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Goldman Sachs Ready to Sell Its Alliance Films Stake (Report)

January 3, 2012 By Brent Lang 20 weeks ago

The investment firm has tapped Bank of Montreal to oversee a sale of its controlling stake in the Canadian distributor

  

Tom Gores Sells San Diego Union-Tribune

November 17, 2011 By Brent Lang 27 weeks ago

The sale of the nearly 150-year-old newspaper is expected to close on Dec. 15

  

Hulu Owners Call Off Sale

October 13, 2011 By Brent Lang 32 weeks ago

Company was on the auction block for the past several months, but owners decide it has "compelling strategic value"

  

New Hulu Bids Due This Week, But Sale Probability Wanes

October 2, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 33 weeks ago

While bids may be close to the desired $2 billion, the owners are vacillating over whether a sale is the best outcome

  

Insiders: Yahoo Sale Needs to Move Fast, or More Losses Are Coming

September 27, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 34 weeks ago

Who's the buyer? Ex-News Corp. mogul Peter Chernin is one possibility -- so is Marc Andreessen

  

MLB Asks Judge to Force Sale of L.A. Dodgers

September 23, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 35 weeks ago

A court filing says the team needs to be on sure financial footing to prepare for next season

  

Carl Icahn Gives Up on Takeover Bid, Sells His Lionsgate Stake

August 30, 2011 By Brent Lang 38 weeks ago

The billionaire investor and the studio also agree to drop all outstanding litigation

  

Yahoo, Google, Amazon, Dish Bidding on Hulu -- But They Have Concerns

August 25, 2011 By Sharon Waxman & Brent Lang 39 weeks ago

The popular service isn't profitable, and buyers want to see longer content deals before they shell out billions

  

National Enquirer Publisher Nixes Sale Efforts

August 15, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 40 weeks ago

American Media Inc., which publishes celebrity and health & fitness magazines such as the National Enquirer and Men’s Fitness, was rumored to be looking for a buyer

  

Lionsgate's TVGuide.com for Sale; TV Guide Network Likely Not

August 2, 2011 By Tim Molloy 42 weeks ago

Sale could mean separate owners for TVGuide.com, TV Guide Magazine, and TV Guide Network

  

CEO Jason Kilar Is Contract-Less as Hulu Seeks Buyer

July 5, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 46 weeks ago

As of July, CEO Jason Kilar is without a contract. He plans to stay put nonetheless as company is considered by buyers, says an insider

  

Hulu Meets Bidders: Google, Yahoo, Other New Media

July 5, 2011 By Sharon Waxman & Brent Lang 46 weeks ago

Streaming service will give potential owners a look at its books

  

Ronni Chasen's Condo Selling for $950K

June 7, 2011 By Brent Lang & Pamela Chelin 50 weeks ago

EXCLUSIVE: Court documents imply that the Wilshire Boulevard residence has found a third party buyer and may close as early as June 17

  

Arianna Huffington Railroaded HuffPo Board for 'Bag of Gold,' Forbes Claims

June 7, 2011 By Brent Lang 50 weeks ago

The Huffington Post-AOL merger is looking rocky, and the new media pioneer is only in it for herself

  

Flixster CEO Joe Greenstein Plays Down Warner Purchase; Studio Sources Confirm Talks

March 30, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Joe Greenstein coyly addresses questions about the possible sale of his company to major studio at CinemaCon panel

  

HuffPo: 'Vast Majority' of Our Bloggers Understand Value of Free

February 22, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Huffington Post's VP of media relations responds to Newspaper Guild campaign, criticism

  

Blockbuster Puts Itself Up for Sale, Sets Opening Bid at $290M

February 21, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Bankrupt video chain goes on the block after it's unable to reach a recapitalization plan with its creditors

  

Will AOL + HuffPo = America OnLeft Lovefest?

February 7, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

ANALYSIS: What happens when a once-mighty but now brandless portal is taken over by a sharp-elbowed left-leaning blog? That, and six other burning post-merger questions answered.

  

Hearst Agrees to Buy Elle Publisher for $893 Million

January 31, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Lagardère to unload 102 magazines to U.S. publisher

  

Hef Taking Playboy Private

January 10, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Bunny's board agrees to 84-year-old's $207.3 million, $6.15-per-share offer

  

MySpace Sale Talks Underway

January 4, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Report: News Corp. taking meetings; Zynga tabbed as potential suitor

  

MySpace Layoffs? How Murdoch Can Save His Social Network

December 31, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

With new rumors of massive layoffs, here are a few things the News Corp. boss can do to salvage his $580 million investment

  

Tutor Gets His Prize as Miramax Deal Closes

December 3, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

(Updated) Disney officially announces that it has sold the studio behind "Pulp Fiction" and "Shakespeare in Love"

  

New York Times Still Looking to Sell Stake in Boston Red Sox

December 1, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Company in talks with a "variety of prospective buyers," CEO Janet Robinson says

  

Diller’s Brilliant Coup -- How He Got Newsweek Without Paying for It

November 12, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Barry Diller's on the board of the Washington Post Company; why didn't he buy Newsweek months ago? He let Sidney Harman pay the bill!

  

Filing: Newsweek Sold for $1

October 7, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Sidney Harman acquired struggling newsweekly from Washington Post for a dollar, according SEC document

  
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