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...The other opportunity was TVG -a a business that has been running for about 10 years with News Corp and Macrovision as previous owners....
...For News Corp, which has put its 41 per cent stake in Gemstar behind the deal, it seems a fitting end to a disastrous investment....
...Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp owns 41 per cent of Gemstar, but the company is in the process of being sold to Macrovision for $2.8bn (£1.4bn)....
...Shares in Macrovision were 21.4 per cent lower at $20.44, while Gemstar had dropped 16.6 per cent to $4.99....
...obvious practical difficulties involved in such negotiations: “The president himself is sitting down with [for example] milk producers to discuss the price of yoghurt – it’s insane,” says Joaquín Cottani, of Macrovision...
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