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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[TWX buys other half of Court TV]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/05/17/twx-buys-other-half-of-court-tv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/05/17/twx-buys-other-half-of-court-tv/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/05/17/twx-buys-other-half-of-court-tv/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/products-and-services/" rel="tag">Products and Services</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/television/" rel="tag">Television</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/twx/" rel="tag">Time Warner (TWX)</a></p>Last week -- for a mere $735 million --Time Warner bought Liberty Media's 50% stake in Court TV (prior to the buyout, Court TV had been a joint venture for TWX and Liberty Media).<br /><br />The talking heads <a href="http://eresearch.fidelity.com/eresearch/goto/evaluate/snapshot.jhtml?symbols=TWX&amp;destination=%2Feresearch%2Fgoto%2Fevaluate%2Fsnapshot.jhtml">are busy pontificating</a> about what this does to the value of Court TV, arguing that this puts the company at about $18 per subscriber.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/04/26/about-the-bloggers-anne-metz/">I</a>, of course, am far more interested in pontificating about what this will do for Court TV. My fears:<br /><br />
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    <li>Even more <a href="http://www.courttv.com/al_roker/">Al Roker Investigates</a> </li>
    <li><a href="http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/forensicfiles/">Forensic Files</a> increases its wonkishness tenfold </li>
    <li>Court TV's series <a href="http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/parco/">Parco, P.I. </a>will fight <a href="http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/M/htmlM/magnumpi/magnumpi.htm">Magnum, P.I.</a> (my all-time second favorite syndicated tv show) to the death </li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/05/17/twx-buys-other-half-of-court-tv/">TWX buys other half of Court TV</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 17 May 2006 15:52:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://eresearch.fidelity.com/eresearch/goto/evaluate/snapshot.jhtml?symbols=TWX&amp;destination=%2Feresearch%2Fgoto%2Fevaluate%2Fsnapshot.jhtml>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/05/17/twx-buys-other-half-of-court-tv/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/618847/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/05/17/twx-buys-other-half-of-court-tv/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Al Roker</category><category>AlRoker</category><category>cable televisions</category><category>CableTelevisions</category><category>court tv</category><category>CourtTv</category><category>judges</category><category>liberty</category><category>Magnum P.I.</category><category>MagnumP.i.</category><category>turner broadcasting</category><category>TurnerBroadcasting</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Metz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2006 15:52:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
