Comcast Taps Tulchan in Bid for Sky
Wed., Apr. 25, 2018
By Kevin McCauley
Comcast is using Tulchan Communications to handle its $31B offer to buy Sky, European pay TV operator, setting up a potential bidding war with 21stCentury Fox.
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Comcast is using Tulchan Communications to handle its $31B offer to buy Sky, European pay TV operator, setting up a potential bidding war with 21stCentury Fox.
New York Women in Communications recognized women leaders in the communications industry at their annual Matrix Awards April 23, including Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry and MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski.
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Commentary
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The arrest rate for marijuana possession in New York is four times greater for blacks than whites, said a 4/20 op-ed in the New York Times.
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KYNE, specialty healthcare communications firm, has taken an investment stake in Medit, an artificial intelligence based medical education platform.
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The Goethe-Institut is seeking a firm to support the one-year public diplomacy “Deutschlandjahr (Year of German) USA” campaign that kicks off in October.
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Jeremy Gaines, a media veteran most recently managing director at Burson-Marsteller, will join the Public Broadcasting Service later this month as senior VP corporate communications, a new position.
Serious reflection is in order regarding your plans and future options before signing the dotted line on an agency merger or acquisition.
A growing distrust in clickbait headlines and the corrosive atmosphere of fake news is sending the public fleeing digital news sources and returning to subscription-based media properties that offer quality reporting and great storytelling.
Marie-Claire Barker will become global chief talent officer at Edelman on July 23 and report to COO Matt Harrington. (1 reader comment)
Workplace safety issues at Tesla, Inc. have become a recent focus for both the company and safety watchdogs.
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KCSA Strategic Communications is expanding its presence in the growing cannabis industry with the acquisition of Salar Media Group, which specializes in the sector.
The Embassy of Morocco has hired ThirdCircle to a $480K one-year pact to promote film production in the Kingdom.
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