Read more Barry Diller stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15810/barry-diller.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:34:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69928/ralph-nader-pens-odd-utopian-novel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRalph Nader, the consumer advocate and sometime presidential candidate, has written his first novel, the New Yorker reports. Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! , out tomorrow, is a “practical utopia” in which real-life characters undertake a fictional quest to—progressively—save the country. Over the course of its 736 pages,...http://www.newser.com/story/69928/ralph-nader-pens-odd-utopian-novel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 18:52:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65393/silverman-leaves-nbc-goes-digital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBen Silverman is leaving NBC Entertainment and hitting the Internet, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The division's co-chair—who may have jumped and may have been pushed—will partner with Barry Diller and IAC to create “a next generation enterprise that bridges the gap between traditional television and the Internet,...http://www.newser.com/story/65393/silverman-leaves-nbc-goes-digital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 11:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38204/top-50-something-studs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOlder men can be sexier than callow youths, such as Leonardo and Brad—or so the ladies of WowOWow report, in their list of the top 50 sexiest men over 50. The elite: Rocker Bruce Springsteen Author James Patterson TV host Charlie Rosehttp://www.newser.com/story/38204/top-50-something-studs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Sep 2008 20:39:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35837/biden-attracts-west-wing-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHe probably wouldn’t merit a Washington appointment, but Joe Biden’s biggest Tinseltown fan has small-screen political experience, the Los Angeles Times reports. Richard Schiff, who won an Emmy for his role as White House communications director on West Wing , is stumping for his “real deal” candidate this week in Denver,...http://www.newser.com/story/35837/biden-attracts-west-wing-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 13:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27389/iac-liberty-make-peace-over-spin-offs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe months-long feud between media barons John Malone and Barry Diller over IAC spin-offs has ended amicably, the Wall Street Journal reports. Malone's Liberty Media, the majority shareholder in IAC, will drop its opposition to Diller's plans to divide IAC/Interactive Corp into five separate entities. Liberty will have the right...http://www.newser.com/story/27389/iac-liberty-make-peace-over-spin-offs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 May 2008 8:48:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23977/iac-plans-wave-of-web-startups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIAC/Interactive Corp plans to launch a host of new websites as it readies to split off some of its older ones into separate companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. RushmoreDrive.com, a search engine aimed at the black community, goes live today. Other startups, including a news site, a personal...http://www.newser.com/story/23977/iac-plans-wave-of-web-startups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Apr 2008 6:45:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23006/dillers-trials-far-from-over-after-iac-verdict.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarry Diller might have won control over e-commerce company IAC/InterActiveCorp from rival John Malone in court Friday, but the CEO’s real trials have just begun. With the economy tanking and credit markets tightening, Diller’s plan to break up IAC into five “baby Barrys”—including Ticketmaster and the Home Shopping Network—...http://www.newser.com/story/23006/dillers-trials-far-from-over-after-iac-verdict.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Mar 2008 10:19:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22850/diller-on-top-in-libertyiac-ruling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarry Diller took round one today in his feud with fellow billionaire John Malone: A Delaware judge ruled that Malone can’t force Diller out of Interactive Corp. for trying to break up the company, Bloomberg reports. The ruling prevents Malone's Liberty Media from seizing control; Liberty has a minority stake...http://www.newser.com/story/22850/diller-on-top-in-libertyiac-ruling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Mar 2008 20:03:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21562/diller-strikes-back-at-liberty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarry Diller struck back at Liberty Media in court yesterday, blaming CEO Greg Maffei for driving a wedge between himself and Liberty chairman John Malone by speaking “badly about our businesses and our managers.” The warring media magnates—once close partners—have been waging a court battle for control of...http://www.newser.com/story/21562/diller-strikes-back-at-liberty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Mar 2008 14:09:55 CDT