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Forbes Suggests Five Potential Spinoffs

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With all the spinoff excitement, Forbes looks ahead at the next brands that might be granted independence by their corporate overlords. Ebay(EBAY)’s StubHub. StubHub dominates live event ticket reselling. On the heels of a successful spinoff of PayPal, perhaps Ebay will go back to the well and spin off StubHub. Time Warner(TWX)’s HBO. Time Warner is no stranger… Read More »

HBO Go? No Chance, Says Time Warner CEO Bewkes

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One of the big M&A stories of the summer was Rupert Murdoch-led 21st Century Fox’s (FOXA) unsolicited ~$80b bid for Time Warner (TWX). The deal would have created a media behemoth, but after facing resistance from Time Warner and shareholders, Fox yielded (for now) and announced a big buyback instead. A couple important items emerged from all of the… Read More »