Media Digest 11/6/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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According to Reuters, Google (GOOG) launched a new mobile phone initiative with a number of handset makers and cellular carriers.

Reuters writes that an analysts covering the financial industry expects more write-dwons on mortgage related securites when Q4 earnings are announced.

Reuters writes that Sony’s (SNE) US consumer electronics chief see strong holiday sales of TVs and cameras.

Reuters writes that Sun (JAVA) reported revenue that missed Wall St. estimates.

The Wall Street Journal reports that investment banks plan to sell $10 billion in Chrysler bonds, a potential comeback for LBO debt.

The Wall Street Journal reports that striking Hollywood writers want a bigger piece of digital revenue while consumers expect costs of online content to drop.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Countrywide (CFC) extended stock options expiration dates for eight executives.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Time Warner’s (TWX) new CEO is open to restructuring that could change the face of the company.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the FCC sent detailed questionnaires to XM (XMSR) and Sirius (SIRI) seeking more data as it examines a merger of the companies.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Beazer’s (BZH) problems are getting worse due to write-offs and costs.

The New York Times writes that Ford (F) indicated it would have to cut more costs if sales did not improve.

Barron’s writes that an increase in the price of Alibaba shares could drive the stock in one of its owners, Yahoo! (YHOO) up.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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About the Author Douglas A. McIntyre →

Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

His work has been quoted or mentioned in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Time, The New Yorker, HuffPost USA Today, Business Insider, Yahoo, AOL, MarketWatch, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Guardian and many other major publications. McIntyre has been a guest on CNBC, the BBC and television and radio stations across the country.

A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

TheStreet.com, Comps.com and Edgar Online are some of the public companies for which McIntyre served on the board of directors. He was a Vicinity Corporation board member when the company was sold to Microsoft in 2002. He served on the audit committees of some of these companies.

McIntyre has been the CEO of FutureSource, a provider of trading terminals and news to commodities and futures traders. He was president of Switchboard, the online phone directory company. He served as chairman and CEO of On2 Technologies, the video compression company that provided video compression software for Adobe’s Flash. Google bought On2 in 2009.

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