Jennifer Lopez outbids former boyfriend Puff Daddy to buy TV network

Lopez emerges victorious, after former couple go head-to-head for channel
Showbiz Staff4 April 2014
The Weekender

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Jennifer Lopez has reportedly beaten Puff Daddy to buy American TV network Fuse TV.

After a fierce bidding war, ‘Jenny From The Block’ and her NuvoTV company beat ex-boyfriend to buy the music channel from previous owners The Madison Square Garden Company.

According to the New York Post, things got heated between the pair, who dated from 1999 to 2000, with both parties reportedly offering around $200 million for the channel, but it was Lopez who finally emerged victorious.

This is the second TV venture that, mother-of-two, Lopez has got involved in. In May 2013 she was unveiled as the new chief creative officer by Latina network NuvoTV's .

She has been campaigning for more diverse Hispanic programming content and has also set up Latino mobile phone service Viva Móvil.

Meanwhile, Puff Daddy - real name Sean Combs - launched his own music-focused cable network REVOLT last autumn, which is currently exclusive to Comcast and Time Warner Cable.

Fuse has allegedly been unsuccessful under MSG, despite going through several rebrands, and the broadcasting company is thought to be returning to focusing more on subscriptions and regional sports following the sale.

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