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Liberty Media's Malone To Heckler: Hey, I'm A Billionaire

John Malone showed once again that he can handle any situation - including getting heckled at a meeting of his own shareholders.

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Related Topix: Television, Media

Sat Nov 28, 2009

The Media Stock Blog

Liberty Media / DirecTV Merger Closes

Last Thursday, shareholders of Liberty Media Entertainment and DirecTV formally approved the merger between the two companies.

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Related Topix: Directv, Cable & Satellite, Television, Media

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Mike Wendland

Malone: DirecTV would be 'compatible' with a telco

Liberty Media Corp Chairman John Malone said on Thursday that DirecTV Group would be "compatible" with a telephone company if either of its current partners showed an interest in buying it.

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Related Topix: Directv, Cable & Satellite, Television, Media

Tue Nov 24, 2009

PaidContent.org

Microsoft CFO Liddell To Leave

Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell is resigning at the end of the year; he will be replaced by Peter Klein, the CFO of Microsoft's business division.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Startups, Media, Television, Redmond, WA

Denver Post

QVC set to join "Black Friday" frenzy with special offerings

Television retailer QVC, a unit of Douglas County-based Liberty Media Corp., has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watchinginstead of mall-hopping - on Black Friday, an event that it has traditionally ignored.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Television, Media

The Denver Business Journal

Liberty Media's movie unit in top 10 twice

Overture Films - the two-year-old Hollywood studio owned by John Malone's Liberty Media Corp.

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Related Topix: Media, Television, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Law Abiding Citizen, 9, Capitalism: A Love Story, Righteous Kill

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Television Week

John Malone, the chairman of Liberty Media and one of...

CNBC; TVNewsCheck John Malone, the chairman of Liberty Media and one of the most astute observers of media in the last 20 years, says the business model that supports local TV is broken and doesn't work.

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Related Topix: Television, Media

Tri-City News

Holiday hours extended at Real Canadian Superstore

In time for the holiday season, Loblaw Companies Limited has announced that from Dec.

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Related Topix: Retail, Grocery, Television, Media

Sun Nov 22, 2009

BroadcastNewsroom

Liberty Sports Rebrands As DirecTV Sports Networks

With the completion of the split-off transaction from Liberty Media Corp. combining DirecTV Group and Liberty Entertainment, Inc., Liberty Sports has been rebranded as DirecTV Sports Networks.The subsidiary of DirecTV comprises a trio of regional sports networks: FSN Northwest, FSN Pittsburgh and FSN Rocky Mountain .

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Related Topix: Television, Media

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Bloomberg Business News

News Corp., Time Warner Said to Be Interested in Buying MGM Movie Studio

The companies havena t examined the studioa s finances and their level of interest will depend on price, said the people, who declined to be identified because the talks are private.

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Related Topix: Time Warner, Media, Computers, New York, Television

The Las Vegas Sun

Moody's downgrades Liberty Media LLC ratings

Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Liberty Media LLC on Friday.

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Related Topix: Television, Media, Business News

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Shareholders OK DirecTV spinoff but sale uncertain

Shareholders have approved a spinoff of DirecTV and other entertainment businesses from Liberty Media.

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Related Topix: Directv, Cable & Satellite, Television, Media

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Denver Business Journal

DirecTV taps Pepsi exec White as new CEO

Michael White will take the reins at DirecTV on Jan. 1, 2010. View Larger DirecTV Group Inc.

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Related Topix: Directv, Cable & Satellite, Media, Television, Beverages, PepsiCo, El Segundo, CA

The State

John Malone: Comcast-NBC would have too much power

Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast Corp.'s plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and force competitors to consider similar acquisitions.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Media, Television, Directv

Wed Nov 18, 2009

CW2 Colorado KWGN-TV

DirecTV to appoint PepsiCo executive Michael White as CEO, effective Jan. 1

In this Jan. 27, 2006 file photo, Michael White, then, CEO of PepsiCo USA, speaks in a panel session on Global Brands during the World Economic Forum WEF in Davos, Switzerland.

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Related Topix: Directv, Cable & Satellite, Beverages, PepsiCo, Media, Television

The Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press archives Further price cuts are expected at Loblaw s stores.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is warning its margins are taking a hit as it cuts prices to stay competitive -- and that these price wars will likely continue into the holiday season.

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Related Topix: Television, Media, Retail, Grocery, Travel

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Free Press

Loblaw Companies sees net profit grow in third quarter

Loblaw Companies Ltd saw its third-quarter profits jump by 20 per cent as the grocery chain benefited from cost containment and improved supply chain efficiencies.

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Related Topix: Television, Media, Retail, Grocery

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Hollywood Reporter

Maffei talks NBC Uni-Comcast deal

Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei signaled Thursday that he won't leave his post to become CEO of DirecTV and said that Comcast Corp.

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Related Topix: Directv, Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Media, Television, Business News

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Variety

Bewkes revels in dismantling

Jeffrey Bewkes can't wait for the day when Time Warner is evaluated strictly as a content company.

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Related Topix: Time Warner, Media, Computers, Viacom, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, Television, Directv

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Ticker

U.S. Indexes Retain Positive Bias

U.S. trade deficit increased in September with the rise in crude oil imports. Gold traded near record high.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, New York, Abercrombie and Fitch, Retail, Apparel, Media, Television, JC Penney

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