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News Breaks November 2, 2009 11:42 EDT NWS, NWSA Source: Travel Channel price likely too high for News Corp., Reuters reports News Corp. (NWS, NWSA) might drop out of the bidding for the Travel Channel today, the source told Reuters. News For NWS;NWSA From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on NWS;NWSA the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. May 23, 2013 15:39 EDT NWSA News Corp. to host investor day Subscribe for More Information May 17, 2013 15:51 EDT NWSA DirecTV weighing bid for Hulu, WSJ reports DirecTV (DTV) is considering making a bid for Hulu, the video website jointly owned by News Corp. (NWSA), Comcast (CMCSA), and Disney (DIS), reports The Wall Street Journal citing a person familiar with the matter. Reference Link 15:26 EDT NWSA DirecTV considering acquisition of Hulu, Dow Jones reports Subscribe for More Information May 15, 2013 19:59 EDT NWSA Pay-TV operators eye Hulu, WSJ reports At least two pay-TV operators, including Time Warner Cable (TWC), are looking at an investment in Hulu, jointly controlled by Comcast (CMCSA), Disney (DIS), and News Corp. (NWSA), reports the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. Reference Link 17:46 EDT NWSA SAC Capital gives quarterly update on stakes NEW STAKES: Discovery (DISCA), Liberty Global (LBTYA), Liberty Media (LMCA), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), and Cubist (CBST). INCREASED STAKES: Suncor (SU), EQT Corporation (EQT), Amazon.com (AMZN), Visa (V), and GNC Holdings (GNC). DECREASED STAKES: News Corp. (NWSA), Facebook (FB), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and Avago (AVGO). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Coach (COH), Dover (DOV), and Virgin Media (VMED), . 10:49 EDT NWSA Senator questions TV broadcasters' free spectrum rights, The Hill says Democratic Senator Mark Warner questioned whether broadcast stations that pull their programming off the air should be able to keep using spectrum for free, The Hill reported yesterday. A number of TV networks have threatened to broadcast only on cable and satellite in response to the launch of Aereo. The latter service uses stations' over the air signals to send programming to consumers' Internet devices. Reference Link 06:42 EDT NWSA U.S. says Apple was "ringmaster" in e-book price fixing scheme, NY Times says The Justice Department is alleging that Apple (AAPL) was "the ringmaster" in an e-book price fixing scheme, according to The New York Times, citing a lawsuit filed by the agency. One piece of evidence the agency is using to try to prove that charge is an e-mail from former Apple CEO Steve Jobs to News Corp's (NWSA) James Murdoch, in which Jobs allegedly suggested that the two companies set specific prices for e-books, the newspaper added. Reference Link U May 14, 2013 17:48 EDT NWSA Lone Pine gives quarterly update on stakes NEW STAKES: Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), Virgin Media (VMED), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), CME Group (CME), and Liberty Media (LMCA). INCREASED STAKES: Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), News Corp (NWSA), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Monsanto (MON), and Qualcomm (QCOM). DECREASED STAKES: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Equinix (EQIX), Ralph Lauren (RL), Disney (DIS), and Oceaneering International (OII). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Facebook (FB), Crown Castle (CCI), Accretive Health (AH), Informatica (INFA), and NetEase (NTES). 10:01 EDT NWSA On The Fly: Analyst Initiation Summary Subscribe for More Information 07:54 EDT NWSA News Corp. added to U.S. 1 List at BofA/Merrill Subscribe for More Information 07:05 EDT NWSA Netflix continues to lead web usage in North America, AllThingsD reports Subscribe for More Information 06:28 EDT NWSA News Corp. initiated with a Market Perform at BMO Capital Subscribe for More Information May 10, 2013 14:52 EDT NWSA Market poised to end week higher as tech helps lead advance Subscribe for More Information 08:22 EDT NWSA BT takes on BSKyB with free TV sports channel, FT reports BT, battling satellite broadcaster BSkyB, said it would offer its TV sports channels free to its broadband customers, reports the Financial Times. Reference Link 07:08 EDT NWSA ESPN considers subsidizing wireless data plans, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.