EXCLUSIVE: Carl Icahn Buying Up MGM Bonds “Like A Bat Out Of Hell” – Deadline.com
As for Icahn’s intentions for MGM, film financing circles think he’s going after the studio because he wants it for his son. True, Icahn wanted to give one of the four Lionsgate board seats he was seeking to his 29-year-old offspring Brett. A Princeton grad like his dad, Brett worked for years under the radar as an analyst for his dad’s investment company. He has been one of 10 young traders moving the firm’s cash and its hedge fund, which the family started two years ago with $1 billion.
Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It | Newser
If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got the ax yesterday, used to beg me not to call him a PR Guy—his official title was Executive VP of Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs—but that was his job: making Murdoch look good.
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[Looks like Media + Lifestyle is starting to trend...] The launch marks the successful culmination of Ms. Fuller’s transition into her role as a leading innovator in the digital world of celebrity and entertainment publishing. One of its first partnerships is with iVillage, which will enable the distribution of Hollywoodlife.com’s content across the iVillage network, and sharing of both sites’ experts. HollywoodLife.com will also partner with AOL Popeater, a pop culture news site. HollywoodLife.com’s digital conversationality also provides a richer take on lifestyle and beauty as always-updated, style-sensible women across the country will be able to respond, giving approval of the latest trends in beauty, weighing in on fashion, or revealing their own secrets of shopping.
US Innovation Stagnates: Survey - US News Summaries | Newser
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the recession has hobbled the country’s ability to innovate, and just 41% see the US staying ahead of China when it comes to finding the “next big thing,” according to a Newsweek survey. The picture is slightly rosier when you look at it through Chinese eyes—81% of them say the US is winning the innovation war. In any case, 42% of Americans blame the state of math and science education for the unenviable position the country is in, and 52% say math and computer knowledge is key to boosting innovation. The Chinese disagree—for them, that number is just 9%.
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