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Fools Rush In Part Deux
2008-06-06 15:34:00 Both Jossip and Gawker gleefully jumped the gun when they reported a "Fox News intern" blabbed on her blog: "My head boss, a fairly well-known producer, gave me a Meryl-Streep-in-Devil-Wears-Pra-da long list of things to do one day, 3 hours before I had to leave." Jossip Later he walked in, threw his healthcare card on my desk, and said, "Oh, by the way, figure out my healthcare stuff, would ya? Like the online account." GawkerLet's go on the record with USC junior "Bookworm" blogging on College On The Record: "I actually don't work at Fox News, but a different subdivision at Fox. I don't know anything about O'Reilly, but I will say that everyone here has been extraordinally nice.Jossip snidely retracts: "Bad news, kiddos: The USC student who was said to be interning at FNC is actually just interning at one of the bajillion divisions of Fox (okay, it?s 20th Century Fox in LA). Not that writing about her experience there is any less stupid." "The Foolish Fox News Intern Blogger Do...
By: Chickaboomer
Keith Olbermann: Three Faces Of Peeve
2008-06-06 14:08:00 Keith Olbermann has as many personalities and accents as Hillary Clinton. And just as tortured. Here he is last night imitating Rupert Murdoch's Australian lilt. Gawker vid :44 in
By: Chickaboomer
Olbermann's Waterloo
2008-05-29 19:49:00 They're coming to take me away, Haha, They're coming to take me away, Ho ho, hee hee, ha ha, To the funny farm Where Life is Beautiful all the timeAnd I'll be happy to seeThose Nice Young MenIn their Clean WhiteCoatsAnd they're coming to take me AWAY,HA HAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!Napoleon XIV 1966Hear it here!Rupert rings in on Imploding Big Head Keith Olbermann. Would he rehire obsessive-compulsive wack job primal screamer Keith Olbermann. "No. I fired him 5 years ago. "He was crazy." Silicon Valley Insider
By: Chickaboomer
Dark Shadows
2008-05-22 14:43:00 Charlie Rose sucks up to Jeff Zucker introducing him as "a living cancer survivor." (pause) "Obviously you wouldn't be a dead cancer survivor." Zucker: "I'm happy to be anywhere." Charlie Rose "I am very fortunate and humble to be in a company..." Zucker spends a big chunk pimping Hulu - the joint venture between NBC and News Corp.Wireless mobile revolution. "Very much in it's infancy in the United States...I look at my children who were born digital.""Network television obviously is going through a tremendous transition. Network television is still very strong, very powerful, and can still aggregate and audience...It's not what is was and we cannot pretend that is." "Ben [Silverman] is looking for big explosive ideas that resonate internationally... Heroic, inspirational, blue sky shows... programs that are not dark."I can't watch this anymore...It's like 20 minutes.
By: Chickaboomer
NBC Immeltdown
2008-05-19 12:56:00 Keith Olbermann's four-year MSNBC-sponsored war against Bill O'Reilly lures the terrorists out of their cave.Howard Kurtz Wash Post: Bill O'Reilly, Fox News star, is mounting an extraordinary televised assault on the chief executive of General Electric, calling him a "pinhead" and a "despicable human being" who bears responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq. On the surface, O'Reilly's charges revolve around GE's history of doing business with Iran. But the attacks grow out of an increasingly bitter feud between O'Reilly and the company's high-profile subsidiary, NBC, one that has triggered back-channel discussions involving News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, NBC chief executive Jeff Zucker and General Electric's CEO, Jeffrey Immelt. Ailes called Zucker on his cellphone last summer, clearly agitated over a slam against him by MSNBC host Keith Olbermann. According to sources familiar with the conversation, Ailes warned that if Ol...
By: Chickaboomer
AHH Stray News: 50 Cent/News Corp Reports ?Rumors?
