ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐ dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈaɪv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɪnðə wˈɔːl stɹˈiːt dʒˈɜːnəl, ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ kənsˈɔːɹɾiəm sˈiːkɪŋ tə bˈaɪ kˈeɪbəl tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən kˈʌmpəni fɹʌmðə pɹˈaɪvət ˈɛkwᵻɾi fˈɜːm ˌɛmbˌiːkˈeɪ pˈɑːɹtnɚz ˌɛlpˈiː, lˈɛd baɪ ðə kˈʌmpəni ænd mˈɔːɹɡən stˈænli.
According to a July 5, 2015 article in The Wall Street Journal, there was a consortium seeking to buy cable television company  from the private equity firm MBK Partners LP, led by the company and Morgan Stanley.