Cox Enterprises

James M. Cox became publisher of the Dayton Daily News in 1898, later expanded into radio, and entered television in 1948.⁠[2]

In 1962 Cox acquired three Pennsylvania cable systems serving 11,800 subscribers. It entered auto auctions with Manheim in 1968.⁠[2]

By 2015 Cox’s automotive operations brought together Manheim, Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, vAuto, Vin Solutions and Dealertrack.⁠[2]

A 2016 report identified approximately $100 million invested in TheranosTheranosTheranos was a blood-testing company founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes and based in Palo Alto, California, which offered retail testing with Walgreens and was valued at up to $9 billion before regulatory sanctions and criminal charges over alleged fraud in its technology and financial claims led to its dissolution in 2018.Open the full entry by Cox Enterprises.⁠[3]

Charter acquired Cox Communications on August 19, 2026. Cox Enterprises retained a substantial stake in the combined company, whose services use the Spectrum brand.⁠[4]

The closing announcement reported approximately $4 billion in cash, $6 billion in convertible preferred units and common units for a Cox subsidiary. On an as-converted, as-exchanged basis, the group owned about 26%. Alex Taylor became Charter chairman, joined by Cox appointees Dallas Clement and Mark Greatrex.⁠[5]