Sentence examples for sold channel from inspiring English sources

In May last year, Desmond sold Channel 5 to US company Viacom for £450m.

Last year, Desmond sold Channel 5, which he acquired for £103.5m in 2010, for £450m to MTV-owner Viacom.

Desmond has been thinning out his media portfolio: last year he sold Channel 5 to MTV-owner Viacom for £463m.

The news will be a bitter pill for staff after Desmond recently sold Channel 5 for £450m to MTV owner Viacom.

Privately-owned German company Bertelsmann has informed the board of directors of RTL, the Luxembourg-based, publicly-listed company which sold Channel 5 to Richard Desmond in 2010, that it is considering reducing its stake from 92.3% to about 75%.

Airey most recently worked for RTL, Europe's biggest broadcaster which sold Channel 5 to Richard Desmond in 2010, on projects including exploring a cable channel launch in the US.

But ITV holds on to its advertising monopoly until 1992, selling Channel 4's airtime.

Last September the Telegraph reported the Conservatives had drawn up plans to sell Channel 4, which could be valued at around £1bn, but Vince Cable blocked them.

"At the moment, there are no plans to sell Channel 4 … but am I going to say to you that it is out of the question?

9 September Whittingdale appears before the CMS committee where he says: "At the moment, there are no plans to sell Channel 4".

And while the company denies that it plans to sell Channel One, it does say a strategic partner would be nice.