Connors Denies Interest In Acquiring NESV Stake From N.Y. Times
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Connors Denies Interest
In Acquiring NESV Stake |
Hill Holiday co-Founder Jack Connors Monday denied a report that he was in talks with N.Y. Times Co. to purchase the Boston Globe and the company's 17.5% stake in New England Sports Ventures, which owns the Red Sox, Fenway Park and 80% of NESN, according to Todd Wallack of the BOSTON GLOBE. Connors said of the Financial Times report, "There's nothing to it. I'm not buying The Boston Globe. I'm not buying anything that The New York Times owns." The report also described a "possible scenario in which prospective bidders would merge News Corp.'s Ottaway newspaper chain with the Globe and the Boston Herald," under which the Herald "would be closed." But Boston Herald Owner Patrick Purcell, who also serves as Ottaway Chair, said the report was "completely unfounded and not rooted in reality." Purcell said that he has "not had any discussions with any potential bidders for the Globe in his Ottaway role" (BOSTON GLOBE, 12/30).
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