Archive for July 2007
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FCC Sets Airwaves Auction Rule
The winner of valuable wireless airwaves the U.S. government plans to sell by early next year would have to permit consumers to connect using any device or software
Once Upon a Social Network
Bebo-hosted serial from LonelyGirl team tests interactive storytelling capabilities of social-networking sites.
Dow Jones Deal: Murdoch’s Defining Moment
Having made his fortune with salacious tabloids and screaming headlines, he will now take possession of one of the world’s most prestigious media franchises.
Murdoch Comes Out On Top
Today the battle ended. Rupert Murdoch has officially been granted enough votes by the Bancroft family to buy Dow Jones & Company, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, for $5 billion.
For the 'I Like Turtles' Boy, 17 Seconds Of Fame
There was a time, not long ago, when a 10-year-old boy could head to a neighborhood fair, get his face painted like a Halloween zombie and blurt out something utterly inane to a local TV news correspondent and nobody would ever think about it again.
News Corp. Appears to Have Enough Votes to Clinch Deal
Bancroft family members owning 32% of votes have agreed to support bid.
Despite Glitches and a Security Warning, iPhones Faring Well
One user got the blue screen of death, another struggled with iTunes and Vista, but ‘mostly we hear … “I love my iPhone” ’
Redstone: "Legacies Are For Dead People"
The chairman of Viacom and CBS on growth, succession, stock performance, his daughter Shari, and his plan to live forever
Spurred by Bid for Dow Jones, Pearson Seeks Allies for The Financial Times
FT owner is talking to a number of potential partners about new ways to display the newspaper's journalism as it weighs the effects of Rupert Murdoch's bid for Dow Jones.
Google Bets on Mobile Market
Google is setting the stage for its biggest push yet into the U.S. mobile market, in a strategy that delicately straddles the line between partnering and competing with major cell phone operators.
