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At The End Of The Day It Was This Simple: Dow Jones Just Isn’t Worth $60 A Share To Anyone Else And Rupert Murdoch Is The Smartest Media Business Guy AroundThe Bancroft family apparently has seen the light – mostly with $ signs in their eyes – and Rupert Murdoch has won his $60 a share battle for Dow Jones. There are still “and” and “buts” that might cause last-minute problems, but it appears the deal is basically done.follow-up to:
It’s Now Very Clear Why Murdoch Wants Dow Jones So Much, Why The New York Times Launched Its Hatchet Job To Persuade The Bancrofts To Torpedo The Deal, And Why All The Nonsense About News Corp. Decimating the WSJ Is Just A Red Herring - June 29, 2007
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Flying Through Turbulence – Media in the New EU Member Statesftm reports on media in the 12 newest EU Member States. Will media find clear air or more turbulence? 98 pages PDF file (February 2007) Free to ftm members and others from €39 Rupert Murdoch - The Media MogulFrom Australia to the San Antonio, Texas tabloid to News Corp and News International, Mr. Murdoch fascinates all media watchers. Included is up to date information on the Dow Jones speculation and real deals, too. When Murdoch talks, the media world listens, and he has a lot to say about newspapers, broadcasting and new media. 42 pages PDF (June 2007) Media Measurement Moves Forward and EverywhereIncludes: mobile and internet metrics, electronic measurement systems and device descriptions, RAJAR (UK) debate, with comments. 57 pages PDF (May 2007) |
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