Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 19 : 21-Jul-14

US-based media groups such as Liberty, Viacom and Discovery have been acquiring businesses in the broadcasting sector in Europe. The interest is forecast to extend to Australia, where an obvious target is third-ranked free-to-air TV provider Ten Network. CEO Hamish McLennan acknowledges the foreign investment trend. However he is not revealing anything about recent rumours that UK-based ITV, itself a target of Liberty, has held talks with Ten. Meanwhile McLennan notes that the move by Ten to reduce its news coverage has lifted its audience ratings

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, ITV PLC, ITV NETWORK LIMITED, LIBERTY GLOBAL INCORPORATED, DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED, VIACOM INCORPORATED, CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LIMITED, EUROSTAT, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC, SKY DEUTSCHLAND AG, SKY ITALIA SPA