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August 2007
- NBC Content Will Disappear From iTunes
  
  newser | New York Times | Aug 31, 07 3:23 PM CDT
  
  In a move that could hurt both companies, NBC Universal has decided to pull its popular digital videos from Apple’s iTunes store. NBC, Apple’s top supplier of digital video, said it wanted more control over the pricing of its products and greater piracy protection, echoing complaints from other media companies—but Apple won’t budge, the Times reports. More »
  
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  television • Apple • News Corp • NBC • CBS • iPod • Steve Jobs • iTunes • digital video • Walt Disney • Jeff Zucker
- MySpace, MTV Team Up to Grill Candidates
  
  newser | San Francisco Chronicle | Aug 23, 07 8:02 AM CDT
  
  MySpace and MTV will team up to host a series of live discussions with individual presidential contenders, Reuters reports. Held on college campuses, the hour-long sessions will offer questions from the audience as well as those submitted during the event by IM or text message. John Edwards will be the first to be grilled, on Sept. 27. More »
  
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  YouTube • John Edwards • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • News Corp • Viacom • MTV • presidential debate • Sumner Redstone
- Journal Ad Revenue Plunges
  
  newser | Reuters | Aug 13, 07 11:26 PM CDT
  
  Ad volume in the print edition of the Wall Street Journal dropped nearly 21% and revenue fell 7.2% compared with last July, Reuters reports. The dip underscores the immediate need for Dow Jones to generate more revenue from online properties, analysts said. Ad revenue from Dow Jones' online news operations, including the Journal's web site, rose 24%. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • advertising • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • newspaper • ad revenue
- Murdoch May Take Journal Online Only
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Aug 1, 07 4:45 PM CDT
  
  Rupert Murdoch’s grab for the Wall Street Journal could mark the demise of hard-copy newspapers and their online subscriptions, Bernhard Warner predicts in Murdoch’s own Times Online . Warner says turning the Journal’s subscription-based website into a free, ad-supported business will be among Murdoch’s top priorities as the new owner of Dow Jones, and may mean the end of the paper edition as well. More »
  
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  Internet • Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • newspaper
- Murdoch Surveys New Empire
  
  newser | New York Times | Aug 1, 07 5:29 AM CDT
  
  As Rupert Murdoch celebrates his acquisition of Dow Jones, articles in the new jewel in his crown, the Wall Street Journal , and one of its biggest rivals, the New York Times , speculate about the future. They agree Murdoch will direct a titanic battle for ads and readers against both the Times and the Financial Times . There's unlikely a detailed "grand plan," said one source, citing Murdoch's preference for instinctive management. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • acquisitions • New York Times • Bancroft family • Fox Business Network • Financial Times
July 2007
- Murdoch Is 1 Bancroft Away from a Deal
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 31, 07 8:38 AM CDT
  
  Rupert Murdoch is within a Bancroft's breadth of owning Dow Jones, the company's flagship Wall Street Journal reports. A 5pm deadline came and went yesterday without a deal, but the bid has the support of Bancroft family members holding 29% of voting power. If either of two key holdout shareholders warms up, Murdoch will have enough support to overcome opposition. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • buyout • Bancroft family
- Murdoch May Cancel Deal Without Votes
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 30, 07 1:14 PM CDT
  
  Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. may balk at a proposed $5B buyout of Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones unless more support emerges from the controlling Bancroft family, a spokesman said today. So far the family has promised about 28% of total Dow Jones votes to Murdoch's proposal, but News Corp. says it's not enough. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • buyout • Bancroft family • Michael Elefante
- Battling Bancrofts Take Journal Deal Down to Wire
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 30, 07 4:36 AM CDT
  
  The Bancroft family, which controls the majority of shares in Dow Jones, is so deeply divided over the proposed sale of the Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch that the deal is still too close to call, the Journal reports. A decision on the $5 billion bid is set for today at 5 pm EST. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • business • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • acquisitions • Wall Street Journal • Bancroft family
- Major Bancroft Branch to Nix Murdoch Offer
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 27, 07 12:09 PM CDT
  
  An important faction within the Bancroft family will vote against Rupert Murdoch’s controversial $5 billion deal for Dow Jones, instead demanding a significant increase of his offer. The Denver branch of the family, which owns a crucial 9.1% of Dow Jones voting stock, wants an extra $120 to $240 million to match their higher-valued voting shares, Dow's own WSJ reveals. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • business • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • acquisitions • Wall Street Journal • shareholders • Bancroft family • takeover
- Bancrofts Mull Murdoch Buyout
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 24, 07 6:20 AM CDT
  
  The Bancroft family met yesterday in Boston to consider Rupert Murdoch's $5B offer for Dow Jones, but is expected to take at least until Friday to vote on the deal, Reuters reports. Christopher Bancroft, who opposes the sale, showed up sporting a baseball cap with the words "Bite me" on it; he told reporters that the family hadn't reached a consensus. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • mergers and acquisitions • Wall Street Journal • buyout • Bancroft family • stock
- Low-Key Lawyer to Moderate Dow Buyout
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Jul 20, 07 2:51 PM CDT
  
