Although doing taxes independently using tax software saves money over hiring an accountant, the costs of hiring an accountant is also beneficial to the individual. Accountants prepare tax returns with much more sophisticated software, compared to software sold to consumers.
Root Sports was launched in 1989 as Northwest Cable Sports, a network owned by King Broadcasting Company. In 1991, King Broadcasting sold Northwest Cable Sports and its other media properties to The Providence Journal Company, which sold the network to Liberty Media in 1992.
Thiel: Mariners buy ROOT Sports; set for big $. Rather than waiting to re-open their contract with ROOT Sports in 2015, the Mariners are buying the regional sports net, eliminating the middle man. By buying a controlling share of ROOT Sports, the Mariners busted a move to help their financial picture. / Wiki Commons.