Liberty looks to double voting stake in News Corporation
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LONDON - Media tycoon John Malone&#39;s Liberty Media Group has secured an equity swap deal with Merrill Lynch, which could double its 9.15% voting stake in Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corporation.
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Liberty Media  reached an  agreement to swap a third of its stake in Time Warner Inc.   for the Atlanta Braves baseball team, $1 billion in  cash and a magazine unit, a source familiar with the matter  said.
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Liberty Media Corp., addressing industry speculation that it might launch a takeover bid for Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp., said Tuesday it has &quot;no hostile intentions&quot; toward the media giant.
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Liberty Media Corp. (L) on Tuesday said a share-swap transaction that would nearly double its voting power in News Corp. was a ``friendly&#39;&#39; move, a day after News Corp.
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. Ltd. moved on Monday to prevent a hostile bid from US cable company Liberty Media Corp., launching a plan to issue stock options that would dilute the stake of any predator.
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The Liberty Media Corporation, which is controlled by John C. Malone, began yesterday to accelerate a planned swap of nonvoting shares in the News Corporation, which is controlled by Rupert Murdoch, for voting shares in the company.
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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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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp., the world&#39;s fifth-largest media company and owner of the Fox broadcast network and Fox News Channel, adopted a plan to thwart any hostile takeover after John Malone&#39;s Liberty Media Corp.
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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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NEWS Corp, the media company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, launched a shareholder rights plan today that appeared designed to fend off the possibility of a hostile bid.
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Last week, the chairman of Liberty Media, John C. Malone, said he might increase Liberty's voting interest in the News Corporation, setting off an angry chess game between the two companies' chairmen.
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Liberty Media Chairman John Malone left industry watchers intrigued Thursday after striking a complicated deal that could boost his voting stake in News Corp.
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Liberty Media Corp., the company controlled by cable-television investor John Malone, said it entered a transaction with Merrill Lynch &amp; Co.
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Liberty Media Corp. on Tuesday posted an eight-fold gain in quarterly net profit following the purchase of a majority stake in shopping network QVC and a large gain on the sale of assets.
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News Corp. keeps dialing the right number with a controlling stake in Jamster's parent.
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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.