4 posts and columns on Muhammad Ali

Murdoch & Son Visit Parliament and Return With a Big Helping Of Humble (and Shaving Cream) Pie

in Media on July 19, 2011 at 6:36 am PT

News Corp. CEO and majordomo Rupert Murdoch tells British lawmakers he is sorry on the “most humble day of my life”, survives a surprise attack and loses his jacket. Other than that, the hearing turned into a what didn’t the Murdochs know and when didn’t they know it Q&A session.
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Elvis, Muhammad Ali and American Idol Sold For $509 Million

in Media on May 10, 2011 at 7:19 am PT

CKX, the holding company that owns the production company behind “American Idol,” is being sold to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $509 million. Besides 19 Entertainment, CKX also owns licensing rights for Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali, as well as a majority share of Presley’s Graceland mansion. Deadline and the LAT have good background.

Time Inc. and Getty Images Go Back to the Future With Life.com

in Media on March 31, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Here’s a refreshingly retro take for a Web site launching in 2009: One that only features photos. Lots and lots of really interesting photos. Meet the new Life.com, a joint venture between Time Warner’s Time Inc. and Getty Images that launches today. Not too many bells and whistles, just seven million arresting images.
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Rupe-a-Dope

in News on February 14, 2008 at 1:15 am PT

BoomTown is suffering from Rupert Murdoch déjà vu. Back in July, I actually wrote a post about the head of News Corp. (owner of Dow Jones and this site) in which the first sentence was: “MySpace and Yahoo should merge.” I was referencing a very interesting comment that Murdoch made in an interview in June of 2007 with Time’s Eric Pooley. In it, he floated the idea of trading a 25 percent stake of Yahoo for MySpace.