2008-05-18 19:21:00 Violator Management has confirmed with AllHipHop.com that reports of a proposed merger between rapper 50 Cent and Rupert Murdoch?s News Corporation are false. According to reports, the rapper was supposedly negotiating a $300 million dollar deal that would have brought 50 Cent to MySpace Records. The deal also reportedly would have given News Corporation control over 50 Cent?s pas and present tours, books and film projects. The reports are ?rumors,? 50 Cent?s manager Chris Lighty confirmed with AllHipHop.com....(read more)
TIME Bomb
2008-05-12 22:02:00 "It's a great day for Obama. Very good. The wall broke." What unlikely ally does Barack have in the media? NYDN
By: Chickaboomer
Rupe: "I'd Rather Switch Than Fight"
2008-05-11 16:11:00 Rupert Murdoch bags bid for Newsday. Wash Post NYT He's not competing with Cablevision's higher offer. Newsday grunts breathe sigh of relief...
By: Chickaboomer
News Corp. withdraws bid to buy NY newspaper Newsday
2008-05-11 08:20:00 NEW YORK (AP) — News Corp., the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, has withdrawn its bid to purchase the Long Island paper Newsday, a News Corp. spokeswoman said Saturday. The decision to revoke the offer came just days after Murdoch confidently predicted he would clinch a deal to buy the newspaper within a week. News Corp. ...
By: Latest News
REPORT: RUMORED GOOGLE, NEWS CORP. BIDS MAKE BLINKX SHARES SOAR
2008-05-09 19:39:00 Reuters is reporting that shares of Blinkx, a publicly traded video search site based in the U.K., climbed 50 percent on Friday following rumors that corporate giants Google and News Corp. may be vying for an acquisition. On Friday morning, Blinkx shares were trading at 36.75 pence, their highest value since September. That puts the company's valuation at 102 million pounds, which is equivalent to $199.2 million. Blinkx has been publicly traded since 2007, when it merged with search engine Autonomy. As part of a clause in its initial public offering filings, Autonomy is slated to receive $50 million in the event of a buyout--and that clause expires on May 24. That may have fueled the acquisition rumors. Google could potentially want the video search technology to fuel its YouTube property.
Hacker testifies News Corp unit hired him
2008-04-27 06:06:00 A computer hacker testified on Wednesday that a News Corp unit hired him to develop pirating software, but denied using it to penetrate the security system of a rival satellite television service. Christopher Tarnovsky -- who said his first payment was $20,000 in cash hidden in electronic devices mailed from Canada -- testified in a corporate-spying lawsuit brought against News Corp's NDS Group by DISH Network Corp.
By: Server Tales
Hacker testifies News Corp unit hired him
2008-04-27 06:06:00 A computer hacker testified on Wednesday that a News Corp unit hired him to develop pirating software, but denied using it to penetrate the security system of a rival satellite television service. Christopher Tarnovsky -- who said his first payment was $20,000 in cash hidden in electronic devices mailed from Canada -- testified in a corporate-spying lawsuit brought against News Corp's NDS Group by DISH Network Corp.
By: Server Tales
Hacker Testifies Against News corp
2008-04-26 20:08:00 Hacker Testifies Against News corpA computer hacker testified on Wednesday that a News Corp unit hired him to develop pirating software, but denied using it to penetrate the security system of a rival satellite television service. Christopher T...
Hacker Testifies News Corp Unit Paid Him
2008-04-24 14:29:00 Conspiracy plot line or just some hacker that got pinched? From Reuters (via Yahoo): A computer hacker testified on Wednesday that a News Corp (NWSa.N) unit hired him to develop pirating software, but denied using it to penetrate the security system of a rival satellite television service. Christopher Tarnovsky — who said his first payment was $20,000 in ...
Newsprey
2008-04-22 17:18:00 Rupert Murdoch's media blob consumes Newsday. $580 mil.
By: Chickaboomer
Microsoft Talks to News Corp; Yahoo! to AOL
2008-04-11 08:46:00 The latest twist to the infamous Microsoft bid to takeover Yahoo! is that Yahoo! is now caught in the cross-hairs of two warring camps of tech giants and their allies.On the one hand, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is believed to be considering joining Microsoft in its bid for Yahoo! -- which means Internet giant Google may soon have a formidable rival in the form of News Corp's popular social networking Web site, MySpace. Whereas on the other hand, Yahoo! is believed to be closing in on a deal with Time Warner's AOL unit -- another big contender. To top it all, just yesterday, Yahoo! announced plans to test Google search ads alongside its Web Search services.At this stage, the specifics of how -- if at all -- a deal between Microsoft and News Corp would play out, are not known. On the side there are rumors as well -- that Yahoo! has now regained some of the negotiating momentum it appeared to have lost with Microsoft.Yet experts like UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter have been quoted b...
