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Time Warner Cable gets less competition (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) may be in the running for a Joost boost. TWC, which was spun out of media giant Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) last month, lacks a presence on the Internet video scene and Joost NV..

Posted on April 29, 2009 4:54 PM

YouTube, Universal Music expand web of media alliances (from Corporate Dealmaker)

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...

Posted on April 13, 2009 10:01 AM

New deal structures to drive media M&A (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The data shows that the disclosed value of completed M&A transactions for the U.S. entertainment and media sector in 2008 was the highest it's been since 2001. But once you exclude four megadeals from 2006 that took two years to complete, the numbers shrink considerably, reflecting the state of our...

Posted on February 27, 2009 3:43 PM

CBS eyes YouTube, Hulu with revamped TV.com (from Corporate Dealmaker)

CBS Corp. is upping its stake in online video with the relaunch of its TV.com Web site, which the network acquired as part of its $1.8 billion takeover of Cnet Networks Inc. TV.com has until recently served as a digital television guide and a community fan forum, but CBS has...

Posted on January 12, 2009 5:52 PM

NBCU plots further overseas expansion, in talks to acquire Russian co. (from Corporate Dealmaker)

NBC Universal International president Pete Smith delivered a decidedly upbeat speech in London Monday about the prospects for media company M&A. According THR.com, Smith told participants at the PricewaterhouseCoopers European Media Leaders summit that there are well-priced targets out there that can be acquired through asset swaps rather than cash. ...

Posted on November 18, 2008 9:46 AM

Hulu JV to launch, but will it take off? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Hulu, an online joint venture between News Corp.'s Fox and General Electric's NBC Universal, is launching this week. There has been a lot of talk (both good and bad ) about Hulu's business model. The site, which has been in beta since October, features advertisement sponsored television and movie...

Posted on March 11, 2008 12:50 PM

News Corp.-Yahoo! would need a lot more private equity than Hulu did (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The notion of Yahoo! fending off Microsoft via a deal with News Corp.--wherein the latter would spin out web properties including MySpace and fold them...

Posted on February 14, 2008 9:20 AM