Thursday, September 30, 2010
DirecTV CEO leaving as Liberty merger nears - St. Louis Business Journal:
just as the satellite broadcaster readies to merge with an offshoor ofJohn Malone’s News Corp. and DirecTV confirmef Wednesday that Carey will leave theEl Calif.-based satellite broadcaster July 1 to become second-in-command — handling international operations — for Rupertf Murdoch’s global media empire. Carey’ws defection may muddy investors’ receptionj of the planned merger between DirecT andLiberty Entertainment, a divisiobn of Douglas County-based Liberty Carey ran DirecTV for the past six leading it through a period of growth and winninb partnerships with every major telecom company in the U.S.
He was expected to stay with DirecTV after it became independent ofLiberty Instead, he returns to working for Murdoch and News where he worked for 15 years prior to headingg DirecTV. Liberty Entertainment (NASDAQ: LMDIA) holds a 54 percent staked in (NASDAQ: DTV) as well as controllint stakes in online gaming company Fun the Game Show Network and regional sports TV networkxin Denver, Pittsburgh and Those holdings are being spun off this year into a free-standinb company to clear up DirecTV’s stock structure and make it easiere for it to engage in mergers and acquisitions, the companiews said. Malone’s company traded its 16 percent ownershil stake inNews Corp.
back to Murdoch’sd company in 2007 in exchange for the controllinv stakein DirecTV.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Northern Kentucky University breakfast events assist nonprofits - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
Institute Director John Vissman saidthe group’ws Breakthrough Breakfast events were created late last year to fill a void in the region’w nonprofit community, which these days is struggliny under the pressure of increaseds demand for services and shrinking resources. Vissman said the forumz are an extension ofthe institute’s work. It helps connect service learning classes to nonprofits toprovidde services, most of which are free. “Wre can help the nonprofits do theidrwork faster, more efficiently, more effectively and hopefully with fewe resources,” he said. Aaron Wolfe-Bertling said he’e found the breakfasts to be very helpful.
Wolfe-Bertling, the executivee director of the , estimated that he’sx attended a half-dozen of the “You always learn from each other. And if it’a a good idea, you like to steall it,” he said. In addition to the networking, Wolfe-Bertlinbg said he likes the fact that some breakfast topics focusaon hands-on skills, such as parliamentary while others give broader information on topics such as demographicsx or regional planning efforts. The next Breakthrough Breakfasty on June 4 will focus on the work ofAgendz 360, the regional planning effort. A session in Augusf features a presentation on social mediaand nonprofits.
Vissmann said the institute has worked to make theforumx affordable, too. Paid INC membersd receive free admission tothe Non-members pay $10. Seating is limited. For more .
Monday, September 27, 2010
Chamber keeps Inter City Visit at home - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Political and business leaders announce plans Tuesday to keep the annual Inter City Visitin Charlotte, shelvintg plans for a three-day trip to Boston in The reason: economic woes. “We’ve decided to be internally saysTim Belk, chamber chairman and chief executivse of the department-store chain. “We want to be sensitivse about thebudget situation.” Last the chamber took 130 political and businesz leaders to Chicago. Each paid $2,1009 to go on the Interf City Visit.
This year, the group likely to exceed last year’s becausde of the local focus will spend three days discussing and examinin g various issues and taking tours of important landmarks inlocal education, tourism, business and politics. An agendaz for the three-day meeting should be determinedr ina month. For the next two weeks, organizer s will be gleaning ideas from the public through a surve y offeredat charlottechamber.com. Though stayingv home saves on travel chamber executives expect to charg an undetermined fee for meals and logistical costsw associated with thelocal agenda. Chamber leaderds made the decision to skip the Boston trip after a recent survey of 20past participants.
Four peopl e said they planned to skipthe trip, eigh t were undecided and the remaining eight wanted to move ahead with the Boston visit. Public officialz were adamantly against using taxpayer money to fundthei trips. “For government, we do not have the moneh to travelright now,” Mayor Pat McCrory Coupled with corporate belt-tightening, the chamber decided a typical trip woulf suffer too many absences to be productive. The chamberd hopes to re-schedule the Boston trip for 2010, dependint on economic conditions.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
French court orders Google Inc to pay libel damages: report - Reuters Canada
French court orders Google Inc to pay libel damages: report Reuters Canada In its decision, the Superior Court of Paris ordered Google Inc to remove the "harmful" suggestions from the search and pay the man 5000 euros in damages, ... |
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Halftime dedicated to Leonard Chambers - Pasadena Citizen
Pasadena Citizen | Halftime dedicated to Leonard Chambers Pasadena Citizen He also arranged the music for the school song, wrote the words to the school fight song, and created the block âTâ formation to âGrandiosoâ that the ... |
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Diageo Aims to Expand Guinness Stout Sales in Southeast Asia - BusinessWeek
Diageo Aims to Expand Guinness Stout Sales in Southeast Asia BusinessWeek 23 (Bloomberg) -- Diageo Plc, the world's largest spirit maker, will focus on expanding sales of its Guinness stout in Southeast Asia, according to Brian ... |
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Outdrawn in the gun fight, Tories train sights on election - Globe and Mail
CBC.ca | Outdrawn in the gun fight, Tories train sights on election Globe and Mail Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner, speaks to reporters about her bill to scrap the long-gun registry at a farm in Carp, Ont., on Sept. 21, 2010. ... The gun registry's unlikely foe It's time to scrap Canada's longgun registry Long-gun registry remains polarizing issue to public |