disney Company en 1996. * Les titres de presse * The Kansas City Star * Fort Worth Star-Telegram * Belleville News-Democrat (Illinois) * The Times Leader (basé à Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvanie) (fr) Capital Cities Communications foi um grupo de mídia estadunidense. O grupo foi responsável pela maior aquisição da decada de 1980. A CapCities comprou a ABC por US$3,5 bilhões em 1985. A companhia foi fundada em 1946 com o nome Hudson Valley Broadcasting Company. (pt) |
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