7 posts and columns on IAC/Interactive

Oracle's Ellison: Pay King

in News on July 27, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Larry Ellison, founder and chief executive of software maker Oracle Corp., topped the list of best-paid executives of public companies during the past decade, receiving $1.84 billion in compensation, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of CEO pay. Coming in No. 2 on the compensation list was Barry Diller, who received roughly $1.14 billion from IAC/InterActive and Expedia.com, the online travel site IAC spun off in 2005, where he remains chairman.

Diller on AOL: No Thanks

in News on September 16, 2009 at 3:23 pm PT

Barry Diller, IAC’s chief executive, said Wednesday that he’s not interested in acquiring AOL after the Internet business is spun off from its parent company, Time Warner. “I have no interest in purchasing AOL, but there are kinds of alliances that are possible for us,” Diller said at an investor conference in New York. “Those maybe will happen, or maybe they won’t happen.”

IAC/Interactive Q1 Revs Beat, EPS Misses; Fat Cash Pile

in News on April 29, 2009 at 6:15 am PT

IAC/Interactive this morning posted Q1 revenue of $332 million, down 10 percent from a year ago, but a bit above the consensus at $329.7 million. However, the company lost two cents a share in the quarter on an adjusted basis, worse than the Street estimate for a break-even quarter.

IAC/Interactive Sells ReserveAmerica to Active Network

in News on January 26, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

IAC/Interactive today announced a deal to sell ReserveAmerica, its campground reservation service, to the participatory sports site The Active Network in a stock deal.

4INFO Gets $20 Million

in News on January 22, 2009 at 9:07 am PT

Mobile marketing network 4INFO plans to announce Thursday that it has received $20 million in venture funding led by Peacock Equity, a joint venture between NBC Universal and GE Commercial Finance’s media, communications and entertainment business.

John Malone Quietly Dumps IAC Shares

in News on December 31, 2008 at 3:11 pm PT

Why has John Malone been dumping shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp in the past two weeks? Liberty Media Corp., the company controlled by cable industry pioneer Mr. Malone–and incidentally the majority shareholder in IAC–has in recent weeks sold roughly $17.5 million worth of IAC stock. The recent sales raise questions about whether Mr. Malone is losing confidence in his IAC investment.

Sorting Through Barry Diller's New Offspring

in News on August 13, 2008 at 12:05 pm PT

Trading began yesterday on a when-issued basis on the four IAC/Interactive (IACI) spinoff companies, as well as the new post-reverse-split, post-spin shares of IAC. With relatively thin dealings, volatility in the shares is high.