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Liberty Media Close to Buying 25 Percent of Charter

Dennis K. Berman and Martin Peers, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on March 18 at 3:23 pm PT

John Malone’s Liberty Media Corp. is nearing a deal to buy 25 percent of Charter Communications Inc. for close to $2.5 billion, say people familiar with the situation.

Bingo! Bash Gaming’s Casino Hit on Pace to Gross $55M a Year.

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 7, 2012 at 1:28 pm PT

The key, said CEO Sumit Gupta, has been the focus on a single mobile game.

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Karmazin Plans Exit as Liberty Gets Sirius

John Jannarone, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on October 24, 2012 at 10:02 am PT

Mel Karmazin resigned as chief executive of Sirius XM Radio Inc., throwing in the towel after an extended battle with John Malone’s Liberty Media Corp. over control of the satellite-radio broadcaster.

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Liberty to Convert Shares to Gain Control of Sirius

Martin Peers, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 31, 2012 at 8:31 am PT

Liberty Media Corp.’s cold war with Sirius XM Radio Inc. Chief Executive Mel Karmazin just turned hot.

Lockerz Nearing Closure on $45 Million Round From Live Nation, Others

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 3, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Seattle-based Lockerz, an e-commerce company trying to build a rewards-based program for teens, is close to securing a third round of capital totaling $45 million.

Dancing Queen: After Meeting With Microsoft Last Week, Yahoo Is Next on Hulu’s Sales Card

Kara Swisher in Media on July 5, 2011 at 12:05 pm PT

Here’s a handy helper for those following the fate of the Hulu premium online video service, whose noisy efforts to sell itself have gotten a lot of attention of late: “In preliminary talks” = “hawking itself to one of a half dozen big moneybag tech companies who will visit with Hulu’s bankers and management to see its presentation at Morgan Stanley’s office in Century City in Los Angeles.”

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Barnes & Noble Loss Widens on Higher Expenses

Maxwell Murphy, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 21, 2011 at 10:25 am PT

Barnes & Noble Inc.’s fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened on higher expenses, though the bookseller posted higher revenue, thanks to surging online sales.

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Sony Films Leave Netflix

Ethan Smith, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on June 18, 2011 at 8:58 am PT

Movies distributed by Sony Corp.’s Sony Pictures Entertainment were removed from Netflix Inc.’s on-demand Internet service Friday, a Netflix executive wrote in a blog post, adding that the absence was “temporary.”

Netflix CEO: We’re Not Causing Cord-Cutting

Arik Hesseldahl in D9 on June 1, 2011 at 10:53 am PT

CEO Reed Hastings says the company isn’t responsible for causing consumers to dump their cable or satellite TV providers in favor of Internet-based video entertainment. He also talked about how much it may cost to renew Netflix’s deal with Starz.

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Liberty Says Nook Inspired B&N Bid

Jessica E. Vascellaro and Nat Worden, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 24, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Liberty Media Corp. executives laid out their rationale for their surprise bid for Barnes & Noble Inc., touting the potential of the bookseller’s Nook e-reader and the vast network of retail stores it can use to promote it.