. >> red does it leave rupert murdoch and john malone?se two men have been up against each other in various geographies around the world in the past decades. it looks as if it could be the latest chapter in a battle between the two. >> you are right, anna. most notable, within an u.s.. a decade ago when this happened with direct tv, this could probably pick malone against murdoch. we may see more of them going head-to-head against each other. especially if this deal goes through. >> here in europe, remind us of john malone's seat role in europe, what is artie doing in this part of the world. they have much higher subscription numbers. skypeky-b manages to get deutschland and skied tell you, it would have up to 3 million skygu bers . utschland and sky italia angus bennett attended the graduation. people who are able to afford a , these areayground people that are going to want things done their way. >> she is the founder of the bureau which trains the staff for the world's most expensive yachts. these girls are the latest batch of recruits

john malone at the time was preparing for some kind of bid for time warner cable through charter duringing. >> one of the things i think has been said by people like malone the cost ofammers, your cable package. it has been climbing because the of the worldbs's are able to commit more. in these blackout situations where broadcasters are able to say if you do not pay us more we will not make content available. most programmers have won, that has forced players to cough up more money. nobody feels sorry for the pay-tv players. that is one of the big motivating factors behind all these companies coming together. at&t-directv transaction, which a lot of investors are still questioning. worse, at&tr for made the decision to be in the pay-tv business. they have to get bigger and get leverage over programmers and they have to get leverage over technology investments. a way to do that is to buy a very large provider. >> by with at&t have bought directv and dish? thehey were saying we want cash flow of directv, directv is more profitable. dividend and also potentially the wireless spectrum we're

rupert murdoch is setting up a showdown in europe with rival john malone. deal that would give reddish sky broadcasting control over the tv units. one of the key elements driving that deal between apple and -- is dean hiding. -- jean i mean. buyingon the verge of beads. and alibaba is moving to expand its cloud computing business outside mainland china. the commerce company opened a data center in hong kong today. file for alibaba long-awaited ipo in the u.s.. that is from the files of bloomberg west. cooks i wonder alibaba is going. just really wondering. >> if conditions get a little more -- >> there is significant tension in the deal. start all happy happy to with and is an interesting mix as we go to the end of may. where you a company have almost complete transparency doing an ipo. we have a pretty good idea how they are going to use it. >> they don't have it. >> was alibaba going to do with the money? , you wonder about the accounting once they get the money. bob kerrey with us. the former nebraska senator and governor of nebraska. he is also managing

they have operated as different elements, and spun out and a battle between rupert murdoch and john malone to be an independent company which they have operated, competing with dish network, the other large satellite tv provider in the company. -- in this country. one person i spoke to that was close to the matter speculated that what is charlie ergen going to do at this stage because charlie's company had been rumored to want to merge with directv also. and they came out last week and said they were too expensive. together,al comes there are two options for dish that go away. we will see what happens to the shares tomorrow when the investors digest the news. >> what does this mean for at&t? why would they want this business? >> directv has a few things that directv -- at&t is interested in. they really want to bundle together mobile video with their current wireless product. he do this to some degree, but they have not really figured out yet how to do a quad play which is wireless service in addition to their home broadband, home television, and home phone. buying directv would allow them

here and how much is this going to be helping murdoch pitt himself against the juggernaut that is john malone? >> this is a battle that we have seen play out in the past decade. utschland,d -- de europe is a place where malone has spent money, expanding across europe. if they are able to consolidate all of murdoch holdings, it would make them a much stronger company and it is great for when they are looking to get subscription rights for the packages and advertising. if the merger goes through, b-sky-b would have around 23 million subscribers, which is more than they have right now. >> when it comes to bidding for rights, which is ultimately what it is all about when you own these european paid tv channels, it gives it scale, which is a very important factor. >> we saw b-sky-b shares go down since last october. this now, if they get access, it would make them much stronger when they are going up for these kinds of deals. >> what will this leave fox doing? far more onocusing the production of content rather than his tribute and. will that make it a more attractive asset going forward? >> exact

got a pop today, shares of the london-based cable company controlled by billionaire john malone could $100 over the next five years. liberty will be acquired and bet a bid and that the merge company potentially could then be bought by at&t. >> you are watching "bloomberg west," where we focus on technology and the future of business. i'm emily chang. google may be known for its big bets on robots, drones, and driverless cars, but the internet giant also has a growing giant venture called google ventures committed to investing in start-ups. rich meyer is a partner at google ventures and came to google through the acquisition of android back in 2007, yes, he was aco founder. rich joins us from new york. rich, thanks so much for joining us again. it's great to have you on the show. question regarding all of the big bets that google is making in robots, drones, driverless cars, how does that impact the work you guys do at google ventures? >> yeah, that's a great question. the key thing is that while we're an independent venture group, we certainly get to look within google to help inform

