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Barry Diller Is Open To Selling Off Ask.com
businessinsider.com - 29 days ago
Barry Diller Is Open To Selling Off Ask.com
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What's next for Interactive Corp. (IACI)? More Daily Beast and less Ask.com, says Barry Diller. On today's earnings call, Barry Diller indicated to investors that he's willing to part ways with Ask.com: Read the rest of this story » See Also: Barry Diller: The Web Won't Be Free ...
reuters.com - 29 days ago
Diller eyes deal making with possible Ask.com sale
— reuters.com — * Q3 EPS $0.16 vs Wall St view $0.13 * Q3 rev down 9 pct due to... weaker ad sales * Shares up 1 percent. * Open to consolidation in search business (Adds analyst comments, CEO comments, new first sentence) By Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - ... (more) Diller eyes deal making with possible Ask.com sale

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Barry Diller willing to sell Ask.com (IACI)
D' Technology Weblog — Barry Diller, CEO of IAC, the parent company of Ask.com, said that he's willing to part ways with Ask.com: Reuters: "We've been asked a lot whether we're open to consolidating transactions in the area of search. The answer is yes," Diller said. "And, it is unlikely that we would be the consolidator." The media and advertising portion of business, which’s home to Ask.com, had an 11% drop in revenue to $172.3 million from $193.3 million. It's rather evident Ask.com isn't going to win the ...

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