Wisden Group succeeded as majority shareholder by his son Mark. The group was broken up in 2007 when "The Wisden Cricketer" was sold to British Sky Broadcasting, "The Oldie" was sold to a group of investors led by the magazine's former business manager, James Pembroke, and Cricinfo was sold to ESPN. John Wisden & Co was sold to A & C Black in 2008. Hawk-Eye remained under the control of Mark Getty, but was eventually sold to Sony Corporation in 2011. Wisden Group The Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd, publishers of "Wisden Cricketers'
Robert Wisden Robert Wisden Robert Charles Wisden (born June 2, 1958) is an English actor who has an extensive career in Canadian and American television. He is best known for his role as United States President Richard Nixon in Zack Snyder's film adaptation of the DC graphic novel "Watchmen", Chief Coroner James Flynn in "Da Vinci's Inquest", and Ken Browning in "Final Destination". He played Robert Patrick Modell in the 1996 "The X-Files" series episode "Pusher" and 1998 follow-up episode "Kitsunegari". In 2000, he won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic