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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Aug 12, 1:19 AM

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Media Insider: Media Works sold to Australian audio firm Sports Entertainment Group for $130 million

Stuff (New Zealand) and NZ Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedSale heralds a remarkable new chapter for More FM and The Breeze owner.
What changedThe left frames it as "Media Works sold to Australian media company for $130m". The center frames it as "Media Insider: Media Works sold to Australian audio firm Sports Entertainment Group for $...".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Media Works sold to Australian media company for $130m". The center frames it as "Media Insider: Media Works sold to Australian audio firm Sports Entertainment Group for $...".

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Aug 11, 11:24 PM: NZ Herald joined the source map.

Aug 11, 11:48 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center-left ·News report

Media Works sold to Australian media company for $130m

Sports Entertainment Group Limited is buying Media Works for NZ$130 million, returning the Australian media organisation to the New Zealand market as an audio operator.

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Center ·News report
NZ Herald24m ago

Media Insider: Media Works sold to Australian audio firm Sports Entertainment Group for $130 million

Sale heralds a remarkable new chapter for More FM and The Breeze owner.

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