Time Inc. has four options: Sell itself, sell some magazines, take a private investment... or do nothing at all. It's decision time for the iconic magazine publisher, whose board is evaluating bids this week. Time's digital advertising growth is promising, but shareholders may be hoping for a sale, says Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Tara Lachapelle and Americas telecommunications and media industry Team Leader Crayton Harrison.

<p>Time Inc. has four options: Sell itself, sell some magazines, take a private investment... or do nothing at all. It's decision time for the iconic magazine publisher, whose board is evaluating bids this week. Time's digital advertising growth is promising, but shareholders may be hoping for a sale, says Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Tara Lachapelle and Americas telecommunications and media industry Team Leader Crayton Harrison.</p>

Bloomberg M&A reporters, joined by outside experts and members of Bloomberg's Deals team, examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street. He'll talk to reporters who broke Bloomberg's major scoops and interview investors, executives, lawyers and bankers for an inside peek into what's going on inside corporate boardrooms and what it's like working with the world's largest companies and richest people.

Bloomberg M&A reporter Alex Sherman examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street.

Deal of the Week

Time’s Up at Time Inc. as Board Ponders Bids

Time's Up at Time Inc. as Board Ponders Bids

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