PBL IN TALKS TO SELL 25% STAKE

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James Packer, Australia's richest man, is set to sell more of his television and print media assets to buy-out firm CVC Asia Pacific as he looks to retreat from traditional media and focus on his casinos business.

Mr Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd, which six months ago sold half of its free-to-air television assets, magazines and internet portal to a joint venture with buy-out group CVC for A$4.5bn (US$3.7bn), said it was in talks to sell a further 25 per cent.

No agreement has yet been reached. But the talks come as Mr Packer moves to give up control of the media empire his father built and step up investment in his more profitable gaming operations.




澳大利亚首富詹姆斯•帕克(James Packer)将进一步向收购集团CVC Asia Pacific出售其旗下电视和印刷媒体资产，原因是他打算撤离传统媒体行业，转而专注于赌场业务。

詹姆斯•帕克旗下的出版广播公司(Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd)表示，将进一步出售公司25％的股权。该公司6个月前以45亿澳元（合37亿美元）的价格，将其免费电视资产、杂志和互联网门户网站的半数股权出售给与CVC Asia Pacific成立的一家合资公司。

目前双方尚未达成一致。但詹姆斯•帕克正在采取行动，放弃对其父建立的媒体帝国的控制权，转而加大对利润更为丰厚的博彩业务的投资力度。