By: Techskill4all
News Corp and AOL join in Microsoft-Yahoo fray - SAN FRANCISCO
2008-04-11 00:16:00 News Corp and AOL join in Microsoft-Yahoo fray - SAN FRANCISCO  SAN FRANCISCO - YAHOO, which was widely believed to be running out of alternatives to accepting Microsoft’s takeover offer, has become a target of two warring camps of technology giants and their media allies, sources said. News Corp is considering joining Microsoft in a bid for Yahoo, which would bring in News Corp’s MySpace online social hang-out and create a more formidable rival to Internet juggernaut Google, newspaper reports said. But Yahoo, which announced earlier on Wednesday that it plans to test Google search advertisements alongside Yahoo Web search services, is closing in on a deal with Time Warner to merge with its AOL unit. Google is considered a secondary player unlikely to enter the merger bidding as its growing dominance in Web search and search-based advertising could be blocked by competition regulators. ‘There are so many pent-up moves for consolidation but it’s hard to sa...
Microsoft, News Corp. To Bid Together On Yahoo!?
2008-04-10 19:20:00 Looks like Microsoft and News Corp. want to team up to bid on Yahoo! Read about it at NYTimes.com.
By: Blog Zone
Microsoft and News Corp. lock arms for Yahoo bid?
2008-04-10 07:20:00 Microsoft and News Corp. lock arms for Yahoo bid?Microsoft and News Corp. are in "serious talks" about a joint bid for Yahoo, according to published reports. http:-//www.news.com/8301-10784_3-991-5836-7.html?part=rss&subj=n-ews&tag=2547-1_3-0-2...
News Corp., AOL Pursue Yahoo Deals
2008-04-10 06:30:00 Murdoch, Microsoft Consider Joint Bid; Google Ad PactBy MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG, KEVIN J. DELANEY and MERISSA MARRApril 10, Wall Street JournalYahoo Inc. and Time Warner Inc.'s AOL are closing in on a deal to combine their Internet operations, a move aimed at thwarting Microsoft Corp.'s effort to acquire Yahoo, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.But Microsoft is recrafting its assault plan by talking with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, about mounting a joint bid for Yahoo, people familiar with the matter said. Microsoft and News Corp. have yet to reach an agreement on joining forces but one person apprised of the plan described the discussions as serious. Such a deal would combine three of the biggest Internet properties: News Corp.'s MySpace, Microsoft's MSN and Yahoo.Negotiating LeverageThe AOL-Yahoo deal under consideration would include the repurchase of some Yahoo shares at a price above Microsoft's offer. Taken together with a...
News Corp., AOL Seek Yahoo Deals
2008-04-10 06:16:00 Yahoo and AOL are closing in on a deal to combine their Internet operations, a move aimed at thwarting Microsoft's effort to acquire Yahoo. But Microsoft is recrafting its plan by talking with News Corp. about a joint bid. (Complete coverage)
By: mini wisdom
Microsoft and News Corp. lock arms for Yahoo bid?
2008-04-10 06:00:00 Microsoft and News Corp. lock arms for Yahoo bid?Microsoft and News Corp. are in "serious talks" about a joint bid for Yahoo, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. http:-//www.news.com/8301-10784_3-991-5836-7.html?part=rss&subj=n-ew...
News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media announces restructuring
2008-04-04 09:40:00 News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media announces restructuringMySpace parent company announces creation of a new "Audience Network" unit that combines advertising technology, ad operations, and performance sales efforts. http:-//www.news.com/8301...
