Article: NEWS CORP COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF HUGHES ELECTRONICS.

Article: Murdoch back to fill hole in satellite empire. (Media & ...
Los Angeles Business Journal;  November 18, 2002 ;     700+ words ...News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert ... in El Segundo-based Hughes Electronics Corp., owner of the ... last week with word that News Corp. intends to sell 50 million ... reduce Fox's debt to News Corp. The new shares, which ...

Article: DirecTV, News Corp. still talking.(General Motors ...
Video Business;  August 6, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... between General Motors and News Corp. over the sale of GM's Hughes Electronics unit, the parent of DirecTV ... the assets of Hughes and News Corp. would hold significant ... Hartenstein said. GM and News Corp. have been negotiating ...

Article: FCC wants more data from News.(the FCC wants information ...
Multichannel News;  July 14, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... asked for more market data from News Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp. in connection with the ... agreements and corporate governance. News Corp. has claimed that a Hughes audit ... contracts" between Hughes and News Corp.

Article: Hughes Electronics, Echostar Stocks Soar On Reports ...
Satellite News;  March 27, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Street rumors that Hughes Electronics [GMH] is a takeover ... by media Goliath News Corp. [NWS] sent ... Conceptually, a News Corp. acquisition of Hughes Electronics would make considerable ... sense, given that News Corp. is already one ...

Article: News Corp. to Acquire Hughes ...
AP Online;  April 10, 2003 ;     641 words ... ... LOS ANGELES News Corp. agreed Wednesday ... acquire control of Hughes Electronics Corp. and its ... television network. News Corp. will acquire ... DirecTV parent Hughes Electronics, a subsidiary ... owned by GM. News Corp. also will offer ...

Article: Stern to become DirecTV CEO when News Corp. deal is ...
TWICE;  December 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... acquisition of Hughes Electronics, News Corp. said it would ... vice chairman of Hughes Electronics once News Corp. takes control ... press time, News Corp.'s purchase ... percent stake in Hughes Electronics was under review ...

Article: SATELLITE OF LIABILITY.(liability for use of asbestos in ...
Broadcasting & Cable;  July 30, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... months of negotiating to buy Hughes Electronics, News Corp. executives are still finding ... coveted DBS unit DirecTV. News Corp. President Peter Chernin ... handle the liability, and News Corp. executives are trying to ...