Sports Illustrated sells for $110 million
Magazine will have editorial independence
DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
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Gannett turns down hedge fund-backed Digital First Media
NEW YORK – The publisher of
Gannett on Monday said its board has unanimously rejected an unsolicited $1.36 billion buyout from MNG Enterprises , better known as Digital First Media. Digita...
DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Facebook to use surveys to promote ‘trustworthy’ news
Facebook is taking another step to try to make itself more socially beneficial, saying it will boost news sources that its users rate as trustworthy in surveys.
In a blog post and...
DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Disney buying large part of 21st Century Fox in $52.4B deal
NEW YORK – Disney is buying the Murdoch family’s Fox movie and television studios and some cable and international TV businesses for about $52.4 billion, as the home of Mickey Mouse tries to...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
AT&T suit may herald a new antitrust era - or Trumpian pique
NEW YORK – The Trump administration’s decision to oppose the $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger may be clouded by suspicions of political influence. But considered on its merits, it could m...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Oscar is a cat of the world but he didn’t like flying
Oscar is a cat of the world but he didn’t like flying
DATE: Nov 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel
Trump threatens NBC but experts see no real risk to licenses
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump is threatening NBC’s broadcast licenses because he’s not happy with how its news division has covered him. But experts say his threats aren’t likely to lead...
DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Verizon tweaks prices, cuts video quality on unlimited plans
Changes meant to preserve quality
DATE: Aug 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business
ESPN, facing headwinds, might still reverse its slide
NEW YORK (AP) — Two years ago, Disney CEO Bob Iger acknowledged that ESPN, long a major profit center for Disney, was shedding subscribers. On Tuesday, Disney announced a plan intended to st...
DATE: Aug 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
FCC vote kicks off a battle over regulation of the internet
NEW YORK – A federal agency voted to kick off the repeal of “net neutrality” rules designed to keep broadband providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from interfering with the internet. ...
DATE: May 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Fox backs O’Reilly after reports of sexual harassment
NEW YORK – Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said Saturday that he is “vulnerable to lawsuits” because of his high-profile job, in response to a New York Times report detailing payouts made to set...
DATE: Apr 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
DirecTV wants to be the next online substitute for cable
NEW YORK – There are already a few online services that aim to replace cable, but they haven’t attracted many users yet. AT&T’s DirecTV hopes to change that with a new service announced Mond...
DATE: Nov 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
