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Entries tagged "Liberty Media"Liberty to let DirecTV go?Reuters reporters have concluded that Liberty is preparing a sale of the satellite TV service. Convergence diary: AOL spinThe rational for building and breaking apart content production and distribution empires is still up in the air as Time Warner breaks off AOL, Comcast covets NBC and Cablevision divests Madison Square Garden. Sirius faces its next challenge in MayMel Karmazin's deal with John Malone's Liberty Media helps Sirius XM end its troubles with Charlie Ergen, but it doesn't end the possibility of a bankruptcy filing. Sirius narrowly escapes creditorsThe satellite radio company is saved from a Chapter 11 filing with $530 million in loans from Liberty Media. The clock ticks for Sirius' KarmazinWith a plot resembling a Hollywood movie, Sirius XM's Mel Karmazin is frantically seeking a white knight to thwart long-time rival Charlie Ergen from snapping up the media company. Malone: Discovery-Scripps deal 'unlikely'Media and technology billionaire John Malone does not expect the newly restructured Discovery Communications Inc. to buy Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., a Pali Capital Inc. analyst blogged Friday.... IAC, Liberty settle their differencesLiberty Media Corp. and IAC/InterActiveCorp announced Tuesday they have resolved their legal dispute about IAC's proposed restructuring.... Joyce: Who is bidding for Weather Channel?So the latest round of bidding for Landmark Communications Inc.'s Weather Channel is supposed to close Thursday. Strategic bidders reportedly include NBC Universal, CBS Corp., the Walt Disney Co., Time Warner Inc., the Comcast Corp. and Liberty Media Corp. David Joyce, analyst for Miller Tabak + Co. LLC, shared his thoughts with Dealscape about the auction. ... Roll Call: For IAC breaking up is hard to doWhile the board of IAC/InterActiveCorp mulls over the possibility of breaking up the company into five separate pieces, CEO Barry Diller has apparently been in discussions with Liberty Media Corp. over a possible asset swap. Liberty apparently wants to acquire IAC's Home Shopping Network and combine it with QVC, the New York Post reports. Previously, Liberty, a shareholder in IAC, had attempted to block the breakup, taking its case to Delaware court, which ultimately ruled in favor of IAC. - Maria Woehr... IAC's Diller wins court battle with Liberty Media's MaloneThe Delaware Court of Chancery ruled late Friday in favor of Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp, thus denying efforts of John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. to block the spinoff of four IAC units as separate companies.... IAC vs. Liberty Media: No decision?Barry Diller finished his testimony Friday in a Wilmington, Del., courtroom, concluding a week-long trial between IAC/InterActiveCorp and John Malone's Liberty Media Inc.... IAC attorneys testify ahead of DillerTwo lawyers for IAC/InterActiveCorp testified Thursday morning in the Delaware Chancery Court that Liberty Media Corp. has no veto right over IAC's supposed restructuring.... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Liberty Media." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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