Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / November 6, 2010, 10:43 am

RED SOX BEAT;Papi gets the short end;Sox balk at longer deal

David Ortiz has made no secret of how badly he wanted a contract extension. The Red Sox did not share that sentiment. Yesterday they exercised the slugging designated hitter's $12.5 million option for 2011, and general manager Theo Epstein all but slammed ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-06T01:21:55Z)

Red Sox quartet ready to test market

D -Day on David Ortiz [ stats ] has come and gone, but a less suspenseful deadline looms tonight. Today is the last day for teams to negotiate with their own free agents before they hit the open market. The Red Sox [ team stats ] have four players about to ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-06T17:21:08Z)

Lotus pushes ahead with Formula One spending

YEONGAM, South Korea -- A new engine deal and construction of a wind tunnel indicates Lotus Racing is not waiting upon the outcome of an ongoing legal dispute before making investments in the future of the Formula One team. Media reports say Lotus has ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-24T13:04:32Z)

French companies win $22.8B in deals with China

French companies will sell uranium, Airbus planes and technology worth euro16 billion ($22.8 billion) to China in deals announced during a pomp-filled visit by the Asian country's president designed to smooth relations between the two nations. As Hu Jintao ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-05T05:12:10Z)

6P: David Ortiz Returning To Red Sox; Ron Washington Signs Texas Deal; Steelers' James ...

The Boston Red Sox looked into signing David Ortiz to a multiyear deal before deciding it wouldn't work out and instead exercised a one-year option, general manager Theo Epstein said on Thursday. The Red Sox exercised the $12.5 million option on their ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-04T21:48:21Z)

Chelsea Handler Lands Put Pilot Deal With NBC

Chelsea Handler may have bombed at the VMAs , but her TV career has never been in better shape. Now the very busy late-night comedienne has landed a put-pilot deal with NBC based on her books, TheWrap has confirmed. The autobiography "Are You There Vodka ... (Source: TheWrap 2010-11-03T22:03:52Z)

Lotus, Renault Confirm Engine Deal For 2011 Formula One Season

The F1 team currently known as Lotus announced on Friday it will be powered by Renault engines in 2011. But a dark cloud has moved above the future identity of the Tony Fernandes-headed outfit, with the press release not mentioning the word 'Lotus' even a ... (Source: PaddockTalk 2010-11-05T14:16:12Z)

MGM files for bankruptcy

NEW YORK — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, distributor of the James Bond and Rocky movies, filed for bankruptcy in Manhattan federal court after rejecting a takeover bid by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and billionaire Carl Icahn. The Los Angeles-based studio ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-11-03T20:59:26Z)

Chelsea Handler: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang Tour

Star of E!'s "Chelsea Lately" and one of the nation's most outrageous and successful female stand-ups, Chelsea Handler brings her fearless, ironic and self-deprecating humor to Milwaukee to promote her latest book, "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang." Tickets are ... (Source: On Milwaukee 2010-11-06T00:10:20Z)

UPDATE 2-MGM favors current Spyglass deal, contacts lenders

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc told creditors that claims of synergies and cost savings outlined in a merger proposal by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp ( LGF.N ) lacked proof, a source familiar with the ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-25T23:54:45Z)

RPT-UPDATE 2-Icahn buys more MGM loans to thwart Spyglass deal

LOS ANGELES, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Billionaire Carl Icahn on Wednesday persisted in his crusade to block a pending deal between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc and Spyglass Entertainment saying he had raised his stake in the studio by purchasing a "substantial ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-28T13:42:44Z)

Lotus statement on Renault deal

Today's announcement by Bernard Rey, President of Renault Sport, of the engine partnership with Renault from the 2011 season and beyond finally confirms one of the most interesting stories of the 2010 Formula One™ season and is a clear sign of the ... (Source: Motorsport.com 2010-11-06T01:43:24Z)

Windstream buying Hosted Solutions for $310M

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Windstream Corp. announced Thursday that it would buy Hosted Solutions LLC for $310 million, using the purchase to broaden its offerings in its business services and broadband segments. The cash deal is subject to regulatory approval ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-04T23:21:25Z)

'Hobbit' money sought as MGM files for bankruptcy

LOS ANGELES—Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., the home of James Bond, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a plan that had the backing of its lenders and put funding of its half of "The Hobbit" back on track. The "prepackaged ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-05T02:34:41Z)

Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to Bell November 12

With the Samsung Galaxy Tab looking to make its US debut on all major carriers coming up, its not a surprise that the Canada release will follow closely after. According to the picture below, the official launch date for the Samsung Galaxy Tab is November ... (Source: ANDROID COMMUNITY.COM 2010-11-06T14:43:39Z)

