Mediagazer: BBC Director-General Tony Hall said repeated cost-cutting and the growing might of Amazon and Netflix were endangering the UK's public broadcaster (Henry Chu/Variety)

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Henry Chu / Variety:

BBC Director-General Tony Hall said repeated cost-cutting and the growing might of Amazon and Netflix were endangering the UK's public broadcaster — BBC chief Tony Hall warned Tuesday that repeated cost-cutting and the growing might of global giants such as Netflix and Amazon were endangering …

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Sources: the Benioffs are paying approximately 5.76 times the operating earnings for Time Magazine, which is expected to see a 9% revenue decline this year — Marc and Lynne Benioff are paying roughly 5.76 times operating earnings for Time magazine, which is expected to see a 9% decline in revenue this year

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Meredith Corp. has agreed to sell Time magazine for $190M to Marc Benioff, co-founder of Salesforce.com, and his wife, Lynne Benioff

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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Marc Benioff says he won't get involved operationally in Time, which will remain in New York, with Meredith remaining a key partner

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