News Corp and Liberty close to stake deal: report
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News Corp.   and its second-biggest shareholder, Liberty Media Corp.  are close to a deal that will solidify News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch's control of his company, media reports said on Thursday.
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Liberty Media says a share-swap transaction that would nearly double its voting power in News Corp is a &quot;friendly&quot; move.
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LIBERTY Media chairman John Malone, who has staked a claim to 17.2 per cent of News Corporation&#39;s voting shares, is expected to reveal his intentions this morning in his company&#39;s third-quarter conference call.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. have "basically agreed" on safeguards to the editorial independence of Dow Jones' news operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, setting the stage for Dow Jones to accept a $5 billion buyout offer.
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. (NWSa.N)  has not yet reached a deal to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc.   and discussions continue, representatives for Dow Jones and its  controlling Bancroft family said on Friday.
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News Corp. (NWSa.N) could finalize a  deal "as early as next week" to swap its controlling interest  in DirecTV Group Inc.  and other assets for Liberty  Media's  $11 billion stake in News Corp., a source  familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK -- Billionaires Rupert Murdoch and John Malone may end two years of wrangling over Liberty Media Corp.'s stake in News Corp. with an $11 billion asset swap that gives Liberty control of DirecTV Group Inc.
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According to a report in the New York Times this morning, Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC - message board) is on the verge of completing negotiations to purchase Veritas.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. moved  on Monday to prevent a hostile bid from U.S. cable company  Liberty Media Corp., launching a plan to issue stock options  that would dilute the stake of any predator.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  has not yet reached an agreement to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc., the company and its controlling Bancroft family said on Friday, countering a media report the two sides had completed their talks.
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News Corp. NWS.N has held talks to   swap its controlling stake in DirecTV Group Inc. DTV.N for   Liberty Media's LCAPA.O stake in News Corp.,   according to a CNBC report on Thursday.
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The family that controls Dow Jones &  Co.  said on Thursday that it plans to meet with Rupert  Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. to discuss his $5 billion bid to buy the  company, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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LIBERTY MEDIA, the second-biggest shareholder in The News Corporation, yesterday denied that it had any âhostile intentionsâ towards the media group - a week after it raised its voting
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Advisers to Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News  Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. could reach a pact on editorial  independence as early as Monday, a source familiar with the  situation said, heightening expectations a takeover deal could  soon be reached.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and advisers for Dow Jones and its controlling Bancroft family were close last night to agreeing on terms designed to ensure The Wall Street Journal's editorial independence if the company accepts a takeover bid from Murdoch, according to several people briefed on the talks.
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By Bloomberg, AP and Staff Reports  Liberty Media Corp. says swapping its stake in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. for an operating asset like DirecTV would be "attractive" and bolster Liberty's ability to distribute media content such as TV shows and movies.
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The family that controls Dow Jones &  Co. said on Thursday that it plans to meet with Rupert  Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. to discuss his $5 billion bid to buy the  company, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.