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DIRECTV Could Buy Voom HD
Published report says new owner Liberty Media is considering an offer.
By Phillip Swann
Washington, D.C. (January 3, 2007) -- Liberty Media, which recently purchased satcaster DIRECTV, is now interested in buying Rainbow Media, which includes 15 Voom High-Definition TV channels.
The New York Post reports that Liberty Media Chairman John Malone is engaging in "informal chatter" with the Dolan family, which owns Cablevision, which owns Rainbow Media.
Liberty Media is expected to take control of DIRECTV in the second half of the year. The company secured the satcaster in a stock swap with News Corp. late last year.
Full story at http://www.tvpredictions.com/directvvoom010307.htm
DIRECTV Could Buy Voom HD
Published report says new owner Liberty Media is considering an offer.
By Phillip Swann
Washington, D.C. (January 3, 2007) -- Liberty Media, which recently purchased satcaster DIRECTV, is now interested in buying Rainbow Media, which includes 15 Voom High-Definition TV channels.
The New York Post reports that Liberty Media Chairman John Malone is engaging in "informal chatter" with the Dolan family, which owns Cablevision, which owns Rainbow Media.
Liberty Media is expected to take control of DIRECTV in the second half of the year. The company secured the satcaster in a stock swap with News Corp. late last year.
Full story at http://www.tvpredictions.com/directvvoom010307.htm
