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Disney weighs $5 billion offer for GE's NBC.

Authors :
Jensen, Elizabeth
Turner, Richard
Source :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 9/14/94, Vol. 224 Issue 52, pA3.
Publication Year :
1994

Abstract

Discusses Walt Disney Co.'s offer to buy General Electric Co.'s NBC unit. Details of offer; Interest of other companies in NBC; Reasons behind Disney's choice of NBC; Information on talks between NBC Disney on joint programming venture; Resisting of acquisition of network in past by Disney Chairman Michael Eisner; Disney's problems; Consideration of corporate restructuring by Eisner; Financial positions of Disney and Time Warner.

Subjects

Subjects :
*MERGERS & acquisitions

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00999660
Volume :
224
Issue :
52
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
9412125290