Controlled Greed (Free subscription) | yesterday
The planned merger of Liberty Entertainment into DirecTV Group (DTV) has been completed. This results in DTV being back up to 9% of my portfolio, even after selling half of my original DTV stake when it doubled in price. For...
Orbitcast (Free subscription) | yesterday
Back in late September, whispers started whirling that Liberty Media was planning on taking its satellite radio game worldwide. And today at the Reuters Global Media Summit in New York, Sirius XM Radio Inc. CEO Mel Karmazin didn't necessarily squash such speculation."We understand that Liberty has expressed an interest in WorldSpace," said Karmazin....
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Over the last year, Liberty Media ( NSDQ: LINTA ) has come to the rescue of two satellite radio companies: the U.S. dominant Sirius XM ( NSDQ: SIRI ) and WorldSpace , which is biggest in Asia and Africa. So, it only makes sense that Sirius XM and WorldSpace may work together in some way, Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin (pictured) told attendees at the Reuters ( NYSE: TRI ) Global Media Summit in New York....
Mike Hudack (Free subscription) | yesterday
“Let me put it this way. I started broke and I’m now a billionaire. And I never sold any shares.” - Liberty Media’s Malone To Heckler (via rickyv ) gbattle sez: John Malone is probably one of the savviest businessmen in media, period. When my former boss, Bob Johnson, had the idea in the late 70’s to start Black Entertainment Television and shopped the idea, John Malone...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Goldman Sachs (GS) is out with a new overview of the hedge fund industry, examining several aspects of what funds are doing. For example, it notes that while hedge funds have generally "re-risked", they also continue to diversify their holdings. You can see here, for example, that the density of the average hedge fund's top 10 holdings has been falling all year. As for what they're buying...
SeekingAlpha Media Stocks (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Steve Birenberg submits: Last Thursday, shareholders of Liberty Media Entertainment ( LMDIA ) and DirecTV ( DTV ) formally approved the merger between the two companies. The merger closed Thursday night. Many Northlake clients owned shares in LMDIA. Each share of LMDIA is now one share of DTV. In addition, for every ten shares of LMDIA, shareholders received one share of Liberty Starz ( LSTZA ). For...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
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.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services downgraded its ratings on Liberty Media Corp. and its QVC business deeper into junk territory after Liberty Media split off some assets into a reorganized DirecTV Group Inc.
The Denver Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Overture Films — the two-year-old Hollywood studio owned by Colorado’s Liberty Media Corp. — has had two movies in the weekend box office top 10 for three weeks running.
bizjournals (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Overture Films — the two-year-old Hollywood studio owned by John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. — has had two movies in the weekend box office top 10 for three weeks running.
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Last Thursday, shareholders of Liberty Media Entertainment (LMDIA) and DirecTV (DTV) formally approved the merger between the two companies. The merger closed Thursday night. Many Northlake clients owned shares in LMDIA. Each share of LMDIA is now one share of DTV. In addition, for every ten shares of LMDIA, shareholders received one share of Liberty Starz (LSTZA). [More...]
Satellite TV (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Rumors of DIRECTV being up for sale have been around for years. Those rumors are now more than that, as DIRECTV itself has publicly stated they may be interested in a buyout. Liberty Media Chairman John Malone restarted DIRECTV merger speculation yesterday in comments made to Bloomberg. The comments had to do with the relationship DIRECTV [...]
Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
NEW YORK — Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Lib...
Rocky Mount Telegram - Business (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
NEW YORK — Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Lib...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Liberty Media LLC on Friday. The changes come shortly after shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty's entertainment businesses.
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aarkstore | 07/11/2009
Liberty Media Corporation - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review Summary Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty) holds interests in video and on-line commerce, media, communications and entertainment companies. Liberty Media LLC is a holding company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (New Liberty). The company operates through strong subsidary base including Starz, LLC; Starz...
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