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The division announced Thursday that Daly will join co-anchor Laura Jarrett, feature anchor Joe Fryer and meteorlogist Angie Lassman on the Saturday edition of its morning franchise starting this weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

TfW, who took over the running of the £5bn Wales and Borders franchise during Covid, say their south Wales valleys upgrades have been "quick".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The deal, at a record valuation of $12.5 billion, came barely a year after Walter had purchased the franchise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Even after Gilead reported its “strongest year-over-year base business growth in more than a decade,” analysts questioned how long it would take until the growth in its HIV franchise plateaus due to competition.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The award-winning poster included ten tips for running a successful lemonade stand, a profit-and-loss statement, business definitions, and a chart that tracked franchise profits.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

The upheaval underscores how L.A. franchises have become billion-dollar assets in a high-stakes arms race, in which owners chase media money, luxury arenas and global clout as fiercely as championships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

His iconic voice and facial expressions saw him star in both the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, helping to spawn a generation of global sci-fi fans.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Patrick Stewart, the British Shakespearean actor who became a Hollywood megastar through roles in the "Star Trek" and "X-Men" franchises, has died at his home in Los Angeles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

And expansion franchises in the WNBA’s next wave of expansion are going for $250 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

She’s not a HipsterHouse fan, but those hipsters are more clickbait-y than the Jersey Shore crew, and someone has to write the pieces because the editors are busy covering the respected franchises.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

The deal includes Boots’ retail operations in the U.K. and Ireland, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Co., and its Thailand and franchised businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The deal covers Boots' retail operations in the UK and Ireland, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company and its Thailand and franchised businesses.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He has also cited Greater Manchester's bus operating model, in which private bus firms bid to run services franchised by the local transport authority, as a possible model for regulating the water and energy sectors.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Company-owned On the Border locations closed earlier in the month, but franchised restaurants operate independently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Instead of the franchised blandness of American cities, Alexandria is a city of mom-and-pop stores, all with signage screaming for attention, their wares encroaching on the streets.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Bryant’s concept of franchising the show across different sports gave Manning the idea to do the same with “Peyton’s Places,” thereby creating spinoffs with his brother, Eli, John McEnroe, Sue Bird and others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

It is also leaning more heavily on franchising overseas, where partners shoulder much of the investment required for new shops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Jersey Mike’s founder, Peter Cancro, began working there at age 14, bought the business in 1975 and started franchising the chain in 1987.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

He is also franchising his intellectual property, creating other products such as a card game inspired by "Exquisite Corpses" while holding talks with video game developers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Barclay Davies, from Bus Users UK, said franchising "can be great for passengers, but it's not cheap".

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025