Hints and tips:
...Discovery, whose biggest individual shareholder is cable billionaire John Malone, has split its US content among niche streaming services catering to enthusiasts of cooking, cars or golf....
...Time Warner Cable has markets that include New York, Los Angeles and Dallas....
...John Malone’s Liberty Media builds up 18 per cent voting stake in News Corp....
...Mr Malone’s grander strategy soon became clear....
...Analysts believe these would be attractive to John Malone’s Liberty Global, which already has a substantial portfolio of European cable assets....
...I think it can be done again,” said Liberty Media’s John Malone, who led a wave of consolidation in the 1980s and 1990s....
...FT: Are discussions continuing with Malone about DirecTV? MURDOCH: Well, as an alternative to other things. We’re looking at several things with him. But there’s no certainty of a deal....
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