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Gothamist (Free subscription) | yesterday
The NY Times reports that NYC business titans--CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Blackstone, News Corp--met with state and local officials "to discuss how they and government officials should respond to the financial crisis." And not surprisingly, "all seemed to agree that now was not the time to raise taxes or impose new regulations on their businesses," lest it inhibit growth. The...
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GigaOM (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Earlier this morning, Rich Greenfield, the scary smart media analyst at Pali Capital, slashed his price target on News Corp to $20 from $27, citing big concerns over slowing advertising revenues for newspaper and television stations. And since this is a global problem, there is little room for News Corp to hide. He is forecasting a [...]
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MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
We sporadically examine media stocks because it's depressing but gives us an excuse to run the fun Monopoly guy image. So, with the financial crisis upon us and all , how are they doing? Not well, according to our quick and totally incomplete survey. News Corp : -0.56 Time Warner : -0.92 Gannett Co., Inc : -0.52 McClatchy Newspapers Inc : -0.18 (Bright spot!) The New York Times : -0.04 The list goes...
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MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Hulu is to go global. Backed by NBC-Universal and News Corp, Hulu is an online web-video delivery service and portal. A senior News Corp staffer says that Hulu could be launching some local versions...
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24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
GM (GM) Concerns that global car sales will fall again in 2009 and company will get short on money. Down to $5.22 from 52-week high of $43.20. News Corp (NWS) Weak ad market hits shares. Drops to $9.43 from 52-week high of $24.95. CBS (CBS) More concern about advertising. Drops to $10.38 from 52-week high of $30.85. Yahoo! (YHOO) Bad press about future in WSJ. Falls to $12.84 from 52-week high of $34.08....
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
* Photobucket building custom features to attract users to its own site and not just partners.
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Mobile Games & Gaming Blog (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
With the closing of Ojom, Verisign already exited mobile game development. Now by selling their remaining Jamba shares to News Corp, the company exits mobile in total.
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paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
VeriSign's ( NSDQ: VRSN ) effort to capitalize on mobile content through its acquisition of Jamba is officially over. VeriSign tried to keep skin in the game through a JV with News Corp ( NYSE: NWS ). selling 51 percent in May 2007 for $187.5 million and a merger with Fox Mobile Entertainment. Today, the two companies said VeriSign has sold its remaining 49 percent to News Corp for approximately $200...
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Wireless and Mobile News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
News Corporation nd VeriSign, Inc. announced the sale of VeriSign's minority share of the mobile entertainment joint venture (Jamba) to News Corporation for approximately $200 million. The joint venture was created when News Corporation acquired controlling interest in VeriSign's wholly-owned...
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Maker of content such as wallpapers, ring tones and games for mobile phones as well as Fox TV shows
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Valleywag (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Yahoo's New York-based director of U.S. sales operations, Valeh Vakili, will leave the company and join News Corp social network MySpace as senior vice president of sales strategy and operations. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Mashable (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
With the Presidential Debates receiving historic levels of interest, both old and new media are looking to cash in. The latest is Hulu with the launch of Election ’08 Hub , a new site that will stream the remaining two debates live over the Web. The site – which is backed by NBC and News Corp – also includes clips from the previous debates, as well as some of the sketches relating to the candidates...
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Cnet (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
VeriSign announces it's sold its minority stake in a mobile entertainment joint-venture to its partner News Corp for $200 million.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp has taken full ownership of mobile content provider Jamba by buying VeriSign Inc's 49 percent stake for about $200 million, the two companies said on Tuesday.
