German media group Axel Springer buys UK’s Telegraph for $766 million, ending ownership limbo

German media group Axel Springer buys UK’s Telegraph for $766 million, ending ownership limbo

German media group Axel Springer said on Friday it had agreed to buy Britain’s Telegraph Media Group for 575 million pounds ($766.3 million) in cash, bringing to an end a prolonged period of uncertainty over the newspaper’s ownership. The deal gatecrashed Daily Mail owner DMGT’s attempt to buy its broadsheet rival, which had been facing regulatory probes in Britain amid concerns about media plurality. Axel Springer said it would preserve the Telegraph’s legacy while providing a platform for expa...

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