Liberty Media May Get DirecTV
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News Corp., the New York media giant, is talking with Liberty Media Corp. about an asset swap to get News Corp. out of the satellite TV business.  Specifically, Rupert Murdoch has been talking with Liberty's John Malone about swapping his 19.1 percent voting stake in News Corp.
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By MARTHA McKAY, STAFF WRITER  TV viewers in many North Jersey towns could get a choice of cable TV provider as early as next week.
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News Corp.  has held talks to  swap its controlling stake in DirecTV Group Inc.  for  Liberty Media's  stake in News Corp.,  according to a CNBC report on Thursday.
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Americans love their TVs, but do they really want to interact with them? DirecTV is betting that football fans do. The satellite broadcaster is gearing up to launch a premium-priced interactive TV package with its Sunday Ticket subscription service next season that will allow fans to check scores, statistics, and fantasy team developments right on screen with their remote rather ...
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Liberty Media says it has no "hostile intentions" towards Rupert Murdoch's News Corp despite seeking to increase its stake in the media giant.
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The National Football League plans to broadcast Thursday and Saturday games live over the Internet to some customers of Verizon Communications Inc. and DirecTV Group Inc, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday.
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The two companies increase an alliance to bundle DirecTV's service with the telecom provider's own offerings.
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The New York Times reports this morning that a deal is imminent between Liberty Media chairman John Malone and News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, in which Malone will acquire one of Murdoch's prize assets - satellite service provider DirecTV - in exchange for Malone's 19% voting stake, plus 15% non-voting stake, in News Corp.
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News Corp. said on Monday it was  "optimistic" over reaching a deal to buy back or swap Liberty  Media's shares in the company.
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Liberty Capital, the holding group of  media mogul John Malone, will likely seek full control of  satellite operator DirecTV Group within 12 months, according to  an analyst report.
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Liberty Media  will regain ownership of regional sports cable channels in Pittsburgh, Seattle and its home market of Denver, in a deal expected to be announced this week with News Corp. , the Monday's Wall Street Journal said, citing people close to the situation.
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John Malone&#39;s move toward increasing Liberty Media&#39;s ownership share of News Corp. is part of a chess match that could end with Liberty trading its position in News Corp.
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Liberty Media (L:NYSE - news - research) said Tuesday its intentions toward Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corporation (NWSWI:NYSE - news - research) were not hostile.
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After weeks of speculation and controversy over an apparent deal between Major League Baseball and DirecTV that would limit access to baseball's Extra Innings package to subscribers of the satellite service, the parties announced the deal yesterday in a conference call, though they would not confirm the details of a widely reported seven-year, $700 million pact.
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News Corporation (NCP) and The DIRECTV Group, Inc. today announced a number of transactions within the Latin America media market that will see DIRECTV Group paying $579 million in cash for the equity stakes in other News Corp controlled companies.
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By Larissa Chinwah  lchinwah@@dailyherald.com  Residents in Lake in the Hills soon could have another option when it comes to cable television service.
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Liberty Media is taking a bigger stake in Barry Diller's company.