PBL was off 15c to $9.53 ($9.52-$9.61) amid some press speculation that it is sniffing Village Roadshow’s 57% controlling interest in Austereo. The suggestion is that the Kirby family needs cash pronto but Austereo shares were off 3c to $1.67 ($1.65-$1.70). Village was up 2c to $1.32 ($1.30-$1.33).