News Corp., Liberty Media deal seen next week: source
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News Corp. (NWSa.N) could finalize a  deal "as early as next week" to swap its controlling interest  in DirecTV Group Inc.  and other assets for Liberty  Media's  $11 billion stake in News Corp., a source  familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday said he can live with Liberty Media Corp. being a large shareholder of the media conglomerate if Liberty Chairman John Malone
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Liberty Media Corp. L.N on Tuesday  said a share-swap transaction that would nearly double its  voting power in News Corp. was a "friendly" move, a day after  News Corp. announced a poison pill to fend off any hostile bid  from the U.S. media conglomerate.
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John C. Malone made news this week when his Liberty Media Corporation said it might increase its voting stake in the News Corporation through a complex stock swap.
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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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By Staff and Wire Reports  Liberty Media Corp. will gain control over the satellite television broadcaster DirecTV Group Inc.
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Members of the Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , may decide by the end of the week whether to accept a $5 billion offer by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp  for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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A tentative deal over editorial  independence at The Wall Street Journal would give Rupert  Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. the sole power to hire and fire the  newspaper&#39;s top editors if it succeeds in buying Dow Jones &  Co. Inc., The New York Times said on Thursday.
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Dow Jones & Co  and its main labor union are close to a contract agreement for reporters and other employees at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, a union organizer said on Friday.
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Dow Jones & Co  and its main labor union are close to a contract agreement for reporters and other employees at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, the New York Times reported on its Web site on Friday, citing union officials.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. have "basically agreed" on a structure to protect the editorial independence of Dow Jones' news operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. (NWSa.N)  and Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  have &quot;basically agreed&quot; on  safeguards to the editorial independence of Dow Jones&#39; news  operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday,  setting the stage for Dow Jones to accept a $5 billion buyout  offer.
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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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Liberty Media Corp.   and EchoStar Communications Corp.  are preparing a joint offer for satellite-communications provider Intelsat Ltd., The Wall Street Journal's online edition said on Thursday.
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Dow Jones & Co. Inc. and Rupert  Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. are close to a pact that would protect the  journalistic independence of The Wall Street Journal if News  Corp. acquired the media company, according to newspaper  reports on Sunday.
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A tentative deal between News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. would give an independent board the power to approve the hiring and firing of top editors at The Wall Street Journal selected by News Corp., three sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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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.