We All Scream For Whipped Cream
2008-03-25 16:43:00 Fox to FCC: FU over that $91,000 FCC "indecency" fine for a 2003 "Married by America" reality show episode. "Fox Tells FCC To Kiss Its Digitally Obscured Genital Region" Heckler SprayEven with Fox's editing, the episode includes scenes in which partygoers lick whipped cream from strippers' bodies in a sexually suggestive manner. Another scene features a man on all fours in his underwear as two female strippers playfully spank him. Although the episode electronically obscures any nudity, the sexual nature of the scenes is inescapable, as the strippers attempt to lure partygoers into sexually compromising situations." VarietyPeople have been licking whipped cream off each other since waaayyy before Herb Alpert's 1965 album (which has survived 43 years in my dungeon).
By: Chickaboomer
Murdoch Lock On Schlock
2008-03-24 12:52:00 There's another Murdoch building a media empire: Rupe's 39-year-old daughter Liz who famously told daddy to put "American Idol" on Fox. NYT"American Idol" talent wrangler Ryan Seacrest is working on an empire of his own. Seacrest aspires to be Dick Clark, Larry King, and Merv Griffin rolled into one. Tom Shales Wash PostThe Four Seasons hotel empire puts the screws to a tattler already in media hot hands written by two ex-FS concierges due out April 22. The publisher pulled "Great Reservations." Chicago Tribune.Start your OWN media empire! Host a radio show at BlogTalkRadio. All you need is a phone. Howard Kurtz Wash PostOh, an enterprising guy has figured out how to bust the Wall Street Journal's website and read for free. Salon (NewsBlues Mike James unearthed this gem.) And this obit. Ex-veteran ABC News correspondent Bob Dyk exits the planet. 71. Cancer. Maine Today
By: Chickaboomer
Rupert Murdoch: Let Us Prey
2008-03-21 16:15:00 Rupert Murdoch one of three media moguls preying on Newsday. NYT
By: Chickaboomer
Clearer Channel
2008-03-18 14:24:00 Clear Channel's TV deal a steal (sort of) for Providence after CC discounted the price by 11 percent. MediaWeekRupert Murdoch's murky financial dealings leave his 99-year-old mum owing a $70 mil tax bill. Sydney Morning Herald
By: Chickaboomer
The Night Of The Living Dead
2008-03-06 23:33:00 Plastic doll Victoria Beckham lured into the Fox den with reality Tee Vee show "Fashion Nightmares." Marie Claire UK I'm having M.C. Escher flashbacks uploading her ghastly size 0 costume.
By: Chickaboomer
With Four You Get Eggroll
2008-03-06 12:36:00 NBC brass have "nothing to announce" on yesterday's report of annoying Kathie Lee Gifford to the fourth hour of the Today show. NYDN Newsday"Apprentice" star Donald Trump's casino biz not in the chips. NYTThe Shelley Ross of book publishing, Judith Regan, suing the lawyers who sued her for stiffing them on legal fees. NYDNWashington, DC hands National Public Radio a sweet 20-year no property tax deal to stay in DC. Wash Post
By: Chickaboomer
Jay Leno: The Wizard Of Odds
2008-02-27 15:42:00 "I expect money will play a secondary role to revenge and Jay will look to prove to everybody that NBC was wrong.?ABC, Sony, and Fox putting on the ritz for the services of Jay Leno. NYTSony also has the backing of its chief executive, Howard Stringer, who, when he held a similar position at CBS, was in the middle of the last late-night roundelay, wooing Mr. Leno with a vintage motorcycle, which led to NBC?s decision to commit to him over Mr. Letterman ? which in turn led to Mr. Stringer?s landing Mr. Letterman for CBS. The president of Sony Television, Steve Mosko, declined to comment. But executives who have heard some of the details of Sony?s plans said the studio intended to throw a kitchen sink of proposals at Mr. Leno.?When he walks on the lot, there?ll be a Yellow Brick Road to the Jay Leno Theater, which will sit at the centerpiece of the Sony lot,? said an executive who has seen the plans. The Times reports Leno can't sign a deal until late next year and couldn't be up an...
By: Chickaboomer
News Corp., major labels discuss music service
2008-02-20 22:22:00 News Corp. has approached the four major record labels to discuss launching an online music service through its popular MySpace social networking site, music company executives familiar with the talks say.
