Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Dow Jones board takes lead on News Corp. talks

(Reuters) - The decision could bring a quicker resolution to negotiations with Murdoch after the Bancroft family developed rifts over whether to accept his offer, a source familiar with the matter said.




Members of the Bancroft family, which controls 64 percent of Dow Jones' voting shares, met Murdoch earlier this month to discuss his unsolicited $60 per share offer for the company.


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