∞ More merger talks, this time with News Corps... again yeh...
Circling around ? Here are more merger talks and some that we’ve already heard, After reports of potential partnership with AOL. This time it’s… News Corps again!
What’s gonna be next week ?
From SFGates :
The truth is, a source close to Yahoo tells us, neither Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz nor Yahoo’s board are currently reviewing or soliciting merger proposals from anybody.
But if merger talks were to start, we’ve heard from sources, it’s more far more likely that they would start between Yahoo and News Corp than Yahoo and AOL.
This seems plausible to us.
For one, Yahoo just hired Ross Levinsohn as its EVP in charge of corporate development. Ross is a News Corp veteran who’s last job was working as a VC with Jon Miller – the guy currently running News Corp Interactive. Ross isn’t moving to Sunnyvale for his new gig, either. He’s staying in Los Angeles – News Corp’s home city.
For another, people who usually knock down this kind of talk aren’t doing it with their usual fervor.
For example, one source close to News Corp says the company is monitoring the situation, and notes that Jon Miller and “Chief Yahoo” Jerry Yang have a close relationship. Merger talk, says this source, is pre-mature.
