February 4 - February 10, 2007
Friday, Feb. 9
It's the first time he hasn't been in the Riviera field since 2002 and it's likely to have a big... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
There's no mention in the just-filed News Corp. 10-Q of Judith Regan’s severance agreement, which Michelle Leder over at Footnoted.org... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So what's wrong with negotiating a contract that included stock options dated months before the contract negotiations even began? That,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This is the one developed by the L.A. office of Deutsch that had a robot being thrown off an assembly... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Pixar backdating?: WSJ reports that Pixar head Steve Jobs (he's also Apple's CEO in his spare time) helped negotiate an... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Feb. 8
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch confirmed that it's going to happen once Sacha Baron Cohen fulfills another contract (I'm assuming... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Forbes and the WSJ (there may be others) are reporting that EMI Group has been in advanced talks to sell... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Billionaire Ernest Rady's home in La Jolla had no locked gates, security guards or guard dogs. All it took an... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Limited posting today and tomorrow. Tribune earnings: All that cost-cutting is apparently having some effect because the Chicago-based parent of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Feb. 7
Horrendous, hideous, agonizing, insufferable, unendurable, unbearable - am I getting warm? Well, the government came out with its annual report... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A new study says there’s an increased risk of leukemia in breast cancer patients who take Amgen’s Neulasta and Neupogen.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
What's it like to be on board a plane that carries 500-600 passengers? Today was media day for the A380... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Prototypes of Condé Nast's much-hyped and long-awaited business glossy, Portfolio, are making the rounds in NY, which is kind of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Mouse House scores big with first-quarter earnings of 79 cents a share, compared with 37 cents a year earlier... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
As could be expected, Jeff Zucker's promotion to CEO of NBC Universal has led to chatter about whether GE Chairman... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Zell enters the ring: The Chicago real estate magnate has approached Tribune Co. with a proposal that may include taking... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Feb. 6
Yeah, we're talking off the charts, but here goes: Millennium Hotels (operator of the Biltmore) is offering what it calls... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Premiere magazine is not for sale, according to its publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., but Ad Age is hearing industry... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sort of. It's Barneys New York Co-Op, which opens at The Grove next month and offers more casual apparel and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
But she seems to have taken product placement a bit far. Theron had cut a deal with Swiss watch designer... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This is one of those intriguing wire stories that's based on very scant information but gets picked up nonetheless. OK,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Let's see, you're a news organization that covers major corporate goings-on and you hand out "leadership awards" to some of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Hollywood deal: The dilapidated Seven Seas building across the street from Grauman's Chinese has been bought by CIM Group, which... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Feb. 5
The connection between who wins the big game and how stocks will perform for the year has proven to be... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That would be the influx of restaurant and retail investors who have determined that the downtown makeover is not an... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Yeah, I know - enough Judith Regan already. But VF contributor Michael Wolff weighs in for the March issue (he... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Buried amid yet another piece of puffery on AEG head Tim Leiweke comes word that the massive L.A. Live complex... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Now that Jeff Zucker has gotten Bob Wright's old job as CEO of NBC Universal (formal announcement expected later this... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
NYT pettiness: TV reporter Bill Carter confirms this morning that Jeff Zucker will replace Bob Wright as chairman and CEO... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Feb. 4
LAT TV reporter Meg James gets the big scoop, citing four people at the company. Zucker moves up to CEO,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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