[TV orNotTV] Re: TW Brushes Back Rupert

2014-07-22 Thread Bob Jersey
The TW board Monday approved a temporary (till the '15 general shareholder meeting) bylaws change to thwart any new efforts by a minority faction of investors to force a decision re Rupert's proposal... Variety

[TV orNotTV] Re: TW Brushes Back Rupert

2014-07-21 Thread Bob Jersey
Two NYT (link) writers wonder about the vulnerability of other players in the cable arena -- Discovery turned out to be larger than they estimated -- tho Wall St. types told them no frenzied urge t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: TW Brushes Back Rupert

2014-07-19 Thread Mark Jeffries
I admit that what I would like to see happen with CNN if the Murdoch deal goes through is Ted Turner buying CNN back, kicking Dougie Zucker out, putting back a news interview show at 9, building the bureaus and personnel back up, returning to news shows built around packages and on-the-spot coverag

[TV orNotTV] Re: TW Brushes Back Rupert

2014-07-18 Thread Bob Jersey
The fact that this did happen is kindling past-proposed deals if it does come off, e.g. CBS bobbing for the CNN apple... Les telling TCA as such (USA TODAY link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The

[TV orNotTV] Re: TW Brushes Back Rupert

2014-07-18 Thread Bob Jersey
Wednesday (16), Mark Jeffries wrote: > > Last month, 21st Century Fox offered $80B to take over Time Warner (with > the magazine division shed off) and make an obnoxiously huge company even > huger. This month, TW turned Murdoch down. A relief--for now: > Joe Flint in the LA Times