Despite Murdoch's Confidence, Tribune Seriously Considering Cablevision ‘Newsday’ Offer
But is Rupert's mind hold over Sam Zell strong enough to win out in the end?
Posted 05/02/08 in Daily Intel
White Men With Money
Despite Cablevision’s Higher Bid for ‘Newsday,’ Zell Still Prefers Murdoch
Turns out the two media moguls have a "budding relationship." How adorable! And TERRIFYING.
Posted 04/22/08 in Daily Intel
Ink-Stained Wretches
Murdoch Closing In, Er, Even Closer on ‘Newsday’
Gawker reports that a rival bidder has dropped out. Is it too late to stop News Corp. from taking over the world?
Posted 04/08/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
There Goes the Schneighborhood
Richard Gere has put his apartment in Julian Schnabel's Palazzo Chupi on the market, private-equity execs come down to earth, Sam Zell continues to be wacky, and Jeff Zucker and Harvey Weinstein fight like a couple of queens over 'Project Runway' in our daily roundup of real-estate, finance, media and law news.
Posted 04/07/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Katie Couric and Sean McManus: Chipper at CBS in Spite of It All
More troubles for Sam Zell, Heather Mills is coming to town, and half of Bear Stearns employees are facing the ax. Click through to read the rest of our news roundup from the fields of media, law, finance and real estate.
Posted 03/21/08 in Daily Intel
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James Dolan and Mort Zuckerman Join Murdoch in Scramble for ‘Newsday’
Turns out it's not just Rupert Murdoch who's interested in buying Newsday; Mort Zuckerman, the real-estate magnate who owns the Daily News, and James Dolan, whose family owns Cablevision, Madison Square Garden, and the Knicks, are making bids as well.
Posted 03/20/08 in Daily Intel
Ink-Stained Wretches
Rupert Murdoch Making a Bid for ‘Newsday’?
According to Crain's, Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. might be plotting to buy Long Island tabloid Newsday. The news comes shortly after the release of the quarterly results of the Tribune Company (Newsday's owner), which showed an $78 million loss in its continuing operations at the end of 2007.
Posted 01/23/08 in Daily Intel
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