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Communacopia: Thomson Reuters CEO Glocer: Long, Global Economic Depression Would Indeed Cause A Dent

Sep 18, 2008 11:26 AM

Every time *Thomson Reuters* CEO Tom Glocer has cause to speak publicly, he tries to put the worsening Wall St. crisis in as good a light as possible for his company. The need to remind that Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ: TRIN) is more than just a provider of data terminals to…

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Posted In: Money, Companies, Reuters, communacopia, thomson reuters, tom glocer

Communacopia: Cablevision CEO Dolan: Credit Crunch Makes Asset Sale Tough; Focus On Debt Paydown

Sep 18, 2008 7:37 AM

Constant chatter aside, don’t hold your breath waiting for Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) to dispose of its sundry entertainment assets. When asked about a possible sale of its cable networks, CEO James Dolan said his answer “probably was different a month ago”, meaning that the widening Wall St. crisis made sale…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Companies, Best Buy, Cablevision, Disney, ABC, Verizon, communacopia, james dolan

Communacopia: CBS’ Moonves: Why Watch Live Sports Online When You Can Watch Your HDTV?

Sep 17, 2008 2:36 PM

After going over the new fall shows, Les Moonves, CBS Corp.‘s (NYSE: CBS) president and CEO, offered words of praise for DVRs and TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO), claiming that video-on-demand hasn’t hurt ad dollars. Speaking at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia conference, Moonves said he was also surprised by how the demand for…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, DVD, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, VOD, Companies, CBS, communacopia, les moonves

Communacopia: TWX CEO Bewkes: All The Big Internet Players Still Talking

Sep 17, 2008 12:01 PM

Remember the whole Microsoft-Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) courtship and how for a brief period, everyone was talking to everyone else about possible tie-ups and alliances? Everyone’s still talking to each other says Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) CEO Jeff Bewkes. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference, Bewkes said it all had…

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Posted In: Companies, AOL, Time Warner, Time Inc., communacopia, jeff bewkes

Communacopia: Comcast CFO Angelakis: The Marketplace Looks Somber, But We’re Resilient

Sep 17, 2008 9:30 AM

In his Q&A at Goldman Sach’s Communacopia conference, *Comcast* CFO Michael Angelakis projected confidence about this past week’s market turmoil and how the MSO is prepared to handle the softening economy. “We are not immune from credit and financial markets. But we are resilient and can take body blows. We…

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Posted In: Advertising, Marketing, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Companies, Comcast, communacopia, michael angelakis

Communacopia: Barry Diller: Spin Not An Outcome, But A Beginning; No ‘Spinners Remorse’

Sep 17, 2008 8:30 AM

Some rhetoric from IAC CEO Barry Diller, now in charge of a slimmed down New IAC (NSDQ: IACI). The result of the arduous spin is “not an outcome, it is a beginning.” A “fireside chat” with Diller at Goldman Sachs Communacopia marked his first conference appearance since the Old IAC…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, IAC, barry diller, communacopia

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