Eli Azur Explained

Eli Azur (Hebrew: אלי עזור) is an Israeli businessman and the head of Mirkaei Tikshoret, a Tel Aviv-based media company.^[1]

Career

Azur started his career as a sportswriter for Hadashot.^[2]

Azur is the owner of advertising rights for Israel Plus.^[2] With Pini Zahavi, he also runs Charlton, a company which owns broadcasting rights for football matches in Israel.^{[3] [4]}

Through Mirkaei Tikshoret, he runs radio stations in Israel and The Jerusalem Post.^[2] Canadian investor Leonard Asper sued for a controlling stake in the Post in 2005 after failed negotiations with Azur. The lawsuit was dismissed in 2006.^{[5] [6] [7]} He co-owned the Israel Post, which started publishing in 2007. In 2012, he launched Sof Hashavua, a newspaper only published on Fridays.^[2] In 2014, he acquired Maariv, another Israeli newspaper.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Company Overview of Mirkaei Tikshoret Ltd.. Bloomberg. October 21, 2016.
2. News: Tucker. Nati. Eli Azur Breaks Into Big-time Media. October 19, 2016. Haaretz. July 10, 2013.
3. News: Bond. David. The man selling Rio. October 21, 2016. London Evening Standard. July 18, 2002.
4. News: Jackson. Jamie. Profile: Pini Zahavi, football's first and only super-agent. October 21, 2016. The Guardian. November 26, 2006.
5. News: Popper. Nathaniel. Titans Clashed in Battle for Newspaper. October 21, 2016. Forward. June 30, 2006.
6. News: Boyd. Roderick. Jerusalem Post Ownership in Doubt. October 21, 2016. The New York Sun. February 15, 2005.
7. News: Horesh. Hadar. It Was a Mistake to Do Business With Eli Azur'. October 21, 2016. Haaretz. March 7, 2005.
8. News: Averbach. Li-or. Court approves "Ma'ariv" sale to "Jerusalem Post". October 21, 2016. Globes. June 4, 2014.