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The Biggest Names in Business Celebrate 20 Years of Squawk Box

By Chris Ariens on Oct. 14, 2015 - 2:44 PM

The week of Squawk continued at a star-packed party at The Monkey Bar.

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‘All TV News, Other Than Local News, Is Irrelevant’

By Chris Ariens on Oct. 13, 2015 - 8:38 AM

"Is news a profitable business for us? Absolutely not. It's basically break even, but we're proud to do it."

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CNBC’s ‘Next 25’ Gala Brings Out Finance Stars

By Brian Flood on Nov. 7, 2014 - 4:48 PM

In celebration of the network’s 25th anniversary, last night, CNBC hosted “The Next 25” Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC. Attendees included: Mickey Drexler, Martha Stewart, Jeffrey Bewkes, Barry Diller, Mellody Hobson ...

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Barry Diller on Aereo: ‘It’s Over’

By Chris Ariens on Jun. 25, 2014 - 11:58 AM

CNBC’s Becky Quick got the first comments from IAC Chairman and Aereo investor Barry Diller about the Supreme Court ruling against the streaming TV service. Quick caught up with Diller, who is out of the country, on the phon ...

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Barry Diller Calls Reporting on Aereo ‘Dopey’

By Chris Ariens on Apr. 28, 2014 - 9:55 AM

Barry Diller, the founder of the Fox Network and now a minority shareholder of Aereo, says the reporting about the streaming local TV service has been “dopey.” Diller, who was at last week’s Supreme Court argumen ...

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Supreme Court Justices Express Concern Over Scope of Aereo Ruling

By Merrill Knox on Apr. 22, 2014 - 1:43 PM

While hearing oral arguments from attorneys representing the broadcast networks and Aereo this morning, the Supreme Court justices “appeared unsure” how to rule in the case, expressing concerns that a broad ruling coul ...

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Barry Diller on Aereo: ‘If We Lose, We’re Finished’

By Merrill Knox on Apr. 2, 2014 - 3:44 PM

IAC chairman Barry Diller says he “can’t see any path forward” for Aereo in the event the Supreme Court rules against the service. “If we lose, we’re finished,” Diller told Bloomberg TV’ ...

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Tina Brown to Howard Kurtz: ‘Didn’t I fire you for serial inaccuracy?’

By Alex Weprin on Aug. 5, 2013 - 11:24 AM

Over the weekend Newsweek was sold to IBT Media, thus ending a less-than-prestigious run under the leadership of Barry Diller and Tina Brown. Now, the analysis has started, with a number of reporters diving in to try and figure ou ...

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Moguls, Journalists Descend On Sun Valley For Media/Technology Confab

By Alex Weprin on Jul. 11, 2013 - 3:50 PM

This week, the world’s media, entertainment and technology moguls are converging on Sun Valley, Idaho for the annual Allen & Company shindig. What happens in Sun Valley usually stays in Sun Valley, but according to a num ...

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Jeff Zucker On Competitors, New Viewers And The ‘Human Drama’ Of The Cruise Coverage

By Alex Weprin on May. 30, 2013 - 10:19 AM

CNN president Jeff Zucker appeared on a panel with IAC’s Barry Diller at the AllThingsD conference yesterday evening. While Diller’s broadcast network-challenging company Aereo dominated the conversation, Zucker still ...

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