Read more media conglomerates stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16965/media-conglomerates.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:21:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49852/time-warner-posts-16b-loss-on-declining-media-value.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTime Warner reported a shattering fourth-quarter loss of $16 billion, prompted by plunging ad sales and a $25 billion goodwill writedown to reflect the decline in cable, publishing, and Internet assets, Bloomberg reports. While the media conglomerate took a hit from plummeting revenue at AOL and its magazines, rising revenue...http://www.newser.com/story/49852/time-warner-posts-16b-loss-on-declining-media-value.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 6:18:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43622/debt-laden-redstone-may-sell-theaters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith debts threatening to consume his media empire, Sumner Redstone is considering selling his family’s 1,500-screen movie theater chain, the New York Times reports. But even that may not be enough to satisfy his bankers, say people briefed on the negotiations. If things get bad enough, Redstone may be...http://www.newser.com/story/43622/debt-laden-redstone-may-sell-theaters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Nov 2008 9:11:00 CSThttp://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/15125/time-warner-focus-turns-to-possible-breakup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat do you do when you take over the world’s biggest media company? If you’re new Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes, you probably sharpen some knives. Bewkes may soon spin off AOL as well as the conglomerate’s cable and magazine divisions, Bloomberg reports. “There’s nothing special necessarily about being the...http://www.newser.com/story/15125/time-warner-focus-turns-to-possible-breakup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Dec 2007 10:19:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14328/fcc-angers-all-sides-with-new-media-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FCC is set to push through new rules on media ownership today, to the consternation of everyone from telecoms to free-speech advocates, writes the Wall Street Journal . The commission will introduce two new regulations: one will allow media companies to buy both newspapers and television stations in the top...http://www.newser.com/story/14328/fcc-angers-all-sides-with-new-media-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Dec 2007 7:05:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11653/writers-march-on-wall-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStriking writers waving banners marched on Wall Street to complain that the nation's media giants aren't sharing the wealth from online content. The Writers Guild of America targeted CBS, Disney, Viacom Inc., which owns Comedy Central and MTV; News Corp., owner of the Fox TV and film studios, and othershttp://www.newser.com/story/11653/writers-march-on-wall-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Nov 2007 2:49:01 CST