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Murdoch makes his play....
(old news - 02:10PM Tuesday Jan 10 2006)
tags: business · wireless
News Corp's Rupert Murdoch recently invaded the UK broadband scene with his purchase of EasyNet, a DSL provider with 2,600 miles of fiber and 36 POPs. In November, whispers began to surface that Murdoch was looking to get into the American broadband business too, after gobbling up a number of US online media outlets (IGN, Myspace, adware vendor Intermix).

Now some details are starting to emerge, and it it appears his plan it to spend a cool billion in conjunction with DirecTV to start a wireless broadband ISP, reports Bloomberg News. No hard details about what technology the companies will use, but it appears as if Wimax will be the front-runner - recall DirecTV executive comments from last August.

"You'll be hearing from us within two months on a very clear plan what will happen, and it's not as expensive as you might think," says Murdoch. "We have a lot of people on this full time at the moment." Murdoch is not only planning to take on the incumbents via wireless broadband, he's clearly taking aim at portal companies like Yahoo, Google, AOL, and Microsoft.

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rileyjam514
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Whoa...

Since when did he buy Myspace???
permalink · 2006-01-10 13:39:44 · Reply to this

trparky
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Re: Whoa...

Old news man!
»news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4695495.stm
permalink · 2006-01-10 13:42:39 · Reply to this
bmn
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»news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4695495.stm
permalink · 2006-01-10 13:43:00 · Reply to this
phantom6294

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Abingdon, MD		 myspace.com is sooooooooo evil....
permalink · 2006-01-10 13:47:43 · Reply to this
amungus
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Re: Whoa...

it's cool for musicians and music fans....
permalink · 2006-01-10 13:52:29 · Reply to this

trparky
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Re: Whoa...

That is, if you are into the junk that is made as an excuse for music.
permalink · 2006-01-10 13:56:45 · Reply to this
bmn
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Re: Whoa...

said by trparky See Profile :

That is, if you are into the junk that is made as an excuse for music.
There are some good ones on MySpace... And quite a few crap ones too.
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permalink · 2006-01-10 14:05:09 · Print · Reply to this

TheSaint

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Re: Whoa...

My Space is a sad backwards step for web standards and anything worth viewing in general. 16 year old girls shouldn't be allowed to touch HTML.
permalink · 2006-01-10 14:18:25 · Reply to this
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Re: Whoa...

said by TheSaint See Profile :

My Space is a sad backwards step for web standards and anything worth viewing in general. 16 year old girls shouldn't be allowed to touch HTML.
Oh, so true... So true... Nothing like an animated GIF as a background and an annoying Top 40 song playing in the background with no player controls to stop it.

But that's another issue entirely.
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trparky
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Re: Whoa...

Or their insane liking of the MARQUEE or BLINK tag.
permalink · 2006-01-10 14:25:41 · Reply to this

mrchris
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permalink · 2006-01-10 14:44:38 · Reply to this
black_ops

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Re: Whoa...

I hate to say it but, yes it is annoying.
permalink · 2006-01-10 18:23:21 · Reply to this

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Re: Whoa...

Any web site with music in the background is...annoying. I don't care if you can turn it off, it should only start if the user wants it.
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permalink · 2006-01-11 11:56:54 · Reply to this

hpguru
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said by TheSaint See Profile :

16 year old girls shouldn't be allowed to touch HTML.
I agree with you about Myspace. I just wanted to point out that my 10yo daughter can write valid XHTML.
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Re: Whoa...

THERE IS HOPE! YES THERE IS HOPE!

Just when I thought that this world is producing nothing but idiots, you come along and prove it wrong!
permalink · 2006-01-10 23:14:23 · Reply to this
amungus
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 well, now that's a whole 'nuther topic...

'course, there is a plethora of absolute muck, I should've specified that it's good for budding musicians/bands to connect w/their fans and have a simple page... nothing beats having a site of your own, but it's kind of neat to network with people who have actual taste, not just a desire to propogate crap.
permalink · 2006-01-10 14:19:10 · Reply to this

bhan261

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New York, NY		 I can't wait until all these kids discover the next "cool thing" and leave Rupert empty-handed wondering what the f*ck happened!
permalink · 2006-01-10 16:11:43 · Reply to this

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Careful. Your Bias Is Showing

Rupert Murdoch recently invaded the UK broadband scene with his purchase of EasyNet, a DSL provider
He decides to make an investment in another country and you call it an invasion huh?
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permalink · 2006-01-10 13:54:03 · Reply to this

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Re: Careful. Your Bias Is Showing

Damn, was really hoping to sneak that through in the hopes of starting a revolution.....foiled again.
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I have nothing of value to add

But I had to post this...reminds me way to much of his picture
permalink · 2006-01-10 13:58:32 · Reply to this

