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John Malone: Comcast-NBC would have too much power

Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast Corp.'s plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and force competitors to consider similar acquisitions. Comcast Corp. _ the largest U.S. cable TV ...

From DEBORAH YAO, Taiwan News,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  General Electric,  DirecTV Group,  Universal Studios

Shareholders OK DirecTV spinoff but sale uncertain

Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s entertainment businesses, as the chairman of both firms dampened speculation about a sale to a big phone company. Media mogul John ...

From DEBORAH YAO, Taiwan News,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: DirecTV Group,  Michael White,  News Corporation Limited

Rival criticizes Comcast's plan to buy control of NBC

try other acquisitions or partnerships as a way to "protect themselves." PHILADELPHIA — Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast's plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and force competitors to ...

From DEBORAH YAO ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  General Electric,  DirecTV Group,  Universal Studios

Former PepsiCo exec named DirecTV CEO

In this Jan. 27, 2006 file photo, Michael White, then, CEO of PepsiCo USA, speaks in a panel session on Global Brands during the World Economic Forum WEF in Davos, Switzerland. DirecTV Group Inc. said Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, that White will take the ...

From DEBORAH YAO, Daily Breeze,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: DirecTV Group,  Michael White,  News Corporation Limited,  World Economic Forum,  Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

DirecTV to appoint Pepsi executive as CEO

DirecTV Group chose the vice chairman of PepsiCo as its chief executive Wednesday, filling a vacuum created when its former chief left just as the nation's largest satellite TV provider was in the midst of a spinoff. Michael White, 57, will take the ...

From DEBORAH YAO ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: News Corporation Limited,  DirecTV Group,  Michael White,  Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

Charter Communications' Chapter 11 reorganization plan confirmed

Charter Communications Inc. said Tuesday a bankruptcy judge has confirmed its reorganization plan, clearing the way for the nations fourth-largest cable TV operator to emerge from Chapter 11 in a few weeks. Charter said the plan reduces its debt burden ...

From DEBORAH YAO, Reno Gazette-Journal,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Charter Communications, Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation

Charter's Chapter 11 reorganization plan confirmed

Charter said the plan whittles its debt burden by about $8 billion, leaving $13 billion. Bondholders who agreed to swap their $8 billion of debt will end up owning nearly all of the post-bankruptcy company. ...

From DEBORAH YAO, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Paul Allen

Comcast's talks to buy NBC stake cap its decades-long rise

beyond its main business of selling cable TV subscriptions. But it would be a huge gamble for Roberts and his soft-spoken son, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. Their family owns about 4 percent of Comcast shares and controls a third of the voting power. ...

From DEBORAH YAO ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  Philadelphia Flyers,  Bill Gates,  General Electric,  Archie Manning

Comcast's NBC talks cap its decades-long rise

PHILADELPHIA—Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes. It was 1963. Roberts had been looking for new ventures after selling his belt-and-suspenders ...

From DEBORAH YAO, Boston Globe,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  Philadelphia Flyers,  Bill Gates,  General Electric,  Archie Manning

Dish Network 3Q profit falls 12%

quarter, Dish earned $81 million, or 18 cents per share, compared with $92 million, or 20 cents, in the same quarter a year ago. Dish Network Corp., the nation's second largest satellite TV operator, said Monday that net income fell 12 percent in the ...

From DEBORAH YAO, Daily Breeze,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dish Network,  TiVo Inc.,  Thomson Reuters

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