Murdoch doubts Chandlers' Tribune bid will succeed
497372
News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert  Murdoch said on Thursday he did not believe the Chandler  family's bid to buy Tribune Co. assets would succeed.
524846
NEW YORK -- Media group Tribune Co. is weighing a proposal from Chicago real estate magnate Sam Zell, who sold his office development company earlier this month in the biggest leveraged buyout ever, according to The New York Times .
688975
NEW YORK -- General Electric Co. and Pearson PLC may challenge News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones &amp; Co. with a plan that could let Dow Jones's controlling family to keep an interest in the company, the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal reported on their websites yesterday.
648528
NEW YORK  &#151; With Rupert Murdoch reportedly sealing a tentative agreement to acquire The Wall Street Journal, the question now turns to the biggest obstacle remaining for a deal: winning over the mercurial Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones &amp; Co.'s shareholder vote.
724778
As Mrs M. launches MySpace in China Rupert Murdoch has defended his strategy of not making News Corp content available to portals.â¦
617764
News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch has been discussing a deal to swap his MySpace social-networking site with Yahoo for a one-quarter stake in the Internet-portal company, even as he pursues his $5 billion offer for Dow Jones.
716266
The Chandler family, which long owned The Los Angeles Times, has begun holding talks with several private equity firms about forming a consortium to bid for part of Tribune Co., according to people briefed on the discussions.
554684
General Electric Co. and Pearson Plc may challenge News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co., with a plan that could let Dow Jones's controlling Bancroft family keep an interest in the company, the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal reported on their Web sites on...
202759
SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 13 -- Representatives of Chandler family members on Tribune's board of directors approached one private-equity firm about a possible partnership to buy the embattled media giant several months ago, even before the family began pushing for the sale of the company that is now...
69202
The union that represents Wall Street Journal employees is working urgently to undercut Rupert Murdoch's bid for the paper by trying to drum up interest from other potential buyers. So far, the union's most hopeful prospect is a Southern California billionaire who is a two-time loser in bidding for...
87562
Media & professional: The union leader trying to fend off Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones bid has said plans to find alternative buyers are a 'long-shot'. By Katie Allen.
384363
Talks between General Electric Co.  and Pearson Plc  about challenging News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co.  are ongoing, but it was unclear whether they would lead to an
529761
Media & professional: 1.30pm: Rupert Murdoch said today he hoped to own the Wall Street Journal within two to three weeks 'or not at all'. By Chris Tryhorn.
339303
Tycoon Rupert Murdoch's plan to move his News Corp. media empire headquarters to the US state of Delaware hit a major snag as an alliance of pension funds branded it unacceptable.
321442
Media & professional: Rupert Murdoch will not raise his $5bn (Â£2.5bn) bid for the Wall Street Journal's owner, Dow Jones.
286790
The Chandler family has begun talks with private equity firms about a joint bid for part of the Tribune Company.
670596
General Electric Co. and Pearson Plc may challenge News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co., with a plan that could let Dow Jones's controlling Bancroft family keep an interest in the company, the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal reported on their Web sites on Sunday.