{
  "id": 147122,
  "title": "Disney Closes $1.2 Billion Deal To Sell A+E Global Media Stake To Hearst",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/disney-closes-1-2-billion-deal-to-sell-a-e-global-media-stake-to",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-04T20:30:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/disney-deal-closed-ae-global-media-stake-hearst-price-1237017577/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It’s official — Hearst has announced an agreement to acquire Disney’s 50% interest in A+E Global Media for approximately $1.2 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close in September. A+E Global Media, parent of established cable networks A&E, the History and Lifetime suite of channels and FYI, was a 50-50 venture between Disney […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}