News Corp. Eyes MySpace Music Service
2008-02-20 15:35:00 News Corp. has approached the four major record labels to discuss launching an online music service through its popular MySpace social networking site, music company executives familiar with the talks say. Original post by unknown
By: Play Video Games
Toshiba - HD DVD - MTVN - News Corp - MySpace - MediaBytes F
2008-02-18 13:03:00 * TOSHIBA plans the end of HD DVD.* MTV NETWORKS to start parenting ad network.* NEWS CORP looks to form Hulu-like music venture on MySpace.* ADVERTISERS try to end network integration fees.* CARAT DIGITAL tests new targeted ad system. … Original post by unknown
By: Play Video Games
Toshiba - HD DVD - MTVN - News Corp - MySpace - MediaBytes …
2008-02-18 08:55:00 TOSHIBA is planning to retire the HD DVD format. Reuters reports that the company is in the final stages of planning its exit from the high-def disc market, handing Blu-ray the role of industry standard. The move comes just days after … Original post by Shelly Palmer
By: Play Video Games
Who will end up buying Yahoo!? Microsoft or News Corp?
2008-02-15 08:24:00 Does Yahoo have a chance to survive with or without an acquisition?
By: nobosh Answers
Possible Yahoo Alliance with News Corp.
2008-02-14 20:41:00 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business WriterYahoo Inc. hopes media conglomerate News Corp. can rescue it from a Microsoft Corp. takeover ? or at least prove the slumping Internet pioneer is worth more money than its unsolicited suitor wants to pay. A News Corp. partnership could provide Yahoo with the escape hatch that the Sunnyvale-based company has been seeking since Microsoft pounced with its takeover bid two weeks ago.If nothing else, the possibility of Yahoo joining forces with one of the world's largest media empires could prompt Microsoft to sweeten its bid, which was originally valued at $44.6 billion, or $31 per share.Yahoo is believed to want at least $40 per share, or about $56 billion.The details of the proposed News Corp. alliance were still being worked out Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person didn't want to be identified because the talks are considered confidential.Most analysts believe Microsoft will do whatever necessary to buy Yahoo...
GYM-Newsium: Of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and News Corp.
2008-02-14 17:58:00 Question: Does anyone have a crystal ball on what will happen with Microsoft's unsolicited bid for Yahoo? * Answer: No. BUT, there certainly are many pundits who have a thought on the matter and others who are attempting to attract an audience of readers (including me, I suppose) on th
Yahoo Tolak Microsoft, Berpikir terima Tawaran News Corp
2008-02-14 10:47:00 Portal internet ternama Yahoo masih terus jadi berita hangat di website-website berita, tidak terkecuali blog ini. Kali ini dilaporkan, mereka sedang memulai diskusi dengan media News Corporation yang dimiliki konglomerat Australia, Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch tampaknya memang ingin sekali bekerja sama dengan Yahoo dalam bisnis internetnya. Dikabarkan, News Corp mengincar 20% saham Yahoo. Jika kesepakatan benar terjadi, ...
By: Bayu Mukti
Murdoch's News Corp negotiating alliance with Yahoo
2008-02-14 02:59:00 By Andrew Clark in New YorkFeb 13, GuardianRupert Murdoch's News Corporation is negotiating to rescue the embattled internet company Yahoo through an alliance that could set up a heavyweight business showdown between the Australian-born media mogul and Microsoft's Bill Gates.News Corp has begun tentative talks about merging its online division, which includes the social networking site MySpace, with Yahoo to create a powerful combined presence on the internet.The tie-up would provide a handy escape route for Yahoo, the world's most popular web portal, which is searching for a way to avoid succumbing to a $44bn (£22.4bn) hostile takeover bid from Microsoft.But it would infuriate Microsoft, which is anxious to get its hands on Yahoo to bolster its flagging internet offering and to create a viable rival to the web search leader Google.Yahoo's management is likely to be drawn towards a deal with News Corp because it would allow the internet firm to remain largely independent. Mr Mu...
News Corp podrÃa comprar Yahoo!
