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  • 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 up as funds bet on DirecTV deal

    Shares in News Corp jumped three percent Monday, as fund managers continued to speculate that media mogul Rupert Murdoch could take control of US satellite television provider DirecTV.

  • News Corp. nears DirectTV deal

    Industry sources say Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is close to a deal to take control of the largest US satellite television provider DirecTV and create a US$70 billion global network.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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