Cox Enterprises
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1898 in Dayton, Ohio |
| Founder(s) | James Middleton Cox |
| Headquarters | Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA |
| Area served | United States |
| Key people | James C. Kennedy, Chairman Jimmy W. Hayes, President and CEO |
| Products | Cable networks, TV stations, radio, newspapers, printing, telecommunications, advertising, online properties |
| Revenue |  US$ 24.7 billion (2011)[1] |
| Owner(s) | Cox Family 49%(Anne Cox Chambers, 25%James Cox Kennedy, 25% Blair Parry-Okeden) |
| Employees | 50,000 (2012)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Cox Communications, Manheim, Cox Media Group, AutoTrader.com |
| Website | www.coxenterprises.com |
Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, United States, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. He was the Democratic candidate for the president of the United States in the election of 1920. The company is private, controlled by the nonagenarian daughter of Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late sister Barbara Cox Anthony. The chairman is Anthony's son, James C. Kennedy.
The company, now headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, owns newspapers, television stations, radio stations, Cox Communications, Manheim Auctions, AutoTrader.com and Valpak.
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Major subsidiaries [edit]
Cox once owned Rysher Entertainment, best known for distributing Saved by the Bell. Rysher is currently owned by 2929 Entertainment, with distribution rights to most of its library resting with CBS.[citation needed]
Cox Communications [edit]
Cox Communications is a broadband communications and entertainment company.
Manheim Auctions [edit]
Manheim Auctions operates auctions at locations in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and online through its Simulcast portal.
Cox Media Group [edit]
Cox Media Group operates broadcast television and radio stations, runs metro newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and has more than 100 digital services. Cox Media Group owns and operates Valpak.
AutoTrader.com [edit]
AutoTrader.com is a website aggregator for private owner and dealer car sales.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Cox Enterprises Inc. Financial Statements". Institute of Media and Communications Policy. September 17, 2012.
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