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News Corp.'s (NWS, NWSA) Fox Network on Thursday sued satellite-TV operator Dish Network Corp. (DISH), accelerating a standoff within the television industry over Dish's new digital recording service.
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WPP PLC (WPP.LN), a provider of marketing communications services, said Thursday it acquired 100,000 of its own ordinary shares of 10 pence each for cancellation.
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The New Orleans Times-Picayune said Thursday that it will only print newspapers three days a week starting this fall as part of a plan to emphasize its online coverage.
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Hal Steinbrenner threw cold water on Thursday on a report that suggested his family is exploring a possible sale of the storied New York Yankees for around $3 billion.
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Following the high-profile, $2 billion-plus sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this year, the New York Yankees are reportedly considering a sale of the famed Bronx franchise.
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British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN), said Thursday it purchased 405,000 shares on May 23 at an average price of 693.55 pence per share for cancellation.
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Hasbro Inc. (HAS) has pushed back the theatrical release for "G.I.
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Pandora Media Inc. on Wednesday reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $20.2 million, or 12 cents a share, on revenue of $80.8 million, compared with a loss of $9.1 million, or 61 cents a share, on $51 million in revenue in the same period a year ago.
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A 65-year-old entrepreneur is peddling a new device to replace the canned air sprays used to dust off computer keyboards and factory equipment.
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Wrapports LLC, parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, said Wednesday that it has entered into a deal to acquire the Chicago Reader, an alternative weekly established in 1971.
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AOL Inc is reorganizing its advertising division again, hoping to ignite growth with one of its major initiatives, big splashy ad formats.
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Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday morning that "Diablo III," a new online, PC-based game, sold more than 3.5 million copies in its first 24-hours after launching.
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. saw its shares jump 7.8% to $12.02 on Wednesday morning.
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British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) said Wednesday it purchased 445,000 ordinary shares on May 22 at an average price of 692.00 pence per share for cancellation.
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The U.K.'s competition regulator said Wednesday that British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) won't have to alter its movies business as the pay-television operator's stranglehold on newly-released films has been weakened by the arrival of U.S.-based Internet movie service company Netflix Inc. (NFLX).
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WPP PLC (WPP.LN) said Tuesday that it bought 100,000 of its shares for cancellation at 785.8 pence per share.
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Embattled newspaper publisher and broadcaster Tribune Co. has prepared itself for the possible spinoff of its broadcast and publishing units as part of its plan to get out of bankruptcy, according to a Tuesday report by Crain's Chicago Business.
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The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act requires under certain circumstances that prospective acquirers of voting securities or assets apply for clearance from regulators.
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British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, or BSkyB, (BSY.LN) Tuesday said it purchased 375,000 ordinary shares for cancellation on May 21.
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Hong Kong stocks rose with other Asian markets Tuesday, as the Hang Seng Index gained 0.8% to 19,073.31, and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index surged 1.3%.
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Facebook Inc.'s (FB) shares fell as much as 13.7% Monday and went below the initial public offering price of $38 on just its second day of trading, a black eye for all those involved with the social networking company going public.
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WPP PLC (WPP.LN) said Monday it acquired 100,000 of its own ordinary shares for cancellation at 777.03 pence per share.
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A French prosecutor on Monday said an investigation has been opened into charges that former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn was involved in a gang rape in a Washington hotel, the Associated Press reports.
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Boston-based publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Monday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move that should eliminate $3.1 billion of debt through a debt-to-equity transaction.
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Shares of other firms in the social networking space fell Monday morning, as Facebook continued to weaken following its lackluster IPO on Friday.
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The European Union's antitrust chief ratcheted up the pressure on Google, giving it a matter of weeks to settle an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive behavior and avoid formal charges and a possible fine.
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (505537.BY) Monday posted a 19% drop in its fiscal fourth-quarter consolidated net profit as expenses grew at a faster pace than revenue.
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Several major cable companies, including Time Warner Cable and Comcast, have agreed to enable each other's high-speed Internet customers to access metro wireless hotpots outside of their home markets.
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TIDMWPP RNS Number : 7063D WPP PLC 21 May 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 May 2012 WPP PLC ("WPP") Ogilvy & Mather to acquire a stake in Today Advertising in Myanmar WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company, Ogilvy & Mather, the global marketing communications group, has entered into an agreement to acquire a stake in Today Advertising, a leading advertising agency in Myanmar.
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Privately held Chinese property group Dalian Wanda Group Co. said Monday it has signed a deal to buy U.S. movie-theater operator AMC Entertainment Holdings in a transaction valuing AMC at $2.6 billion.
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The U.K. competition regulator is expected to give British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) a reprieve in the local film market, as rivals such as Lovefilm and Netflix Inc. (NFLX) are undermining the pay-television operator's dominance and reducing the need to impose restrictions, according to the Mail on Sunday newspaper, without saying where it got its information.
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WPP PLC (WPP.LN) said Friday it has purchased 100,000 ordinary shares at a price of 772.22 pence per share for cancellation.
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Facebook Inc. saw its shares rise more than 12% in its opening trades on the Nasdaq Friday morning, the slip back quickly in the first few minutes of trading following the social network's $16 billion initial public offering.
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The London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE.LN), which posted higher full-year profits Friday, said it is focusing on integrating the businesses it has bought recently, and is "excited" to use its growing post-trade, clearing and derivatives businesses to compete head-on with larger rivals Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) and NYSE Euronext (NYX).
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Marketing communications services provider WPP PLC (WPP.LN), said Friday that its operating network Possible Worldwide, an interactive marketing agency, part of WPP Digital, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Grape LLC in Russia, for an undisclosed sum.
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British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) said Friday that on May 17 it purchased 460,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 691.0500 pence per share.
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The London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE.LN) Friday said it expects to make good progress with its business despite an uncertain macroeconomic environment, after posting a 30% rise in operating profit.
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Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. said late Thursday that the initial public offering of Facebook Inc. will start trading at about 11 a.m. Eastern on Friday.
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Facebook Inc. priced its initial public offering at $38 per share Thursday afternoon.
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Comcast Corp. said Thursday that it will suspend a static 250-gigabyte data usage limit it has imposed on its broadband customers since 2008.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) agreed to buy almost all the newspapers owned by Media General Inc. (MEG) for $142 million, drastically expanding Buffett's media holdings and continuing his long love affair with print journalism.
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Shares of newspaper publisher and broadcaster Media General Inc. were up 40% Thursday after billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway signed a deal to buy 63 of the company's newspapers for $142 million.
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GameStop Corp. saw its shares fall 8% to $19.17 -- setting a new 52-week low -- on Thursday morning after the videogame retailer reported results for its first fiscal quarter and issued a disappointing forecast for the current period.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) agreed to buy almost all the newspapers owned by Media General Inc. (MEG) for $142 million while also offering financing to the company, the Oracle of Omaha's latest investment in the U.S. newspaper publishing industry.
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Just 12 people have been arrested at protests and demonstrations in the run-up to this weekend's NATO summit in Chicago, according to Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy.
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British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) said Thursday that on May 16 it purchased 400,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at a volume weighted average price of 695.4600 pence per share.
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Hong Kong stocks rebounded in early Thursday trade, as the Hang Seng Index rose 0.3% to 19,316.02 after tumbling 3.2% in the previous session.
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Broadcaster ready to fight new Dish technology -Fox won't air Dish adds mentioning "Hopper" -CBS CEO says industry could reach "tipping point" with Dish NEW YORK (DOW JONES) -- Broadcasters warn they're ready to fight Dish Network Corp's (DISH) introduction of new technology that allows viewers to skip advertisements on some of its digital recording devices.
