The water cooler seems to have switched over to the red tap this week as someone in the industry who actually really knows things was able to confirm to me in fairly certain terms that Sky actually has indeed purchased Drowned In Sound.
The rumoured intent, the actual scope and particulars of which one can only imagine, is turn it into an ILX-style "Drowned in Wine", Drowned in Sex, Drowned in Food kind of a thing.
The absence of any sort of denial coming from the DI£ top does appear to be a bit telling.
Now would be the time to put in your requests for new "Drowned In.." forums! Look for "Drowned in Christianity" in 2008!
― Saxby D. Elder, Friday, 7 December 2007 15:28 (seventeen years ago)
DROWNED IN WRITING THAT ISN'T SHIT
― That mong guy that's shit, Friday, 7 December 2007 15:30 (seventeen years ago)
as mentioned/posted a while ago : Billboard and Drowned In Sound have been redesigned this last week:
― mark e, Friday, 7 December 2007 16:04 (seventeen years ago)
-- That mong guy that's shit, Friday, 7 December 2007 15:30 (37 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
Someone's not getting a "I think this dude I know could be really good for us" recommendation.
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 7 December 2007 16:07 (seventeen years ago)
*raises eyebrow*
― Just got offed, Friday, 7 December 2007 16:15 (seventeen years ago)
peado
― Free Peace Sweet!, Friday, 7 December 2007 16:19 (seventeen years ago)
as mentioned/posted a while ago : Billboard and Drowned In Sound have been redesigned this last week
Sorry, I did do a search first, but didn't read all the way down to the end on that one as that thread appeared to be off this topic.
More fun to give it its own thread anyway...
― Saxby D. Elder, Friday, 7 December 2007 16:36 (seventeen years ago)
fear not. i aint fussed, was quite surprised no-one else picked up on this at the time however.
― mark e, Friday, 7 December 2007 16:57 (seventeen years ago)
Melting Candle to buy his daughter's production company
Elisabeth Murdoch is reportedly set to net about £370 million ($585 million) through the sale of her television production business to her father Rupert's company, News Corporation.London's Evening Standard reported a source had said that News Corp had reached an "agreement in principle" to purchase Shine, one of the largest independent production companies in Britain, for about £700 million ($1.1 billion).
London's Evening Standard reported a source had said that News Corp had reached an "agreement in principle" to purchase Shine, one of the largest independent production companies in Britain, for about £700 million ($1.1 billion).
― Most women do not like atheism.(8)(9)(10) (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 23:25 (fourteen years ago)
Really there needs to be a ready-reference Murdoch Warning thread (i.e. 'News Ltd has bought this product and/or service, do not give it your money').
― Most women do not like atheism.(8)(9)(10) (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 23:27 (fourteen years ago)