DMG Chief Buys Leading Taiwanese TV Network EBC

Los Angeles Times: Dan Mintz, chief executive of the Los Angeles-based media company DMG Entertainment, has signed a deal to acquire Taiwan’s top television network. Mintz said that he recently reached an agreement to buy EBC from the private equity firm Carlyle Group for $600 million. A spokesman for Carlyle confirmed the deal, but declined to comment on the transaction, which is subject to approval by Taiwan’s broadcast regulators.