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20/20 Hindsight on Myspace
Hindsight is always 20/20. Still, looking back on Rupert Murdoch’s $580 million purchase of Myspace in 2005, it’s possible to see a series of worrisome red flags. I present them forthwith so that you can pick out the next flops yourself — and if you’re a media mogul, maybe save you a billion or two.
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Disney-Marvel Top 5 List
Here’s my take on the top 5 benefits of a Disney-Marvel combination: 1) Access to capital. In today’s strained economic times, Marvel was being forced to self-fund a chunk of its movie slate, leaving it with less cash to develop … Continue reading
A Marvel-ous Deal
Hard to believe that 10 years or so ago, Marvel was a mess. Spider-Man was caught in a web of lawsuits, and seemed destined for the scrap heap. Stan Lee, his inventor, was frustrated and isolated. Marvel’s few ventures onto … Continue reading