News Corp, Liberty talk about DirecTV swap: report
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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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By Franklin Paul and Kenneth Li NEW YORK  - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. on Monday said it will sell its stake in Sky LatinAmerica to its DirecTV Group  for $579 million, creatingsatellite broadcast monopolies in a region where profits havebeen elusive.
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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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NEW YORK - A share-swap transaction that will nearly double Liberty Media&#39;s voting power in News Corp has been described by the company as a &quot;friendly&quot; move.
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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. Ltd.  NCP.AX on Monday said it will sell its stake in Sky Latin  America to its DirecTV Group DTV.N for $579 million, creating  satellite broadcast monopolies in a region where profits have  been elusive.
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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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If you're John Malone, your whole life is one big episode of Deal or No Deal. And this week, it appears, the wily billionaire and chairman of Liberty Media (LINTA) has struck what amounts to his biggest deal in years -- swapping Liberty's 19% stake in News Corp.
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DirecTV Group  the largest U.S. satellite television service, will buy its controlling shareholder News Corp Ltd.'s  stakes in Sky Latin America for &#36;579 million and combine its operations with DirecTV Latin America, the companies said on Monday.
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John Malone&#39;s Liberty Media Corp. declined to comment on a newspaper report saying the company boosted its stake in Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp.
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Dow Jones & Co.&#39;s  board and  Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. (NWSa.N) have completed talks on a  $5 billion buyout of Dow Jones and are expected to announce a  deal next week, London&#39;s The Business weekly magazine reported  on Friday.
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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, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing  people close to the situation.
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DirecTV Group Inc., the largest U.S. satellite-television operator, said the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked how the company accounted for some transactions.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , moving to regain full control of its majority-owned Fox television properties, is offering to buy the remaining publicly held shares of Fox Entertainment Group Inc. in a nearly $5.9 billion stock deal.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. NWS.N on  Monday said it would take full control of its Fox Entertainment  Group Inc. FOX.N  unit in a stock swap worth about $6  billion, which it said would simplify the media conglomerate's  structure.
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NEW YORK  - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. will sell its stake in Sky Latin America to DirecTVGroup , another company which it controls, for $579million in order to consolidate operations of the two satellitebroadcasters, the companies said on Monday.
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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.