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• UPDATE 2-Hulu video site auction attracts four bidders -sources Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 7:00 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES, May 23- Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, triggering a tug-of-war for the online video service. Satellite operator DirecTV and cable operator Time Warner Cable Inc also put in bids, one of the people told Reuters.

• UPDATE 1-Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:59 PM ET

  NEW YORK, May 23- In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence that Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-book prices.

• UPDATE 1-Chernin, Guggenheim Digital, DirecTV bid for Hulu -sources Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:45 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES, May 23- Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, triggering a tug-of-war for the online video service. Satellite operator DirecTV also put in a bid, one of the people told Reuters.

• Chernin, Guggenheim Digital put in bids for Hulu -sources Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:34 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES, May 23- Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, triggering a tug-of-war for the online video service.

• Final Glance: Media companies Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:03 PM ET

  Comcast Corp. rose$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $41.82. Walt Disney Co. fell$. 34 or. 5 percent, to $65.23. Gannett fell$. 01 or percent, to $21.14.

• Midday Glance: Media companies Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 1:46 PM ET

  Comcast Corp. fell$. 10 or. 2 percent, to $41.68. Walt Disney Co. fell$. 24 or. 4 percent, to $65.33. Gannett fell$. 04 or. 2 percent, to $21.11.

• Early Glance: Media companies Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 10:46 AM ET

  Comcast Corp. fell$. 28 or. 7 percent, to $41.50. Walt Disney Co. fell $1.02 or 1.6 percent, to $64.55. Gannett fell$. 54 or 2.6 percent, to $20.61.

• Final Glance: Media companies Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 6:08 PM ET

  Comcast Corp. fell$. 45 or 1.1 percent, to $41.78. Walt Disney Co. fell$. 26 or. 4 percent, to $65.57. Gannett fell$. 39 or 1.8 percent, to $21.15.

• The 10 Stocks That Hedge Funds Love Most Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 2:40 PM ET

  

  Goldman Sachs revealed the stocks most popular with the nearly $2 trillion hedge fund industry. The so-called VIP list has outperformed the S&P 500 this year.

• Former Yahoo executive Shashi Seth to head Tribune digital Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 2:37 PM ET

  May 22- Former Yahoo Inc executive Shashi Seth has joined Tribune Co to lead its digital ventures as the newspaper and broadcast company seeks new revenue sources.

• Midday Glance: Media companies Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

  Comcast Corp. rose$. 22 or. 5 percent, to $42.45. Walt Disney Co. rose$. 63 or 1.0 percent, to $66.46. Gannett rose$. 17 or. 8 percent, to $21.71.

• Early Glance: Media companies Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 10:51 AM ET

  Comcast Corp. rose$. 07 or. 2 percent, to $42.30. Walt Disney Co. rose$. 27 or. 4 percent, to $66.10. Gannett rose$. 03 or. 1 percent, to $21.57.

• White House: Reporters shouldn't be prosecuted Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 8:47 AM ET

  WASHINGTON-- President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First Amendment advocates alarmed by a pair of high-profile federal probes into national security leaks.

• Top 50 Hedge Funds Ditch News Corp. for Boeing Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 5:00 AM ET

  

  The world's largest hedge funds have bolstered their equity holding so far this year, adding more to Boeing than any other stock, according to research firm FactSet.

• Final Glance: Media companies Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 8:50 PM ET

  Comcast Corp. rose$. 71 or 1.7 percent, to $42.23. Walt Disney Co. fell$. 29 or. 4 percent, to $65.83. Gannett fell$. 21 or 1.0 percent, to $21.54.

• Midday Glance: Media companies Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 1:16 PM ET

  Comcast Corp. rose$. 54 or 1.3 percent, to $42.06. Walt Disney Co. fell$. 16 or. 2 percent, to $65.96. Gannett fell$. 14 or. 6 percent, to $21.62.

• Early Glance: Media companies Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 10:36 AM ET

  Comcast Corp. rose$. 29 or. 7 percent, to $41.81. New York Times Co. rose$. 07 or. 7 percent, to $10.09. News Corp. rose$. 07 or. 2 percent, to $33.24.

• Rowland, Rubio joining Cowell's show Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 9:31 AM ET

  NEW YORK-- Simon Cowell has added former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio to the cast of his competition show "The X Factor." They replace Britney Spears and record producer Antonio "L.A." Reid. Fox is a unit of News Corp..

• Gov't presses ahead on another leak case Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 9:14 AM ET

  WASHINGTON-- In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to step into uncharted territory _ by declaring that a journalist is committing a crime in disclosing leaked information.

• Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 12:11 AM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, May 20- Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal.