Liberty, News Corp. Still Discussing DirecTV
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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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Variety - NEW YORK -- News Corp. is planning a sports cable network to take on ESPN, but the decision to greenlight the net will hinge on negotiations currently under way with the NFL.
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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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LAS VEGAS  - DirecTV Group Inc.  onThursday debuted its first digital video recorder withtechnology from another News Corp.  division, raisingquestions about the strength of its relationship with digitalvideo recording pioneer TiVo.
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NEW YORK  - DirecTV Group  the largest U.S.satellite television service, will buy its controllingshareholder News Corp Ltd.'s  stakes in Sky LatinAmerica for $579 million and combine its operations withDirecTV Latin America, the companies said on Monday.
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Several companies move toward offering TV on mobile phones. Also: NDS, STMicroelectronics and Thomson will develop anti-piracy technology & hellip;. Oracle continues pursuit of PeopleSoft & hellip;. and more.
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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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By Jeffrey Kelley, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Mar. 2--Comcast will continue receiving Fox Richmond and other channels owned by Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. through March 10.
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Rupert Murdoch's DirecTV Group Inc. will sell half its stake in Hughes Network Systems Inc. to SkyTerra, a company controlled by a New York private equity firm, the companies said Monday. -Michael S. Rosenwald
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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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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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The Dolan family&#8217;s pursuit of Cablevision Systems remained up in the air Tuesday night as some big shareholders, which previously were against the $10.6 billion takeover indicated they may vote in favor of the deal, The New York Post reported. Shareholders are expected to vote on the deal Wednesday. Harris Associates and Anchor Capital Advisors, which [...].
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DirecTV Group DTV.N the largest U.S.  satellite television service, will buy its controlling  shareholder News Corp Ltd.'s NCP.AX stakes in Sky Latin  America for $579 million and combine its operations with  DirecTV Latin America, the companies said on Monday.
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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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TiVo Inc. said on Monday it expects  its relationship with DirecTV Group Inc. to improve after the  satellite television provider is taken over by John Malone&#39;s  Liberty Media 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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NEW YORK  - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. willsell its stake in Sky Latin America to DirecTV Group, anothercompany which it controls, for $579 million in order toconsolidate operations of the two satellite broadcasters, thecompanies said on Monday.