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Chinese Firm Acquires Rights To Golden Globes, Country Music Awards
cbs2la ^ | November 4, 2016 10:49 AM

Posted on 11/04/2016 1:47:38 PM PDT by BenLurkin

One of Hollywood’s most prestigious awards shows will soon have a Chinese owner.

Under a deal announced Friday, Dalian Wanda Group will buy Santa Monica-based Dick Clark Productions for about $1 billion, giving it broadcasting rights to the Golden Globe Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards and the New Year’s Eve countdown in New York.

The acquisition is the latest effort by Dalian Wanda to expand its entertainment footprint after the firm bought the AMC Entertainment theater chain for $2.6 billion in 2012 and took over Legendary Entertainment this year in a deal valued at $3.5 billion dollars.

(Excerpt) Read more at losangeles.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: china; countrymusic; dickclark; globalism
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To: DannyTN

That Chinese- American played one of Charlie Chan’s sons in the old CC flicks !


21 posted on 11/04/2016 4:14:07 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: BenLurkin

Commies buying Commies ?


22 posted on 11/04/2016 4:34:54 PM PDT by jcon40
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To: BenLurkin

Nothing to do with country music, this is China returning pallets of worthless US $$ to the US. When the dollar fails(soon), they’ll own something.


23 posted on 11/04/2016 5:02:23 PM PDT by Fireone (The future must belong to those who tell the truth about Islam.)
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