2008-02-14 02:12:00 Otro capÃtulo más de la historia de Yahoo!. Aunque mañana es el dÃa del amor y la amistad, parece que Microsoft y la empresa co-fundada por Jerry Yang no la van a pasar juntos, y es que después de rechazar la oferta millonaria de Microsoft, la compañÃa que tiene el sitio Web más visitado del mundo, está buscando nuevas opciones con tal de no caer en manos de Microsoft. Ya se han comentado otras cosas como un posible fusión con AOL pero ahora viene sonando un rumor más fuerte; News Corp, el imperio creado por Rupert Murdoch estarÃa interesado en adquirir una buena parte de Yahoo!. Estos de News Corp no escatiman en gastos; además de tener cadenas de televisión como Fox, ya han invertido antes en Internet con la compra de mySpace por una suma millonaria también. Se habla de que NewsCorp estarÃa dispuesta a pagar muchos millones para adquirir una parte importante de Yahoo e integrar los servicios de la nueva adquisición con los que ya existen para crear una gama más a...
By: Bitperbit
News Corp., Yahoo in talks to fend off Microsoft
2008-02-13 23:21:00 News Corp., Yahoo in talks to fend off MicrosoftYahoo may team up with News Corp. to fend off Microsoft's bid to buy the struggling Web portal, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday. The two companies are in talks about a deal ...
Is News Corp. Talking To Yahoo!?
2008-02-13 22:51:00 Though I have heard News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch has denied it, Reuters are reporting that News Corp. and Yahoo! are talking. I'm curious what will happen next. This is just like a corporate soap opera (or maybe not)!
By: Blog Zone
Yahoo Reportedly in Talks with News Corp
2008-02-13 22:02:00 yahoo news: Yahoo! Inc., fighting off a takeover bid from Microsoft Corp., is in talks with News Corp., according to a report on The Wall Street Journal’s web site. The talks, according to the Journal are an attempt to fend off Microsoft’s offer, which was initially valued at $44.6 billion. | read more | similar articles:Microsoft bid Backs ...
By: Thought-Blender
Do Apple and News Corp. Want Yahoo!, Too?
2008-02-05 21:05:00 On the heels of Microsoft's mega-bid to buy Yahoo!, news is coming out that Apple and News Corp. may be trying to make separate bids. Plus, Google isn't too happy as I blogged in another post.This is a tech company's version of a soap opera!
By: Blog Zone
Eli's Coming!
2008-02-05 16:13:00 Eli Manning's on Letterman tomorrow (Wednesday) night. NYP Page Six The Super Bowl a great win for the NY Giants, Eli, and Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch crowing to cowed Neil Cavuto: "We had the greatest day ever in the history of our network, probably any network.? NYT TV Decoder NewsdayNYC Tee Vee stations banding together to cover today's Giants parade. Richard Huff NYDN
By: Chickaboomer
News Corp CEO says it will not bid for Yahoo
2008-02-05 07:15:00 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - News Corp will not bid for Internet search company Yahoo! Inc, News Corp Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch said on Monday. "We are definitely not going to make a bid for Yahoo ... We are just not interested at this stage," Murdoch told analysts on a conference call.
By: B4U India
Yahoo , Microsoft , News Corp and Sky News
2008-02-04 14:19:00 Everyone seems to be going crazy over this big news about Microsoft offering to buy Yahoo which to some of us is old news. Its a well known fact that Microsoft have been chasing Yahoo for the last 18 months and waited till financial report time to make a swoop. Since the news was made public ...
News Corp.-Yahoo: More of a bad idea
2008-02-02 20:40:00 News Corp.-Yahoo: More of a bad ideaRecent history offers plenty of warnings to anyone, including Rupert Murdoch, contemplating a competing offer for Yahoo. http://-www.news.com/8301-10784_3-98635-70-7.html?part=rss&subj=new-s&tag=2547-1_3-0-20...
News Corp. quiere comprar a Yahoo!
2008-02-02 15:39:00 Los rumores sobre la fortuna de Yahoo! toman un camino interesante esta mañana. El turno le toca a News Corp, que entre otras páginas, son los propietarios de la MySpace que tanto ha llamado la atención últimamente. La última vez que se rumoreaba de una fusión entre las dos empresas, Yahoo! ofreció un 25% de ... |
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