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Originally Posted by denphone
No it looks pretty a pretty abrupt parting of the ways to me but it would be nice to know what others think?
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The real bun fight is to come.
This is Murdoch vs Malone, again. For one last fight before they go to the big bank in the sky.
Malone is hoping to recreate in America what was done here, ie create one gigantic cableco, and film/tv company.
He has Discovery, including Eurosport. He has a share in Lionsgate. He wants to create a powerful competitor to the big 6 media companies in the US, especially Murdoch's. Eventually he may sell out to one of them.
Malone almost snatched Murdoch's company away from him once and this Discovery move, I think, is part of a wider fight to come.
Those lovely old grandads with their slippers and their cocoa and their billions to throw around, who said retirement was boring??
