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		<title>Can BSkyB resist Rupert&#8217;s Bear-hug?</title>
		<link>http://www.richfutures.co.uk/blog/2010/06/can-bskyb-resist-ruperts-bear-hug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clive Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proposed deal for News Corp to buy out the other existing shareholders at BSkyB throws up some interesting scenarios in relation to the participants’ needs and how they can best be met. A quick look at the needs, bargaining power and behaviour patterns on all sides suggests that a deal will be forthcoming. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penny for the Guy? Why Terra Firma should get its Hands on further funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clive Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMI is apparently in a scramble for cash and working on a bonus scheme to persuade investors to inject an extra £120 million. This is to stave off a takeover by its bank, Citigroup. From a negotiating standpoint, however, the odds of raising the money are strongly in its favour.
The headlines surrounding EMI’s financial woes do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why HMV was destined to take care of Mama</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clive Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, Mama Group PLC has been up for sale. MAMA Group Plc is the parent company of number of UK-based music and media businesses. It has three divisions – Live Music, Artist Services, and Consumer &#8211; and owns, among other things, the Barfly venue chain, the Hammersmith Apollo, and The Fly magazine.
Technically there have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hardbacks and Hotbytes: the future of books in a connected world</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clive Rich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This site incorporates a video player widget to use for Rich Futures&#8217; video blogs, video announcements and video trailers about Rich Futures Associates. The player operates as a widget so it can be embedded on your own social networking pages. Currently the video player is showcasing a video about our book publishing seminar on March [...]]]></description>
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