Hearst Acquires Disney’s 50% Stake in A+E Global Media for $1.2 Billion

Hearst Television to acquire full ownership of A+E Global Media

The properties of A+E Global Media include the flagship A&E, the History Channel, Lifetime and Vice TV, among others. (Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk) Hearst Television has agreed to acquire the Walt Disney Company’s 50 percent stake in cable networks programmer A+E Global Media in a deal valued at over $1 billion, the companies announced this week. On Tuesday, Hearst said it expects to close on its acquisition of Disney’s stake in A+E Glob…

Disney Offloads A+E Global Media in $1.2 Billion Deal

Image credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures A significant change in ownership is underway for A+E Global Media. Disney has agreed to part ways with its stake in the company in a new deal, bringing an end to its joint ownership with Hearst. Once the transaction closes, Hearst will become the sole owner of the media company. Hearst acquires Disney’s stake in A+E Global Media for $1.2 billion  Hearst is taking full ownership of A+E Global Med…

Hearst Acquires Disney’s 50% Stake in A+E Global Media for $1.2 Billion

NEW YORK—Hearst has announced a deal with subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company 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, at which point A+E Global Media will become a wholly owned Hearst business within its Entertainment group. A+E Global Media, launched as A&E (the Arts & Entertainment Network) in 1984, today reaches more than 414 million ho…

Hearst takes full A+E ownership in $1.2bn deal

Hearst, the US media giant, has agreed a deal to acquire The Walt Disney Company’s 50 per cent stake ​in A+E Global Media in a deal worth around $1.2 billion (€1.04bn) ‌in cash, giving it full ownership of the television and content business. Disney’s exit from A+E follows the company’s efforts to ​prioritise streaming and […]

Disney sells its last big cable stake to Hearst for $1.2bn

Disney has closed the door on another piece of its cable past. The company has completed a $1.2bn sale of its 50% stake in A+E Global Media to Hearst, which now owns the business outright. The deal had been coming for a while. It was announced in July 2025 and finally closed this month, handing […] This story continues at The Next Web

Hearst to buy Disney’s A+E Global Media stake for $1.2 billion

New Delhi: Hearst agreed to acquire Walt Disney’s 50% stake in A+E Global Media for $1.2 billion in cash, according to news reports. The transaction will give Hearst full ownership of the media company behind Lifetime, History Channel, A&E Network and several other television, production and streaming businesses. Disney and Hearst operated A+E Global Media as equal partners for more than a decade. Hearst’s separate stake of about 18% in Disney-o…