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MALONE LOOKING OVER DOLANS' RAINBOW MEDIA
By PETER LAURIA and ZACHERY KOUWE
CABLE BUYS: Liberty Media's John Malone (above) may be the new owner of the Dolans' Rainbow Media - home to cable TV channels WE, AMC and IFC.
January 3, 2007 -- Media maverick John Malone is reaching out to Cablevision's controlling Dolan family to gauge the family's interest in selling Rainbow Media, the unit that manages cable networks AMC, IFC and WE: Women's Entertainment, according to sources familiar with the matter.
While these people characterized the talks between Malone's Liberty Media and the Dolans as informal chatter between friendly moguls, they could easily become more serious as Cablevision's shareholders grow increasingly restless with the company's three-month silence regarding a decision on the family's $19.2 billion buyout proposal, sources said.
"Look, they have already done most of the analysis," said one shareholder, referring to a previous buyout proposal made by the Dolans in 2005. "All they have to do is plug in the new price and figure out what the company's fair value is."
Frustration over the foot-dragging has been compounded by the fact that two other companies, Clear Channel Communications and EMI Group, have already acted on offers to take them private that came well after the Dolans made their bid for Cablevision. Clear Channel agreed to a sale. EMI quickly said a takeover offer didn't reflect the company's full value.
Cablevision, meanwhile, has yet to act. The company set up a special committee, made up of board members Thomas Reifenheiser and John Ryan, but it has yet to publicly approve or reject the Dolans' offer and is unaware of a potential deal with Liberty, sources close to the committee said.
That suggests that any Rainbow talks haven't reached the point of Cablevision sharing confidential financial data, at which time the special committee would need to be notified.
Even so, it is widely believed that the Dolans will have to raise their $27 per-share offer to at least $30 in order to get a deal done. Cablevision's shares closed trading Friday at $28.48.
If the Dolans were to sweeten their bid, they'd either have to take on more debt or raise additional cash. Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch have agreed to provide up to $10.9 billion in debt financing, but Cablevision's existing lenders have capped the amount of debt the company can take on. Bear and Merrill recently extended the deadline for the Dolans to accept their funding commitments - already twice delayed - to Jan. 12. Enter Malone.
Representatives for Liberty, Cablevision and the Dolan family all declined comment for this story.
A deal for Rainbow's programming assets, which also include about 20 high-definition genre cable networks and a smattering of regional sports channels, could easily generate north of $2 billion.
For Malone, Rainbow's programming assets would solidify the foundation he now has with DirecTV, which last month he agreed to acquire as part of an asset exchange with News Corp., which publishes The Post.
"Now that he has DirecTV, Malone needs to build some synergies," said The Carmel Group's Jimmy Schaeffler. "QVC and Starz/Encore are good beginnings, but it sure would help if he had control of other content assets as well."
MALONE LOOKING OVER DOLANS' RAINBOW MEDIA
By PETER LAURIA and ZACHERY KOUWE
CABLE BUYS: Liberty Media's John Malone (above) may be the new owner of the Dolans' Rainbow Media - home to cable TV channels WE, AMC and IFC.
January 3, 2007 -- Media maverick John Malone is reaching out to Cablevision's controlling Dolan family to gauge the family's interest in selling Rainbow Media, the unit that manages cable networks AMC, IFC and WE: Women's Entertainment, according to sources familiar with the matter.
While these people characterized the talks between Malone's Liberty Media and the Dolans as informal chatter between friendly moguls, they could easily become more serious as Cablevision's shareholders grow increasingly restless with the company's three-month silence regarding a decision on the family's $19.2 billion buyout proposal, sources said.
"Look, they have already done most of the analysis," said one shareholder, referring to a previous buyout proposal made by the Dolans in 2005. "All they have to do is plug in the new price and figure out what the company's fair value is."
Frustration over the foot-dragging has been compounded by the fact that two other companies, Clear Channel Communications and EMI Group, have already acted on offers to take them private that came well after the Dolans made their bid for Cablevision. Clear Channel agreed to a sale. EMI quickly said a takeover offer didn't reflect the company's full value.
Cablevision, meanwhile, has yet to act. The company set up a special committee, made up of board members Thomas Reifenheiser and John Ryan, but it has yet to publicly approve or reject the Dolans' offer and is unaware of a potential deal with Liberty, sources close to the committee said.
That suggests that any Rainbow talks haven't reached the point of Cablevision sharing confidential financial data, at which time the special committee would need to be notified.
Even so, it is widely believed that the Dolans will have to raise their $27 per-share offer to at least $30 in order to get a deal done. Cablevision's shares closed trading Friday at $28.48.
If the Dolans were to sweeten their bid, they'd either have to take on more debt or raise additional cash. Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch have agreed to provide up to $10.9 billion in debt financing, but Cablevision's existing lenders have capped the amount of debt the company can take on. Bear and Merrill recently extended the deadline for the Dolans to accept their funding commitments - already twice delayed - to Jan. 12. Enter Malone.
Representatives for Liberty, Cablevision and the Dolan family all declined comment for this story.
A deal for Rainbow's programming assets, which also include about 20 high-definition genre cable networks and a smattering of regional sports channels, could easily generate north of $2 billion.
For Malone, Rainbow's programming assets would solidify the foundation he now has with DirecTV, which last month he agreed to acquire as part of an asset exchange with News Corp., which publishes The Post.
"Now that he has DirecTV, Malone needs to build some synergies," said The Carmel Group's Jimmy Schaeffler. "QVC and Starz/Encore are good beginnings, but it sure would help if he had control of other content assets as well."
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Season 2 order already in hand:
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though
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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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It seems the phone gets locked into Sat mode. A software patch is coming to avoid that pitfall, but it comes too late for those who already fell in.
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Comcast is the first to report, with a massive 274,000 loss in video subscribers.
In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
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In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
Comcast Just Lost 274,000 TV Customers & 144,000 Internet Customers In Just Three Months | Cord Cutters News
Comcast Corporation reported its third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, showing continued erosion in its domestic residential broadband internet and video customer bases as competitive pressures intensified across the connectivity market. The company recorded a net loss of 144,000 domestic...
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
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Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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I would think that all the packaging would already be accounted for ... they weigh the container, subtract that from the scale, then add the product , so its weighing the Product onlyUnless the specific product or its packaging is known at the time of weighing, estimating the tare weight for a PoS system is a tall order.
I'm pretty sure that produce bags can't get any thinner.
You certainly don't want to put unbagged produce on a belt, scale, or in a clerk's hands (gloved or not).
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I've always been super interested in things space related so this is a pretty cool event coming up. Nov 18, 2026 early in the morning, Voyager 1 will reach the distance of one full light day from Earth. Took almost 50 yrs. I was 13 when it launched.
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Thanks for that info. I will mark it on my calendar!
