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  • MS, Murdoch link on interactive TV

    Microsoft has signed a deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to build an upgraded version of its UltimateTV interactive-television technology with the broadcasting giant.

  • News Corp beaming at DirecTV prospect

    News Corp's efforts to take control of DirecTV have been bouyed with the departure of Hughes Electronics Chairman Michael Smith. But the deal could still be derailed by rival suitor EchoStar.

  • DirecTV expects drop in new subscribers

    It's unclear whether a warning over satellite TV subscriber numbers will affect Rupert Murdoch's bid to take control of DirecTV.

  • News Corp sells cable, continues DirecTV talks

    News Corp says the pending sale of Fox Family cable channels to Walt Disney has "zero implications" for its talks to buy DirecTV.

  • News Corp denies satellite talks crashed

    Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, the world's fifth-largest media conglomerate, has denied that talks with US direct satellite television broadcaster EchoStar Communications have failed.

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