MAJOR PAPERS:

• Barron's Online's (subscription required) "Inside Scoop" column reported that Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) has raised its stake in RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH), and now owns 12.6% of the company.
• The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reported that Time Warner Inc's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. is planning to release movies to video-on-demand services at the same time as the DVD launch to see if they can expand one distribution pipeline without harming another.
• The Financial Times (subscription required) reported that General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) is not seeking to acquire Dow Jones and Company Inc (NYSE: DJ), after the collapse of talks between GE's NBC television network and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) regarding the possibility of a joint bid for Dow Jones.

• Fidelity Investments, which was the third-largest shareholder in Dow Jones, has sold almost all its shares in the company, which is the target of a $5B takeover by News Corporation (NYSE: NWS), reported the New York Post.

• CNet.com reported that Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) will begin selling a line of televisions specifically for Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT), Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) and other discount retail chains.

Newspaper wrap-up 6-12-07: GE will not look to acquire DJ originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

• CNET.com
• NBC Entertainment
• Telemundo
• NBCU Sports & Olympics
• Bravo
• Chiller
• SciFi
• CNBC
• CNBC World
• MSNBC
• Shop NBC
• Mun2
• Sleuth
• USA
• History Channel
• History Channel Int'l
• Biography Channel
• Sundance Channel
• Telemundo Puerto Rico
• Universal HD
• NBCU Global
• CNBC Europe
• CNBC Asia
• Universal Studios

• Fox Television
• Fox Movie Channel
• Fox Sports Channel
• Speed
• Fuel
• Fox College Sports
• Fox Soccer Channel
• Fox Sports net
• Fox en Español
• FX
• National Geographic
• Blue Sky Studios
• Star

NBCU, News Corp. choose CNET.com as video partner originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 08 May 2007 14:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

MAJOR PAPERS:

• Online ad firm DoubleClick is exploring a sale, and is in talks with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), among others, reported the Wall Street Journal (subscription required).
• The Financial Times (subscription required) reported that BP plc ADS's (NYSE: BP) Russia venture, TNK-BP, abandoned its bid for a stake in Rosneft less than ten minutes into bidding, leaving Rosneft able to buy its own shares back at a 10% discount.
• According to the Financial Times, Tyco International Ltd (NYSE: TYC) bondholders are worried the company may try to avoid paying them in full when the company completes its break-up later in the year.
• The Financial Times reported that Cadbury Schweppes ADS (NYSE: CSG) CEO Todd Stitzer said a merger with Hershey (HSY) would make "commercial, strategic and financial sense" for Cadbury, which is preparing to split into two divisions.

• The U.K. Times reported that British Airways ADS (NYSE: BAB) is considering making a GBP1B bid for bmi, a competing British airline.

• BusinessWeek Online reported that Beazer Homes USA Inc (NYSE: BZH) is being investigated for potential mortgage fraud by the FBI.
• CNet.com reported that Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) will offer unlimited email storage beginning in May, according to an announcement by the company.

Newspaper wrap-up 3-28-07: Microsoft to buy DoubleClick? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.