>> lnca, media, john malone. first thing you learn in media investing, you want to be on the same side as john. liberty is a side-door play on charter, a terrific cable asset. you're basically buying 100 worth of assets for $130. >> all right. thanks for coming in. josh brown, you have a trade here? >> yeah, i really like cbs. i think it's a pretty low-risk buy here. >> all right. up next, pete is spotting unusual activity around staples. he'll reveal exactly how he's playing it next. get your pen and papers ready. >>> what's a data game plan to fight off the sports apparel space? sarah eisen set down with the ceo for an exclusive. we'll bring that to you next. that and much more is ahead after a quick break. i bought a car, over and tells you, and you're like. a good deal or not. looking at truecar.com. there's no buyer's remorse. save time, save money, and never overpay. visit truecar.com tigers, both of you. tigers? don't be modest. i see how you've been investing. setting long term goals. diversifying. dip! yo

. ♪ >> this is john malone.ent almost $50 billion in your billing -- building a pay-tv in them. that is rupert murdoch. a $14 billion deer that might give him the upper hand over malone. it will give british broadcasting control over the italian satellite-tv unit. murdoch would get plenty of power when it came to negotiating's boards and entertainment rights. murdoch and malone are chasing potential -- in europe. 40% there have tv subscriptions and that is compared with 90% here in the u.s.. this is a coming together of old enemies. rivals, but been they have also been allies in the past as well. they have a long history. it will be interesting to see. their outspoken billionaires. class that is right. they do not take no for an answer. had to get this upcoming deal? >> there are a lot of moving pieces. he only owns 39% and has long wanted to own all of it. he got stalled by the whole hacking scandal. you own theot let rest of this now. he stepped back and was biding his time. his first move yes made to shore up

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the cable company controlled by john malone could top 100 bucks over the next five years.vodafone. it could potentially be back by at&t. now is a look at where the market may be headed. manager,e portfolio joining me from his offices in new jersey. we have been in the sideways pattern for a little while. the dow recently hit a record close. when you look at the economic data and the jobs report on friday, i know that you have a more positive reading of the numbers we have seen. what are you looking at in particular? jobs,re looking at manufacturing, nonmanufacturing. it was very good today. we believe that overall, as the up,omy he thought -- heat you could see jobs on the monthly number for well over 300 houston. not only that, we look at the equity markets. we believe that in 2014 you could have a 6% to 8% total return. that is based off of gdp growth. mostly about $115 with the earnings. dusting a lot of forecasting in terms of gdp growth. you're playing that in a couple of different ways. you are looking at the small count stocks. we are seeing a little bit of underper

a year ago, i reported that you, john malone, tom rutledge were interested in acquiring time warner cable since then. consolidation has happened that you were speaking about that was necessary in some ways for the cable industry. but you guys didn't end up buying time warner cable. at & t and direct is another deal that's just come upon us. here we are a year later. did charter get left out and are you frustrated by what happened, our initial foray to try to buy time warner cable? >> well, first, charter didn't get left out and i don't think charter and liberty are frustrated. to some degree, us going after time warner cable was the mouse that roared. time warner cable was significantly larger. i think we showed as a company, charter showed its vulnerabilities, time warner cable its vulnerabilities. obviously they have moved into the arms of comcast. but if a year ago you had said before all that news broke out and i think actually a year ago it hadn't yet come out -- >> i think it was june. >> yeah. that charter was going to nearly double its size, was going to reconsolidate and concentr

