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词条 Cox Enterprises
释义

  1. History

  2. Principal subsidiaries

     Cox Communications  Cox Media Group  Cox Automotive 

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}{{Infobox company
| name = Cox Enterprises, Inc.
| logo = Cox Enterprises.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| type = Private
| genre =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1898}} in Dayton, Ohio
| founder = James M. Cox
| location_city = Atlanta, Georgia
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = James C. Kennedy, Chair
Alexander C. Taylor, President and CEO
| industry = {{Unbulleted list|Automotive Services|Communications|Media}}
| products = Telecommunications, Automotive, Mass media
| services =
| revenue = {{Increase}} US$21 billion (2018)
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| owner = Cox family
[1][2]
| num_employees = 55,000
| parent =
| divisions =
| subsid = Cox Communications
Cox Media Group
Cox Automotive
| slogan =
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.coxenterprises.com/}}
| footnotes =
| intl =
}}Cox Enterprises, Inc. is a privately held global conglomerate headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with approximately 55,000 employees and $21 billion in total revenue. Its major operating subsidiaries are Cox Communications, Cox Automotive and Cox Media Group. The company's major national brands include AutoTrader, Kelley Blue Book, [https://www.cox.com/residential/homelife.html Cox Homelife], [https://gamut.media/ Gamut] and more. Through Cox Automotive, the company's international operations stretch across Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin America. Cox Enterprises is currently led by Alexander C. Taylor, a fourth-generation Cox family member and great-grandson of founder James M. Cox. James M. Cox's grandson, James C. Kennedy and other members of the Cox family are on the company's board of directors.[3]

History

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The company was founded in Dayton, Ohio by James M. Cox, who purchased the Dayton Daily News in 1898{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}. Cox later became the Democratic Party candidate for president of the United States in the presidential election of 1920, running unsuccessfully on a ticket that included Franklin D. Roosevelt as the vice presidential candidate.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} The company is also well-known for its ownership of Bing Crosby Productions and Rysher Entertainment the two companies merged in 1993. Cox shut down the company and sold its distribution assets to Viacom and now they are a part of the archives of CBS Television Distribution as well as the back catalog of Paramount Pictures.

James M. Cox Jr. became the company's chairman after his father died in 1957. The family and company were highlighted in a 2015 Forbes article called "[https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2015/09/30/this-billionaire-knows-the-secret-to-saving-a-family-business/ This Billionaire Knows the Secret to Saving a Family Business]".[4]

Cox Jr. died in 1974 and his sisters inherited ownership. Barbara Cox's second husband Garner Anthony and son by her first husband James Cox Kennedy have served as chairman,

and in 2018 Anne Cox's grandson Alexander C. Taylor became chief executive officer and president.

Principal subsidiaries

Cox Communications

Cox Communications is the third-largest U.S. cable company, serving approximately 6 million residences and businesses. It provides advanced digital video, Internet, telephone and home security and automation services over tis own nationwide IP network[5].{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

Cox Communications formed an alliance with the Cleveland Clinic to take Healthcare to the home in February 2015. The company has also been deploying residential gigabit internet service.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

Cox Media Group

Cox Media Group (CMG) is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company. Its properties include broadcast television and radio stations, daily newspapers runs metro newspapers, non-daily publications, and has more than 100 digital services.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} In 2019 Cox Enterprises reached an agreement with Apollo Funds to buy majority interest in Cox Media Group's broadcast television stations, including the company's radio, newspaper and TV properties in Ohio. Cox will maintain a minority stake and will join the Apollo Funds in forming a new company to operate these stations. [6]

Cox Media Group is also involved in automated and programmatic sales through Videa.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

Cox Automotive

Cox Automotive is a provider of vehicle remarketing services and digital marketing and software solutions for automotive dealers and consumers. Its mission is to "make buying, selling, owning and using cars easier for everyone."[7] Cox Automotive brands include Manheim, Clutch Technologies, Dealer-Auction Ltd, AutoTrader, Kelley Blue Book, vAuto, Dealer.com, Dealertrack, NextGear Capital, Xtime, Vinsolutions and a host of global businesses and brands serving auto dealers, manufacturers and financial institutions.

In June 2015, Cox Automotive announced the biggest vendor acquisition in the history[8] of auto retailing by agreeing to pay $4 billion in cash for dealer software giant Dealertrack Technologies Inc.[9] The acquisition closed in October 2015.[10]

References

1. ^{{cite news |url= http://www.mediadb.eu/en/data-base/international-media-corporations/cox-enterprises-inc.html |title= Cox Enterprises Inc. Financial Statements |date=September 17, 2012|work=Institute of Media and Communications Policy}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-20/three-new-cox-billionaires-minted-as-matriarch-gives-away-wealth|title=Three Cox Billionaires Minted as Matriarch Gives Away Wealth|date=November 20, 2015|website=Bloomberg}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://coxenterprises.mediaroom.com/2014-04-22-Cox-Enterprises-Elects-Alex-Taylor-and-Jamie-Kennedy-to-Board-of-Directors |title=Cox Enterprises Elects Alex Taylor and Jamie Kennedy to Board of Directors - Apr 22, 2014 |publisher=Coxenterprises.mediaroom.com |date=2014-04-22 |accessdate=2015-11-07}}
4. ^{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2015/09/30/this-billionaire-knows-the-secret-to-saving-a-family-business/ |title=This Billionaire Knows The Secret To Saving A Family Business |publisher=Forbes.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-07}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.coxenterprises.com/businesses|title=Cox Enterprises Businesses|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cox-enterprises-reaches-agreement-for-funds-managed-by-affiliates-of-apollo-global-management-to-buy-majority-stake-in-cox-media-group-television-stations-300796670.html|title=Cox Enterprises Reaches Agreement for Funds Managed by Affiliates of Apollo Global Management to Buy Majority Stake in Cox Media Group Television Stations|last=Enterprises|first=Cox|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-19}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.coxenterprises.com/businesses/cox-automotive|title=Cox Automotive {{!}} Cox Enterprises|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
8. ^{{cite web|last=George |first=Anya |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/15/us-dealertrack-tech-m-a-cox-automotive-idUSKBN0OV1IZ20150615 |title=Cox Automotive to buy Dealertrack in $4 billion deal |publisher=Reuters |date=2015-06-15 |accessdate=2015-11-07}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20150622/RETAIL07/306229965/cox-goes-bold-with-giant-dealertrack-deal |title=Cox goes bold with giant Dealertrack deal |publisher=Autonews.com |date=2015-06-22 |accessdate=2015-11-07}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.coxautoinc.com/2015/10/01/cox-automotive-opening-new-doors-to-clients-team-members-and-auto-industry-with-completion-of-acquisition-of-dealertrack/ |title=Cox Automotive Opening New Doors to Clients, Team Members and Auto Industry with Completion of Acquisition of Dealertrack | Cox Automotive |publisher=Coxautoinc.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-07}}

External links

{{Portal|Atlanta|Companies}}
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