Ready for your close-up? Some stars fear HDTV’s clarity will show every flaw
December 27, 2006
Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Vanity, thy name is hi-def TV.
Plasma v. LCD: Which Wins?
December 27, 2006
NewsFactor - The chicken or the egg. Tomato or tomahto. And of course, LCDs vs. plasma. No less than Sony and Panasonic have engaged in a recent ad war to determine which flat-screen TV will rule the roost.
TV companies aim to demystify HDTV
December 27, 2006
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Consumers are so confused by high-definition televisions that TV companies are launching education programs to explain them.
HDTV’s sharp increase in popularity a concern to some TV stars fearful of its sharp clarity
December 26, 2006
Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Vanity, thy name is hi-def TV.
News Corp reaches deal with Liberty Media
December 22, 2006
Reuters - Media barons Rupert Murdoch and John
Malone ended a two-year battle on Friday with Liberty Media
agreeing to swap an $11 billion stake in News Corp. for control
of satellite TV provider DirecTV and other assets.
Broadband seen as big task for DirecTV under Malone
December 22, 2006
Reuters - When Liberty Media Chairman John
Malone takes control of satellite television operator DirecTV
Group Inc. next year, finding a way to offer broadband
Internet services will top his agenda, analysts said.
News Corp fends off Liberty Media with DirecTV deal
December 22, 2006
AFP - News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch nudged out a potentially nettlesome rival with a deal that cedes satellite broadcaster DirecTV to the Liberty Media holding company of tycoon John Malone.
Murdoch, Malone end feud; swap DirecTV
December 22, 2006
AP - Three days before Christmas, two of the most powerful men in the media business, Rupert Murdoch and John Malone, formally ended a long-running feud.
Let’s Swap Some Media Assets
December 22, 2006
The Motley Fool - Pulling off the kind of blockbuster trade that will send ripples through fantasy media leagues everywhere, News Corp. (NYSE: NWS - News) and Liberty (Nasdaq: LCAPA - News) have completed an asset sale. If you thought that Allen Iverson going to Denver earlier this week made for a league-altering swap, that’s chicken feed compared with this deal, which has News Corp. sending over its 38.4% stake in DirecTV (NYSE: DTV - News), $550 million in cash, and three of its FSN regional sports networks in exchange for Liberty’s 16.3% stake in News Corp. itself.
News Corp. swaps DirecTV stake with Liberty, settles dispute involving Murdoch
December 22, 2006
Canadian Press - NEW YORK (AP) - Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. will swap its controlling stake in the satellite TV broadcaster DirecTV Group Inc. with Liberty Media Corp. in exchange for Liberty’s 16 per cent stake in News Corp., the companies said Friday.
