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To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (1349)	7/10/1998 9:16:00 PM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

[DBCCs] CBS.MarketWatch breaks exclusive PSE/CBOE MERGER story. "...In an exclusive story, CBS MarketWatch (http://cbs.marketwatch.com) today broke news that the Pacific Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange were exploring the possibility of a merger. The special report by CBS MarketWatch reporter Brenon Daly said that the exchanges have held at least two conference calls in recent weeks to discuss partnering, and have estimated the initial cost savings at $30 million over the coming two or three years. 'This is precisely the type of story that keeps CBS MarketWatch readers ahead in today's markets,' said Tom Murphy, CBS MarketWatch's managing editor. 'CBS MarketWatch is committed to providing the reliable information that today's investors need to come out on top.' ..." source: &copy 1998 newsalert.com

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (1349)	7/10/1998 9:41:00 PM
From: esecurities(tm)	Respond to of 5102

MSNBCBS? >>Is Aussie Media Mogul Eyeing Data Broadcasting? closing in?... NBC[BS]: The New Bill Channel[s]? "...Simmering under the surface of today's high-technology news are juicy tidbits that lead me to believe Bill Gates will become a media mogul. This will happen when Gates buys a major TV network and turns Microsoft over to Steve Ballmer. There is evidence to support this. Bill has always fancied himself a powerful person, but without the trappings; he doesn't act quite like a mogul. To get the trappings he's decided to make some interesting alliances. The most extreme is with a current media magnate--Australia's richest man, Kerry Packer, whose Nine Network is the largest television network in Australia. (Packer also owns ACP--a publisher whose titles includeCosmopolitan and Woman's Day.) He is much like Gates, an iconoclastic and take-no-prisoners kind of guy. He's also an enemy of Rupert Murdoch, who I believe will eventually butt heads with Gates. According to Reuters, Microsoft and Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. (PBL) have formed a joint venture to provide online news, sports, entertainment, and weather programs as well as financial and retail services. An online service that will incorporate Expedia, MSN, Sidewalk, and other entities will augment the venture. This play in Australia is just a practice round for Bill's bigger move: the eventual purchase of NBC. A number of rumors are circulating in the industry regarding Gates's meetings with General Electric, and these meetings are not about GE adopting Windows NT; insiders say that they're about Gates's buying NBC (which GE owns). In fact, he initiated MSNBC so he could see how well he liked the business and so he could have a possible front for the big play--buying the whole shebang. Since starting MSNBC, Gates has bought WebTV and a billion-dollar share of Comcast, and now all he needs to put himself into the big leagues with the major players is a content factory such as NBC. Needless to say, the recent report of Gates's interest in CBS was clearly a ruse..."[emphasis added] &copy [Sep] 1997 PC MAGAZINE feature article by John Dvorak. 205.181.113.83 ...not so clearly Mr. Dvorak...but clearly? a ruse/preemptive strike...CBS still could figure prominently in Gates' New Bill Channel[s]...