  One man stands between News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch and the Dow Jones-controlling Bancroft Family: a reserved, unassuming Boston lawyer named Michael B. Elefante, who has managed most of the Bancrofts' trust accounts for decades. Next week, beginning with Monday's strictly informational meeting, Elefante will mediate the $5B transaction. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Boston • Massachusetts • buyout • Bancroft family • takeovers • trusts
- Dow Jones Approves $5B Murdoch Deal
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 18, 07 5:12 AM CDT
  
  Publisher Rupert Murdoch took a critical step towards control of the Wall Street Journal last night, as the Dow Jones board voted to approve a $5 billion sale of the company to the media magnate. Whether the majority-owning Bancroft family will also approve the deal is too close to call, the Journal reports. More »
  
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  Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • Bancroft family
- Bancrofts Seek to Stymie Murdoch
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 16, 07 7:37 AM CDT
  
  Two members of the Dow Jones-controlling Bancrofts are making last-ditch efforts to block Rupert Murdoch from buying the Wall Street Journal publisher. Christopher Bancroft is frantically trying to gather the $2.55 billion he'd need to buy 51% of voting shares and block the sale on his own, while his cousin Leslie Hill is desperately soliciting competing bids. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • Bancroft family
- Fox Business Sets a Date
  
  newser | The Motley Fool | Jul 12, 07 2:10 PM CDT
  
  With 30 million potential viewers already lined up, News Corp. will launch its new Fox Business Network on October 15. The cable channel will make its debut whether or not the pending Dow Jones deal is done, the Motley Fool reports, with Neil Cavuto at the helm and the onetime CNBC talking head's ex-employer in its sights. More »
  
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  Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • Fox News • CNBC • Fox Business Network • Neil Cavuto • Marketwatch
- Rivals Team Up on 11th-Hour Dow Offer
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 11, 07 5:08 AM CDT
  
  Supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle and former MySpace CEO Brad Greenspan may join forces to make at least a partial bid for the Wall Street Journal 's parent company, say sources close to the discussions. The pair met yesterday with members of the Dow Jones board to craft an alternative to Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion proposal, though accounts detailing the potential offer differ. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • newspaper • Bancroft family • Ron Burkle • Brad Greenspan
June 2007
- Panel to Shield Journal Editors
  
  newser | MarketWatch | Jun 29, 07 5:38 AM CDT
  
  A watchdog committee, not would-be owner Rupert Murdoch, would hire and fire editors under a tentative pact to protect the editorial independence of the Wall Street Journal , a source familiar with details of the deal tells MarketWatch. Members of the panel would be chosen by Murdoch's News Corp., Dow Jones, and the Bancroft famiiy. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • news • Bancroft family • editor • watchdog
- Journal Employees Stage Anti-Murdoch Protest
  
  newser | Forbes | Jun 28, 07 5:00 PM CDT
  
  Wall Street Journal employees around the country were intentionally late for work today in a job action to protest News Corp.'s impending purchase of Dow Jones. The union representing reporters coordinated the demonstration, Forbes reports, to give a collective thumbs-down to Rupert Murdoch and to protest recent developments in ongoing labor talks with the company. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • protests • Wall Street Journal • reporter • union
- Murdoch Says $5B Is Final Offer for Dow Jones
  
  newser | Reuters | Jun 27, 07 4:09 PM CDT
  
  Rupert Murdoch won't raise his $5B bid for Dow Jones, the media mogul said today. Murdoch deflected speculation that he would up the ante to move along negotiations with the openly skeptical Bancroft family, which owns a majority stake in the Journal publisher. Instead, Reuters reports, Murdoch is suggesting he could balk if the Bancrofts dither. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • business • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • acquisitions • Wall Street Journal • merger • Bancroft family
- Murdoch Bid Clears High Hurdle
  
  newser | Reuters | Jun 26, 07 2:30 PM CDT
  
  A plan to safeguard the Wall Street Journal 's editorial independence awaits the approval of the Bancroft family now that Dow Jones and News Corp. have "basically agreed" on an arrangement, a source tells Reuters. The Bancrofts still must approve the deal, which also applies to Dow Jones Newswires and removes a significant obstacle to Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion bid. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • Bancroft family
- Murdoch Close on Journal Deal
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 25, 07 4:54 AM CDT
  
  Rupert Murdoch appears close to a deal that could pave the way for his takeover of Dow Jones' Wall Street Journal —a coup that seemed out of the question weeks ago, the New York Times reports. The deal is designed to safeguard the newspaper's editorial independence from Murdoch, who has a reputation for sensationalism. More »
  
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  Dow Jones • Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Wall Street Journal • Bancroft family

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