holding company
noun
: a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies compare investment company
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Take-Two Interactive, the holding company that owns Rockstar Games, has set a Fall 2025 release date for Grand Theft Auto VI.
Speculation about the upcoming release of the popular video game was high ahead of Take-Two releasing its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
The deal is for an initial 10 years for an aggregate rights fee of more than $5 billion, with an option for Netflix to extend the agreement, according to a filing by TKO, the holding company of WWE, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
The deal is for an initial 10 years for an aggregate rights fee of more than $5 billion, with an option for Netflix to extend the agreement, according to a filing by TKO, the holding company of WWE, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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