Acquisitions

by Corina Ciubotaru

Dow Jones, firma care publica legende ale revistelor financiare cum ar fi The Wall Street Journal si MarketWatch, detinuta de familia Bancroft, este pe cale sa foe cumparata de Rupert Murdoch. Numele poate va suna familiar, el fiind bogatul si mandrul detinator al News Corp, asa ca apropiata cumparare va pune publicatiile Dow Jones alaturi de alte branduri importante ca 20th Century Fox si Daily Telegraph. Acesta poate fi si inceputul unei serii lungi de schimbari pentru nou-cumparatele ziare, Murdoch fiind renumit pentru influentarea continutului articolelor; totusi, faptul ca noii lui angajati sunt castigatori ai unor importante premii, ar trebui sa fie un stimulent destul de puternic incat acesta sa ii lase sa faca lucrul pe care il stiu ei cel mai bine. Mogulul media vrea ca The Wall Street Journal sa contina mai multe stiri de interes general si sa devina mai popular in Europa si Asia; globalizarea cuprinde si canalele media si ca de obicei, aduce cu ea schimbari caracteristice. Investigatiile antitrust, o problema frecventa in orice corporatie mare, nu ii vor deranja pe Murdoch si echipa sa, studiile aratand ca ziarele si posturile lui de televiziune nu vor actiona pe aceleasi piete locale. Totusi, tranzactia va fi supravegheata de o serie de comisii si va necesita aprobarea Comisiei Federale de Comert (Federal Trade Commission) si a Departamentului de Justitie american. News Corp. a fost infiintata in America in 1980 si a cumparat jumatate din 20th Century Fox in urmatorul an. A creat si reteaua Fox care a fost adesea criticata pentru stirile sale impartiale, iar temerile ca Murdoch se va implica in munca jurnalistilor sai nu sunt nefondate. Sa speram totusi ca va intelege importanta pastrarii unor marci ca WSJ relevante pentru cititorii lor, altfel viitorul jurnalismului de calitate este in mare pericol.

related story: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/91b3bc28-4062-11dc-9d0c-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=e8477cc4-c820-11db-b0dc-000b5df10621.html

by Corina Ciubotaru for SigEx Ventures (http://sigexventures.com)

SigEx Ventures's matrix of properties are quickly becoming leaders in digital telebroadcasting, free content delivery allowing people to easily talk, view, upload and share through free online TV broadcasting, free unlimited global calls, video blogs and SMS. SigEx Ventures invests in projects deploying "free" to add-on royalty revenue models

These news are brought to you by CantellTV, its technology partner SigEx Telecom and its founder Chris Cantell. CantellTV is the fastest growing provider of digital broadcasting coupled with enhanced communications, allowing people to easily control, view, upload and share digital content through proprietary interface. CantellTV has relationships with a growing network of international clients delivering millions of videos per day with more than 50,000 new videos uploaded and 200 hours of new TV shows broadcasted daily to a wide range of viewers, from 5 to 7 year olds of LiveCartoons; to 16 to 24 year old active social users of MyJumps; to fortune 50 corporate clients utilizing enhanced broadcasting services. CantellTV is committed to delivering infinite choices to your world of entertainment at the tip of your fingers. Chris Cantell retains consulting arrangements with several pre-IPO companies.

Edited by: Maria Zitnanska

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