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KIPCO rejects OSN $3.2bn bid

August 11, 2014 09.35 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Kipco TowerKuwait Projects Company has thrown out a $3.2 billion bid for Middle Eastern pay-TV platform.

The bid from an unknown US equity company was made up of $2.4 billion in cash and a conditional $800 million.

It is not clear whether the offer was for all or a part of the company.

KIPCO owns 60.5% of OSN, while the remainder is held by the Saudi-Arabian Mawarid Group. Both companies rejected the offer.

OSN was created in July 2009 from a merger between the Showtime and Orbit platforms.

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Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite Tagged With: Kipco, OSN Edited: 12 August 2014 11:54

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Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK. He works in online and printed media. Julian is also a voice on local radio. You can talk to Julian on X @julianclover, or by email at jclover@broadbandtvnews.com.

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