Monday, 9 August 2010 at 13:17, Reuters, Honk Kong
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on Monday it will sell a controlling stake in its three China TV channels to a private equity fund backed by Shanghai Media Group (SMG), China's No 2 media company. The deal would see China Media Capital acquire a controlling stake in News Corp's Xing Kong, Xing Kong International and Channel [V] Mainland China channels, along with its Fortune Star Chinese movie library, News Corp said in a statement. Established in 2009, China Media Capital is a private equity fund with with 5 billion yuan ($739 million) in assets under management and a focus on investments in the media industry. It is backed by SMG, as well as China Development Bank and China Broadband Capital. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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