Posted on October 6, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Filed under: Changing Face of Media | Movers & Shakers
Tagged: Jon Miller , Michael Rosenbaum , MySpace , News Corp. , Owen Van Natta

On Monday we highlighted the executive team that News Corp. (NASDAQ:NWSA) chief digital officer Jon Miller has built. We've got one more important name to add: Mark Rosenbaum, who has been named the first chief financial officer for MySpace.Rosenbaum most recently was a consultant to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and previously...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 8, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Filed under: CD Community | Changing Face of Media | Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: allen & co. , g-8 , google , microsoft

In an unfortunate quirk of scheduling, two separate meetings of major import to the global economy are both happening on Wednesday, making it impossible for Corporate Dealmaker to offer an appropriate curtain-raiser for both. But rather than leaving readers completely dependent on CNBC, we offer this handy compare-and-contrast guide to...  Continue reading

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Posted on June 29, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Case Studies | Changing Face of Media | Corporate Strategy | Divesting and Restructuring | Middle market | Sector Watch | Trends
Tagged: aQuantive , Microsoft , Morgan Stanley , Omnicom , Publicis Groupe , Razorfish , Steve Ballmer , Vivake , WPP

A Financial Times report said Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) tapped Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to find a potential buyer for Razorfish, its digital agency, in a deal that could be worth around $600 million to $700 million. Microsoft gained Razorfish -- which designed the logo for new search function Bing -- when...  Continue reading

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Posted on June 4, 2009 at 8:26 AM
Filed under: Careers | Changing Face of Media | Movers & Shakers | People | Slides
Tagged: AOL , Jonathan Miller , News Corp. , Owen Van Natta , Sam Wick

News Corp.'s (NYSE:NWS) chief digital officer Jonathan Miller continues to stack the MySpace executive team with top talent. The latest hire, according to paidContent.org, is Sam Wick (pictured) as senior vice president of strategy. Wick previously was VP of strategy and corporate development for AOL LLC's display advertising unit Platform...  Continue reading

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Posted on May 27, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Filed under: Changing Face of Media | Corporate Strategy | Divesting and Restructuring
Tagged: AOL , Decade of the Deal , Jeff Levick , Time Armstrong , Time Warner

Time Warner Inc.'s (NYSE:TWX) board will meet Thursday, and there's speculation it will finalize plans to spin off AOL LLC. Time Warner has hinted the separation is coming -- but has offered few details on when or how it will be accomplished. TechCrunch, citing sources close to AOL, is reporting...  Continue reading

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Posted on May 26, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Filed under: Changing Face of Media | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: David Hargreaves , Discovery Communication , Discovery Kids Channel , Hasbro Inc.

Hasbro Inc. (NYSE:HAS) is plunging headlong into kid TV with its recently closed joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ:DISCA). The 90-year-old toy and game maker is paying $300 million for a 50% stake in the JV, which will house the U.S. assets related to the Discovery Kids Channel. Hasbro is...  Continue reading

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Posted on April 16, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Filed under: Changing Face of Media | Corporate Strategy | Divesting and Restructuring | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Trends
Tagged: KCTS , Seattle Post-Intelligencer , Seattle Weekly , SeattlePostGlobe.org , Village Voice Media

It's been a month since the Seattle Post-Intelligencer turned the knob on its presses to the 'off' position. Harder to turn off is the journalistic drive of some of the staff. It's almost as if they'd work for free. In fact, scratch the "almost."You know how it is with ink-stained...  Continue reading

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Posted on April 13, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Filed under: Changing Face of Media | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: Fox , Google Inc. , Hulu , NBC Universal , New Corp. , Universal Music Group , VEVO , YouTube

The strategic alliances in the media industry just keep coming. The latest is between Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) YouTube and Universal Music Group, which will launch a music video site called VEVO. The companies are building on an existing alliance in which YouTube users can create videos using UMG recordings.The announcement...  Continue reading

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