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Re: I have nothing of value to add

said by Dennis See Profile :

But I had to post this...reminds me way to much of his picture
I agree, I see the resemblance

lol
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Excellent
I'm with stupid
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permalink · 2006-01-10 14:19:54 · Print · Reply to this

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Re: I have nothing of value to add

LOL, very nice.
permalink · 2006-01-10 15:07:33 · Reply to this
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1 edit		 OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111

KeepOnRockin you just pwned rupert murdoch. oh yeah, gigitty gigitty! 1337!!!

i don't think i've seen anyone on dslr poon a rich person so hardcore.

one_bored_si, nice try but you cannot compare to KeepOnRockin.
permalink · 2006-01-10 19:55:37 · Reply to this

ssj4android
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permalink · 2006-01-11 15:53:34 · Reply to this

AthlGrond
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permalink · 2006-01-10 17:17:42 · Reply to this

wjr110

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permalink · 2006-01-10 17:25:07 · Reply to this

bhan261

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Doesn't anyone remember...

...that DirecTV used to have a DSL service that Rupert tossed overboard when he bought the company? Jeez...what an idiot.
permalink · 2006-01-10 14:15:11 · Reply to this

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Re: Doesn't anyone remember...

said by bhan261 See Profile :

...that DirecTV used to have a DSL service that Rupert tossed overboard when he bought the company? Jeez...what an idiot.
Yup. Still have my sharkfin modem somewhere....;)
permalink · 2006-01-10 14:24:26 · Reply to this
john262

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Elko, NV		 I'd love to be an idiot like him. He's a smart businessman who has amassed a fortune. But anytime he is ever mentioned in this forum he is sure to be bashed.
permalink · 2006-01-10 16:12:47 · Reply to this

ztmike
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Rupert who?

How rich is this guy?
permalink · 2006-01-10 14:26:56 · Reply to this
KONG4

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Re: Rupert who?

6.9 Ba Ba Ba Ba Billion
permalink · 2006-01-10 16:59:17 · Reply to this

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Exciting

Come on, you have to admit that adding a third player to the broadband mix makes things interesting. Who knows maybe we will see the incumbent cable co and telco step up thier offerings and roll out of next gen service!
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wildblue123

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Re: Exciting

»site.lisco.com/
theres a start.too bad im 15 miles away.i had a vote with the family on moving.i lost.dang the bad luck.
permalink · 2006-01-10 17:23:59 · Reply to this

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I wonder...

...if they'd give me a discount for turning in my old DTV DSL gateway??? :_ I knew I was holding onto that thing for a reason.
permalink · 2006-01-10 16:56:54 · Reply to this

nomomoney



Once a cash cow...

DirecTv was once a cash cow, but now that there are other chocies and emerging ones (Verizon, anyone?) DirecTv is no longer the cash cow. To make this point, I've downgraded my package to remove ALL the movie channels because they keep telemarketing me to add StarZPack and other channels multiple times per month! Sorry, that just cost them $40+ per month... Tough luck, directv, make your plans more flexible, and cheaper, or by this time next year, I won't have directv AT ALL!
permalink · 2006-01-10 17:06:48 · Reply to this

golgoj4

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Re: Once a cash cow...

said by nomomoney :

DirecTv was once a cash cow, but now that there are other choices and emerging ones (Verizon, anyone?) DirecTv is no longer the cash cow. To make this point, I've downgraded my package to remove ALL the movie channels because they keep telemarketing me to add StarZPack and other channels multiple times per month! Sorry, that just cost them $40+ per month... Tough luck, directv, make your plans more flexible, and cheaper, or by this time next year, I won't have directv AT ALL!
I dont get it. Because they call you, you limit whats availible to you? I understand the annoyance but how does that help you if you? If you weren't watching those channels, its no loss. But if you were, how does this help? As far as Verizon...yeah that FIOS will be showing up soon in Hollywood (not).

In other news, I think its a good idea there is another competitor in the market. More competition is better that last time I checked.
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Re: Once a cash cow...

Hes using his pocket change to create the another empire.Maybe??
permalink · 2006-01-10 17:38:58 · Reply to this

nomomoney



 Well, If I decide to watch any of the 2,000 old titles they show on those $40 worth of networks.. I COULD simply download it, (chuckles)....

And you wonder why Portable Media Players are starting to take off!

Honestly, how many hours in a month do YOU have to watch movies in addition to regular cable-tv channels?

Its simply not worth as much as it used to be, thanks to competitive alternatives, whether it be free or fee based.
If you do, keep supporting the cable pigs with greed in their eyes.. they KNOW subscribership is realizing the same sucking sound that VOIP is making to POTS.
permalink · 2006-01-10 20:31:34 · Print · Reply to this
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