October 22 - October 28, 2006
Friday, Oct. 27
Gary Winnick and pals are long gone, but the telecommunications firm has been busy making acquisitions. Just announced this week:...
Notice that not many new shows this season are being cancelled? Notice that not many new shows are getting full-season...
Housing turnaround: Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said the U.S. economy had gone through a weak patch during the summer...
Thursday, Oct. 26
The Nov. 13 cover story in Forbes is headlined "Divorce - Dirty Tricks" and yeah, there are lots of them....
Contrary to my suggestion in the earlier post that private-equity firms might be willing to pony up around $40 a...
They may be unions, but they're also major shareholders of some of the companies implicated in the stock option backdating...
Breaking news from Teen Hollywood - Ashlee Simpson wears Skechers. "My feet really take a pounding every time I perform...
It's still early, but the tea leaves suggest that Tribune Co. will be hard-pressed not to sell the company, either...
Diller's the one: Executive compensation scorecards normally come out in the spring and early summer, but some companies haven't filed...
Wednesday, Oct. 25
At least that's what Fox executives are hoping for as they talk up the fantasy involving 15-year-old Eragon and his...
Los Altos was the top spot in September, with a median price of $1.5 million, followed by Manhattan Beach ($1.4...
Fallout continues from the liquidation of Tower Records. The NYT laments on the loss of the store's sizable classical collection....
Don't know if this has been picked up yet, but KLVE (K-Love 107.5) and KSCA (La Nueva 101.9), both owned...
It's been a while since we've tallied up the local companies implicated in the options backdating scandal. The latest tally...
Angelo's payday: Here's a riddle: How do you get $10 million as part of your retirement deal - and then...
Tuesday, Oct. 24
That's what the Financial Times is hearing. The newspaper says that the nation's largest radio station chain, with a huge...
Since everyone and their uncle have been taking a shot at predicting the digital future, why not include someone who...
Never mind Dow 12K - the better market story is Warren Buffett's long-running investment vehicle hitting the $100,000 mark in...
The Santa Monica-based real estate company (the Trillium in Woodland Hills, One Westwood, Studio Plaza in Burbank and many others)...
'Flags' fluttering: Paramount executives are all in a dither over a disappointing opening-weekend for Clint Eastwood’s World War II movie...
Monday, Oct. 23
Port increases: September was another huge month at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The number of loaded...
Just before sentencing, he maintained his innocence. "We will continue to pursue my constitutional rights and it's no dishonor to...
It was nice to see L.A. County having a good quarter for venture capital funding, but its $252.8 million total...
Will Tribune sell the Times? Why is NBC Universal revamping its operations? How are you supposed to know if the...
Ming Hsieh, the chairman and CEO of South-Pasadena-based Cogent Inc., has donated $35 million to USC's Viterbi School of Engineering....
Tribune bidders lining up: Well, potential bidders anyway. WSJ reports that three groups of private equity firms have expressed interest...
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The funeral for Mark Lacter will be held Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12 noon at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles 90045. Reception to follow.
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