News Corp and Eidos Slam Buyout Rumour 17
Blue Ray writes "Both News Corp and Eidos have openly rubbished claims the the Murdoch behemoth will soon be absorbing the British publisher, corroborating a snippet in the Guardian's market forces column. In an article on SPOnG.com, News Corp stated "we've never held any kind of talks with Eidos", while an Eidos executive told the website "We read this and were astounded. We had no contact from the journalist who wrote the story and we are still laughing about what we read.""
Conflict of interest (Score:1, Interesting)
Spong have had it in for GI.biz for ages (this 'report' apparently 'debunks' a GI.biz story, and actively attacks them). I wonder why this is? Perhaps it is because Spong's parent company, Eleventeenth [eleventeenth.com] have a rather cosy relationship [eleventeenth.com] with MCV [mcvuk.com], who are in direct competition with GI.biz in news reporting, advertising and job advertising.
Spong's headlines even appear on the MCV homepage, and they are hosted on the same IP.
Not that this matters much, Spong have limited credability anyhow. Expect one of thie
Re:Conflict of interest (Score:1)
So MCV is hosted at the same IP as SPOnG and they have a news feed from SPOnG. What's wrong with that?
Since MCV is a trade print magazine and GI is a website, how are they competing for news?
semi-OT:What's the obsession with the word "slam"? (Score:2)
It's such a sensationalist word and, frankly, I have become quite annoyed at the frequency with which I see it.
Re:semi-OT:What's the obsession with the word "sla (Score:1)
*Checks to make sure nobody's looking*
*Double-checks*
*Clicks link*
Re:semi-OT:What's the obsession with the word "sla (Score:2)
Don't worry. Nobody else even knows this story exists. Your secret is safe.
Re:semi-OT:What's the obsession with the word "sla (Score:1)
Setting the record straight (Score:2, Informative)
I still don't know why
Re:Setting the record straight (Score:1)
Re:Setting the record straight (Score:1)
My post history shows that I read SPOnG and find their articles interesting enough to submit and defend. If that automatically makes me a writer for SPOnG then Zonk must work for GI, no?
And yes, Mr. Fahey is the editor of GI. You can find that out by going to his website and looking in the left hand column.