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Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 11:14 AM Discovery Communications (DISCA -4.3%) falls after saying COO Peter Liguori has decided to resign from the company at the year end. The company plans to eliminate the position upon his departure. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Monday, October 10, 2011, 5:05 AM Alibaba is interested in buying the 40% held in the company by Yahoo (YHOO), and has held talks with Singaporean investment company Temasek about providing the financing, Bloomberg reports. Yahoo’s holding in Alibaba is worth an estimated $13B. 1 Comment [Tech, M&A]
Monday, October 10, 2011, 4:52 AM Yahoo (YHOO) has withdrawn from the auction to buy Hulu as it focuses on its own problems, the WSJ reports. Those still in the running comprise Dish (DISH), Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOG), with the latter offering over $2B. However, Hulu's owners still may decide not to sell. 2 Comments [Tech, M&A]
Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 7:50 AM Quick take on a la carte cable: If cable providers are able to make the transition, it could be devastating to a network owner such as DIS, which reportedly gets $4/month per subscriber for ESPN, whether or not a subscriber cares for it. But it could also open the door for channel subscriptions to be sold to online video providers such as AAPL, GOOG, and NFLX. Comment! [Tech]
Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 7:49 AM After years of resisting, cable providers are now working on a plan to allow customers to subscribe to channels on an individual, or "a la carte," basis. Providers have warmed to the idea thanks to soaring content costs and growing subscriber losses. Cable network owners such as DIS and TWX can be expected to fiercely oppose the idea. 7 Comments [Tech]

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