Harlequin（禾林）易主　將嫁新聞集團

今天看到的外電報導，以下為個人的不負責摘要翻譯：

媒體大亨梅鐸旗下的新聞集團，從王子、性感士兵及神祕百萬富翁的愛情故事之中，看出獲利的可能性。該集團周五宣布，已經同意以4.55億加幣買下羅曼史出版公司Harlequin（禾林）。
一旦交易完成，禾林將成為新聞集團旗下HarperCollins公司的子公司，而禾林的總部也將續留在加拿大多倫多。新聞集團表示，此交易將更擴展HarperCollins的全球觸角，尤其是在歐洲和亞太。
禾林的暢銷作家群，例如Brenda Jackson、蘇珊‧瑪西亞（Susan Mallery）及黛安柏瑪（Diana Palmer），將隨著此交易案，加入 HarperCollins 麾下。此交易仍待股東和主管機關核准。

個人見解：這樣是不是可以樂觀期待，禾林搞不好有一天會重回繁體中文市場？

原文來源摘要：
News Corp. to buy Harlequin for $415M

NEW YORK (AP) _ News Corp. sees profit potential in the tales of princes, sexy soldiers and mysterious millionaires.　
The publishing company controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch said Friday that it has agreed to buy romance novel publisher Harlequin Enterprises from Torstar Corp. for 455 million Canadian dollars ($415 million) in cash.　
Harlequin will become a division of News Corp.'s HarperCollins Publishers subsidiary and remain based in Toronto.
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News Corp. said the deal will extend HarperCollins’ global reach, especially in Europe and Asia Pacific. 

The deal, which requires shareholder and regulatory approvals, brings best-selling Harlequin writers like Brenda Jackson, Susan Mallery and Diana Palmer to the HarperCollins fold.

資料來源：
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/torstar-to-sell-harlequin-to-news-corp-for-455-million/article18386845/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/news-corp-to-buy-harlequin-for-415m/2014/05/02/b7f4b020-d1f8-11e3-a714-be7e7f142085_story.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/news-corp-acquire-romance-novel-700713