Taliban threaten to kill followers who seek to reconcile with the Afghan government

KABUL, Afghanistan - Scribbled notes from Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar have surfaced in mosques all over Afghanistan's ethnic Pashtun heartland, threatening death to anyone who takes up a government offer to negotiate for peace, according to a ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-05T13:04:37Z)

Aircraft give lift to $22b deal

President Hu Jintao is welcomed by his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a meeting on Thursday. [Photo/ Xinhua] BEIJING - French and Chinese companies inked deals worth 16 billion euros ($22.8 billion) on ... (Source: China Daily 2010-11-06T06:22:34Z)

Comic Handler mishandles some of her best material

Many comedians have effectively combined sexual uptightness with sexual forthrightness, including Woody Allen, George Carlin and, of course, Lenny Bruce. Friday night at the Milwaukee Theatre, Chelsea Handler didn't come anywhere near those guys, but it ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-11-06T14:43:39Z)

Phone company Windstream strikes $310M deal to acquire NC-based Hosted Solutions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Windstream Corp. announced Thursday that it would buy Hosted Solutions LLC for $310 million, using the purchase to broaden its offerings in its business services and broadband segments. The cash deal is subject to regulatory ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-04T23:14:15Z)

Video review: Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet on Sprint

The first of the US Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" Android tablets are here, and though all 4 major US carriers will offer it, we've gotten our hands on the Sprint version first. Sprint will sell the Tab for $299 with a 2 year data plan contract starting November ... (Source: MobileTechReview 2010-11-06T16:31:01Z)

MGM supports Spyglass deal, sends lenders memo

LOS ANGELES Oct 25 (Reuters) - Indebted studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc is favoring a plan to file for bankruptcy and link up with Spyglass Entertainment over a proposed merger with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp ( LGF.N ), a source familiar with the matter ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-25T16:59:34Z)

Samsung Galaxy Tab to be $400 at T-Mobile

T-Mobile has announced it will offer the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab in its retail stores and online on November 10 for prices starting at $399. The pricing matches that outlined by Sprint when it launches the Galaxy Tab on November 14, and ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-27T17:04:21Z)

Windstream Buys Hosted Solutions for $310M

Broadband Internet specialist Windstream Corp . (WIN) has entered into a definitive agreement with ABRY Partners to acquire managed hosting provider Hosted Solutions in an all-cash transaction valued at $310 million. Windstream said the acquisition of Host ... (Source: Data Center Knowledge 2010-11-04T14:17:23Z)

'Hobbit' At Risk? MGM Files For Bankruptcy

Movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, as part of a complex deal with its lenders that will see the company merge with Spyglass Entertainment. The lenders, who are owed around $4 billion, will get some $2 billion in ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-03T19:33:32Z)

French companies win $22.8bn in deals with China

PARIS: French companies will sell uranium, Airbus planes and technology worth 16 billion euros ($22.8 billion) to China in deals announced Thursday during a pomp-filled visit by the Asian country's president designed to smooth relations between the two ... (Source: Arab News 2010-11-05T21:11:23Z)

WSJ: Hurd may have tipped off Jodie Fisher to EDS buy

IDG News Service - Mark Hurd may have tipped off former contractor Jodie Fisher about Hewlett-Packard's pending $13.9 billion EDS acquisition, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal Friday. Fisher made the allegation in the same letter she sent ... (Source: Computerworld 2010-11-06T00:03:11Z)

Afghan Candidates Say Karzai, Iran Seek to Alter Vote

KABUL—Afghanistan's election authorities are being pressured by President Hamid Karzai and by Iran to alter the preliminary results of September's parliamentary races, adding new controversy to a fraud-marred election, officials and candidates say. In a ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-04T19:32:21Z)

Former HP CEO allegedly leaked deals

HP's recently departed CEO Mark Hurd may have revealed still-secret deals to his accuser Jodie Fisher, a pair of leaks divulged Friday night. In addition to the core claims that Hurd sexually harassed Fisher, a letter from Fisher's attorney alleged that he ... (Source: Electronista 2010-11-06T05:18:08Z)

Afghan Taliban threaten death to all talking peace

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Scribbled notes from Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar have surfaced in mosques all over Afghanistan's ethnic Pashtun heartland, threatening death to anyone who takes up a government offer to negotiate for peace, according to a ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-06T04:28:02Z)

Evening Reading: Did Mark Hurd Blab Deal Secrets to Jodie Fisher?

Is Dell considering going private? Its CFO sat down with CNNMoney and didn't rule it out, though he didn't say it was going happen anytime soon. "This all started when a shareholder asked Michael [Dell] about this, and he said that we're looking ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-05T22:58:45Z)

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