Telegraph Media Group
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The Telegraph Media Group (previously the Telegraph Group) is the proprietor of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
. It is a subsidiary of Press Holdings
. David and Frederick Barclay
acquired the group in July 2004, after months of intense bidding and lawsuits, from Hollinger Inc.
of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the newspaper group controlled by the Canadian-born British businessman Conrad Black
.
Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in February 1961. It is the sister paper of The Daily Telegraph, but is run separately with a different editorial staff, although there is some cross-usage of stories...
. It is a subsidiary of Press Holdings
Press Holdings
Press Holdings is the name of a British holding company owned by the Barclay brothers which has: The Spectator and the Apollo arts magazine, as well as operating some online journalism ventures such as handbag.com. Its chief executive is Andrew Neil...
. David and Frederick Barclay
David and Frederick Barclay
Sir David Rowat Barclay and Sir Frederick Hugh Barclay are British businessmen. The identical twin brothers have very substantial business interests primarily in media, retail and property. The Sunday Times Rich List of 2007 estimated their wealth at £1.8 billion...
acquired the group in July 2004, after months of intense bidding and lawsuits, from Hollinger Inc.
Hollinger Inc.
Hollinger Inc. was a Canadian media company based in Toronto. It was created by the Canadian businessman Conrad Black as a holding company for his media interests after he acquired control of The Daily Telegraph in 1986. It was the parent company of Chicago-based Hollinger International, whose...
of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the newspaper group controlled by the Canadian-born British businessman Conrad Black
Conrad Black
Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, OC, KCSG, PC is a Canadian-born member of the British House of Lords, and a historian, columnist and publisher, who was for a time the third largest newspaper magnate in the world. Lord Black controlled Hollinger International, Inc...
.
External links
- The Guardian, Telegraph Media Group