This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, use the Reprints tool at the top of any article or visit: www.mbreprints.com.
Layoffs Loom At SF Chron; Freedom Communications To Declare Bankruptcy
September 1, 2009
More media mergers and acquisitions unfold in a summer that's been quietly full of them: Disney buys Marvel Comics for $4 billion, a 30 percent premium on the company's stock price. Most media watchers point to Marvel's sway over boys as one reason Disney was interested. One question: How will this alter Marvel's relationship with Universal Studios, which uses many of the comic book company's characters on its rides?... eBay officially sells most of Skype for $1.9 billion to a group of investors that includes Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, who serves on the auction site's board ...
The How to Pitch series is worth its weight in gold. In just the first month I'd already benefited enough to consider the cost of joining well worth it. -- Gaen Murphree
AvantGuild benefits give you access to:
Premium content, including our How to Pitch Guides, an indispensable tool for freelance writers. view sample >
Savings of up to $35 per class on mediabistro.com courses and seminars.
Insurance discounts for freelancers and small businesses, including medical, dental, auto and home.
Lots of other professional discounts, including ZipCar (a $50 value) and your choice of magazine subscriptions (a $10 value).
The How to Pitch series is worth its weight in gold. In just the first month I'd already benefited enough to consider the cost of joining well worth it.
-- Gaen Murphree
