It is reported that Rupert Murdoch will set forth a number of plans he has for Dow Jones & Co., which bid he made for the company was accepted last week.
Murdoch has already made a number of statements and insinuations about what he's thinking, but it will be educational to spontaneously hear from him about his plans.
In the upcoming conference call with analysts on Wednesday concerning News Corp.'s quarterly earnings, Murdoch will open it up to questions concerning the acquisition.
With an entire array of competitors concerned about which direction he'll take News Corp. (NWS-A) and the newly acquired Dow Jones as it relates to their specific market, I'm sure they'll be listening for any information they can use that comes out of the discussion.
Personally I'm not sure we'll really hear anything new, as it's obvious the content will be integrated into the existing channels of the company. And his thoughts concerning the Wall Street Journal have already been hinted at in potentially adding several pages of general news to the paper, among other things.
He has also toyed with the idea of making the Journal's online site ad-supported rather than subscription-based, but that's not a for sure thing.
There will be more things coming out of the discussion I'm sure, but I don't see it getting too far off what has already been implied by Murdoch.
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