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Axios, the digital media startup covering politics, technology and media, has agreed to be purchased by Cox Enterprises, the communications, automotive and media company.

The value of the deal for Axios Media was 525 million, according to a source familiar with the transaction and other reports. Cox Enterprises bought a stake in Axios last year.

Alex Taylor, Cox Enterprises chairman and CEO, said that “bringing a forward-thinking organization like Axios into Cox Enterprises is exciting for us on many levels, and we look forward to helping them continue to scale and grow.”

Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz will continue to have stakes in the company, and will still lead editorial and day-to-day business decisions. Taylor will take one of four board seats controlled by Cox, with the three Axios founders remaining, Axios reported.

VandeHei said that they “have found our kindred spirit for creating a great, trusted,...

HBO announced its documentary slate for the first half of 2020 at TCA today, including films about three-time Oscar nominee Natalie Wood, Muhammad Ali’s relationship with talk show host Dick Cavett, “fake news,” Roy Cohn, cyberwarfare, autism, Lgtbq issues and more. Read details about all of the projects below.

The premium cabler also set premieres for the previously announced Atlanta Child Murders (working title), Welcome to Chechnya and others.

Here is the list of upcoming HBO docus and their premiere dates ranging from February to June, with synopses provided by HBO:

McMillion$ (Feb. 3)

The six-part documentary series, is the incredible true story of how $24 million-dollars was stolen from the McDonald’s Monopoly game of the 1990s, the mystery mastermind behind the scam and the intrepid FBI agents on his trail. For over a decade, McDonald’s fast-food empire awarded prizes in its Monopoly promotional game tie-in, unaware that the biggest winning...

HBO has picked up a second season of the news documentary series “Axios.”

The new season will feature eight half-hour episodes, with four airing this spring and another four airing this fall. HBO has also ordered four specials, reacting to the most consequential news of the moment with shorter, interview-based programs.

The Axios news website was co-founded in 2016 by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz. The first season of the show featured four episodes, highlighted by revealing with: President Donald J. Trump; Tesla CEO Elon Musk; Apple CEO Tim Cook; and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

The Axios news website was co-founded in 2016 by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz. The first season of the show featured four episodes, highlighted by revealing with: President Donald J. Trump; Tesla CEO Elon Musk; Apple CEO Tim Cook; and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz will return to direct and produce the show.

HBO is bringing back its news documentary series Axios for a second season.

The premium broadcaster is returning to the show, which is produced by Mike Allen’s digital news start up and Dctv, for eight half-hour episodes and four specials. Four episdoes will air this spring and four will air in the fall, with the four specials launching around the hot stories of the moment.

Matthew O’Neill, who is behind HBO’s Baghdad ER, and Perri Peltz, responsible for HBO’s Warning: This Drug May Kill You, return to direct and produce the series, as they did during the 2018 season. They will continue to work with Axios journalists to highlight the week ahead in politics, business and technology.

The company, set up in 2016 by Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz, moved into long-form docuseries with the HBO specials last year. The first season included interviews with President Donald Trump,...