company, which, of course, marked the return, if you will, of the man who controls all of this, john malonee helped to create, mainly, liberty. up a little over 1%. guys? >> all right. a bumping night at southerby's. robert franks at hq. >> prices kept going up but last night we saw a sign that maybe prices got too rich for the rich. let's take a look at sotherb's. auction total was okay. around $219 million at commission. that was the low end. the estimate of 218, 219, half of the pieces went for less than $3 million. di dealers just say that buyers have gotten smarter. momentum stocks are starting to show up. look at fail to sale. this is a portrait by picasso. and we're going to show you another piece by therese. it was expected to sell for 20, 30 million and only went for 19. and then this monet water lily was supposed to sell for 25 to 30. only went for 24. now people said one of the reasons it didn't sell is because it's vertical and not a horizontal. i guess horizontal sells better because it goes behind your sofa. that's what people said. the big news will be tesla. this gets the re

john jaso high and deep. and aloha. solo bomb. 2-0 athletics. tomorrow malone, very strong outing. gets help from his defense. john donaldson, barehands. and rob. and back-to-back in the fifth. brandon moss and then cespedes with his seventh of the year. a's cruz to the victory. red sox and rangers, another chance at a no-hitter. 2-0. david ortiz who broke up the perfect game in the seventh on an error ends the no-hit bid in the ninth. second time he had a no-hitter. went 8 2/3 and got pulled after that. the rangers won. day two the nfl draft. the raiders are hoping they just pick their next quarterback of the next deck said. derek carr. he was the 36th overall pick. threw for over 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns. he can throw with touch as well as velocity. some had him out as a first-rounder. may have been hurt by the fact his brother was an overall pick a few years ago and not successful with the texans. the 49ers, they made a deal to a i inquire wide receiver stevie johnson from buffalo. will give up a fourth-round pick next year. one of five trades they made friday going up and down the draft boards. johnso

john jaso high and deep. and aloha. solo bomb. 2-0 athletics. tommy malone, very strong outing. gets help from his defense. donaldson, barehands. and rob espinosa. and back-to-back in the fifth. brandon moss and then cespedes with his seventh of the year. a's cruise to the victory. red sox and rangers, another chance at a no-hitter. 2-0. david ortiz who broke up the perfect game in the seventh on an error ends the no-hit bid in the ninth. second time he had a no-hitter. went 8 2/3 and got pulled after that. the rangers won. 8-0. on day two the nfl draft. the raiders are hoping they just pick their next quarterback of the next deck said. derek carr. out of fresno state. he was the 36th overall pick. threw for over 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns. he can throw with touch as well as velocity. some had him out as a first-rounder. may have been hurt by the fact his brother was an overall pick a few years ago and not successful with the texans. the raiders had one other choice and took the mississippi state guard and gave jackson it overall. the 49ers, they made a deal to a i inquire wide receiver stevie johnson fr

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john jaco high, deep and aloha, solo bomb off doug fisker 2-0 athletics. tom tommy malone strong outing. gets some help from his defense. josh donaldson, bare hand and rob espinoza. brandon moss and then cespedes with his seventh of the year, a's cruise to an 8-0 victory. red sox and range he is, yu darvish, another chance at a no-hitter. david ortiz who broke up the perfect game in the seventh on an error, ends the no-hit bid in the ninth, the second time in darvish's career, had a no-hit, went 8 and 2/3. the ranger won the game, 8-0. >>> on day of the nfl draft. raiders are hoping they just picked their quarterback for the next decade, derek carr out of fresno state he was chosen near the top of the second round. the 36th overall pick, threw for over 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns, he has a great arm. can he throw with touch as well as velocity. a great out, first-rounder may have been hurt by the fact that his brother david was a number one overall pick years ago, not successful with the texans. the raiders had one other choice, took mississippi state guard, gabe jackson

john perez for controller. the school withholding applause for now after this to itself pictures walking across the stage during graduation pretty tough malonerip took was not appreciated and will not receive medical but that's exactly what happened to grudge with jack eckerd tried to pick up his diploma. the kisses me of that they let me do everything in up to a test of my class learned it. the law graduate did not get his diploma and weather for the self the jury took. and if one of my hand and was going to do it will be in the middle stage amended the bill itself picture to see everyone. daniel may really pulled aside bookmark told the i expect to get your diploma. the dad understands this desire to maintain decorum during the ceremonies and a character in school the past 14 years in the end kind of solid hold the diploma. it's not fair that does make sense. school administrators warn the graduates beforehand what to do anything silly that could disrupt the ceremony. the last day to i'm never gonna be a high school kind of and led the remembered the joy i understand why got in trouble. then ended of me remember like this is kind of funny.