Building an Aviation, Media, Sporting and Finance Behemoth

Tune Group Co-Founder Dato' Kamarudin Meranun discusses: - MAS - AIRASIA share swap; - Merger talks not being new - Khazanah's involvement; - Firefly - AA - competition - East Malaysia flights; - TS Tajudin Ramli - global out-of-court settlement issue; - Challenges: entrenched unions - 42 in total; - The 'dinosaurs' within MAS - staff culling;- Whether this means more expensive E Malaysia flights - Anti-Competition Commission; - Outright merger between MAS-AirAsia -- ingredients needed; - Political challenges of an outright MAS-AA merger; - Sapphire: whether still on cards; - Future of Firefly - room for premium short haul;- AJ (Ahmad Jauhari) and Danny (Rashdan) Yusoff - MAS management team - airline skills; - Tune Hotels - progress with opening plan; - Business plan - own land - Lease - Hotel managers; - Financials - profitability; - IPO - Details; - TUNE SPORTS - FORMULA ONE - Lotus name rights dispute; - Appeal process - Status;- Revenue potential;- Results expectations;- TUNE SPORTS - FOOTBALL - QPR- Reasons for purchase;- Reasons for Ecclestone's and Briatore's departures;- Opportunities with Lakshmi Mittal;- Synergies with Tony;- Some business plans being studied;- Criteria for qualification. Video streaming by Ustream   "Dato's Kamarudin Meranun, Tune Group Co-Founder talks about a social media platform idea that they have" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.