Christmastime is here, happiness and cheer. The lights, the music, the cold weather—even Hollywood will dip into the high 30s next week—and, of course, the wish lists. Recently, someone asked me if there was any big-ticket item I wanted from Santa. As I was mulling it over, considering maybe a top-shelf Scotch or a ski vacation in the Wasatch, news came across the wire that Rupert and Jerry Murdoch had purchased Charles Koch‘s 340,000-acre cattle ranch in Montana, just outside of Yellowstone National Park, to the tune of $200 million. That, I thought to myself. I’ll take that.
And that got me thinking: what might the other titans of the media industry want for themselves? Herewith, three questions (and predictions) for media moves and acquisitions in the new year.
