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After the months-long bidding war for Outdoor Channel, it’s surprising to see news about it that doesn’t include a few dollar signs: The victor in the contest, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, says today that it tapped Jim Liberatore to become its new CEO, succeeding Tom Hornish who will stay through a transition…

The deal’s finally done, with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment paying $10.25 a share — about $265M — for the cable channel. “As a part of KSE, Outdoor Channel will be well positioned — competitively, strategically and financially — to meet the needs of its customers and business partners,” says KSE chief Jim Martin. Outd…

The bidding war for the cable channel is coming to a head with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment up to $10.25 a share — about $265M — moving ahead of InterMedia Outdoor Holdings’ $9.75. The new offer is higher than the stock’s closing price today of $10.14. No surprise that the Outdoor Channel board now recommends that…

The only surprise here it that it took the cable channel so long to make the decision. Investors were scheduled to meet tomorrow to vote on Kroenke Sports & Entertainment‘s $9.35-a-share acquisition offer — even though Outdoor Channel said yesterday that it now prefers InterMedia Outdoor Holdings’ $9.75 bid, worth…