Usually in classic horror movies, there's some sort of memorable phone call. Whether it's just dirty talking prank callers, or something supernatural limiting your time to live. The phone has also been used as a weapon, and has had some strange things pop out of it as a surprise for whoever's on the other end.
Academy Sports + Outdoors. Katy-based retail chain Academy Sports + Outdoors has been acquired by the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company. The acquisition comes after the company's founder, Arthur Gochman, passed away in October 2010 at the age of 79 in his Houston home.
CKX also owns So You Think You Can Danceproducer 19 Entertainment, Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali rights. NEW YORK -- CKX Inc., owner of American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer 19 Entertainment, said Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of financial firm Apollo Global Management. CKX also owns the rights to the likeness and names of Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali. The deal, which will take CKX private, values the company at about $509 million when multiplying the acquisition price with the number of outstanding company shares listed by Bloomberg.