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Johnnie L. Roberts

  • Why Comcast Can’t Escape Olbermann Blame

    Analysis: A plethora of hard evidence exonerates Comcast of complicity in the Keith Olbermann affair, but the continuing skepticism is prudent

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    January 27, 2011 @ 4:21 PM
    4:21 PM
  • Warner Music’s Edgar Bronfman Jr. Loses in Court, Wins on Stock Market

    Label head honcho fined $6.8 million in French case same day he reaps millions on the market from potentially putting company up for sale — while seeking to buy EMI Music

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    January 21, 2011 @ 12:43 PM
    12:43 PM
  • Executive Musical Chairs Won’t Save Broken Record Business

    Shifting of label executives and company ownership could throw scores out of work, thin the ranks of the major labels and streamline operations

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    January 17, 2011 @ 8:10 PM
    8:10 PM
  • Guy Hands’ $7B Acquisition of EMI Music Plays Its Final Notes

    As the drum beats toward a March deadline on billions of debt, the recorded music giant’s owner and his lender begin their last dance

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    January 6, 2011 @ 7:10 PM
    7:10 PM
  • Move Over Michael’s: Lure is New York’s New-Media Power Lunch Spot

    The Soho seafood spot has become the lunchtime hang for entrepreneurial twenty- and thirtysomething wunderkinds of new media

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    December 27, 2010 @ 12:44 PM
    12:44 PM
  • A Superlawyer Returns, a Pop Icon Dies — a Will Is Discovered

    In death, Michael Jackson once again is getting the most out of Branca, highlighted by a record-setting $275 million in first-year posthumous earnings

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    December 9, 2010 @ 6:38 PM
    6:38 PM
  • Fired, the Superlawyer Returns to Bail Jackson Out — for a Price

    Branca was in, he was out, and he was in again. But the relationship would never be the same — over money

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    December 8, 2010 @ 7:16 PM
    7:16 PM
  • How Jackson Snagged His Prized Possession: the Beatles Songs

    Part 3: Put together by his superlawyer, John Branca, the bid, at $47.5 million, was the richest ever — with a few personal bonuses to sweeten the pot

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    December 7, 2010 @ 7:14 PM
    7:14 PM
  • How a Music Superlawyer Goaded Michael Jackson Into ‘Thriller’

    Second in a series: John G. Branca is a kingmaker whose greatest creation well may be himself

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    December 6, 2010 @ 6:42 PM
    6:42 PM
  • The Secret Probe That Got Branca Fired

    Known as the Interfor Report, it was initiated by an increasingly paranoid Jackson, and though there was no credibility to what it found, it gave Jackson an excuse to get rid of his superlawywer

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    December 5, 2010 @ 8:48 PM
    8:48 PM
  • Inside Secrets of the Goldman Proposal

    The transaction would been the culmination of an ambitious proposal conjured to salvage Michael Jackson’s crumpled financial life

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    December 5, 2010 @ 8:46 PM
    8:46 PM
    Inside Secrets of the Goldman Proposal
  • How Michael Jackson Nearly Lost His Prized Music Catalog

    Part 1: The superlawyer who now rules Jackson’s estate once tried to profit from selling his prized possession to an investment bank

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    December 5, 2010 @ 8:40 PM
    8:40 PM
  • Conan’s New TBS Bosses: Jets, Limos, Exclusive Elevators

    The network of Conan has left its frugal past behind and now spreads the corporate largesse

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    November 22, 2010 @ 7:01 PM
    7:01 PM
  • NBCU’s New Lineup: ‘They Have Traded Up in a Big Way’

    Analysis: Leading with the crowning of Bob Greenblatt, Comcast’s Steve Burke has deftly crafted his management team

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    November 19, 2010 @ 12:45 PM
    12:45 PM
  • Even on Cable, Conan’s Worth Just as Much as Jay or Dave

    TBS already is reaping economic rewards from its bold embrace of NBC’s late-night reject

    By

    Johnnie L. Roberts
    November 4, 2010 @ 7:35 PM
    7:35 PM
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