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WSJ Plans Micro-Payments for Web Access

News Corp. paper
will charge for individual articles

May 11, 09 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal will introduce a system of micro-payments for access to articles on its website, becoming the first newspaper to charge readers for individual stories. The service will target casual users unlikely to pay more than $100 for an annual online subscription, editor-in-chief Robert Thomson told the Financial ... More »

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Murdoch: I'll Charge for News Sites Within Year

New York Post, London Times may join Journal behind pay wall

May 7, 09 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you think you can get your newspaper online for free, you can just think again, says News Corp honcho Rupert Murdoch, who plans to charge for access to his papers' websites "within the next 12 months" in an attempt to fix a "malfunctioning" business model. Murdoch... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • New York Post • News Corp • newspaper industry • free news • Times of London

(Newser) - Amazon is set to introduce a tabloid-sized version of the Kindle tailored to display newspapers—just one of many e-readers in the pipe that just might toss a life-preserver to print journalism, the New York Times reports. In fact, Engadget expects the new Kindle to debut Wednesday at a... More »

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technology • media • E Ink • Kindle • News Corp • Amazon • newspaper industry • Hearst • e-readers • Plastic Logic

Disney to Buy Hulu Stake, Upload ABC Shows

Lost, Grey's Anatomy to join Hulu roster

Apr 30, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Disney and Hulu have a deal to allow the web-video site to show episodes from ABC properties, the Wall Street Journal reports. Disney’s approximately 30% stake in Hulu will be comparable to that of NBC and News Corp, which bankrolled the site initially. Disney said popular shows like Lost... More »

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(Newser) - News Corp. has hired former Facebook executive Owen Van Natta to run MySpace, the Wall Street Journal reports. The expected move may be announced as early as today. The hiring comes fast for MySpace, which announced Wednesday that current CEO Chris DeWolfe was stepping down, along with fellow co-founder... More »

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social networking • MySpace • CEO • Facebook • News Corp • Owen Van Natta

 MySpace Founders Leaving 
 in News Corp Shakeup 

CEO leaving, will be replaced by former Facebook exec

Apr 22, 09 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Big changes afoot at MySpace: Co-founder Chris DeWolfe is stepping down as CEO and fellow co-founder Tom Anderson is in talks with owner News Corp to end his run as president. MySpace has lost much of its mojo in recent years to Facebook, and it looks like  DeWolfe will be... More »

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social networking • MySpace • Facebook • News Corp

(Newser) - Content aggregators like Google—and yes, the humble site you’re reading now—are “parasites or tech tapeworms in the intestines of the Internet,” Robert Thomson, editor of the Wall Street Journal, told fellow News Corp. paper the Australian last week. He warned that the “... More »

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Google • Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • online newspapers • News Corp • Robert Thomson • aggregator

Murdoch: Papers Need to Charge for Web Access

Journal subscription plan 'not a gold mine, but it's not bad'

Apr 3, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The New York Times ought to be charging people to read its content, and so should every other newspaper that wants to survive, Rupert Murdoch said today. “People reading news for free on the Web, that’s got to change,” the News Corp chief said at a Washington... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • New York Times • Wall Street Journal • online newspapers • News Corp

For Its 1st Birthday, Hulu Gets Social Networking

Video site also vows to add more content

Mar 12, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - To mark its first anniversary, Hulu is launching friends lists, most popular rankings, and more content—including show archives and classic cartoons and movies, CNET reports. But staying innovative isn't easy for a new media outlet with old media bosses. The website, which is owned by NBC and News Corp.... More »

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social networking • Internet • NBC Universal • online videos • Hulu • News Corp • streaming video

 Murdoch: I'm Not Cowed by Recession, Chernin Exit

MySpace co-founder denies rumors he's considering jumping ship

Feb 25, 09 4:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch is touting his own "contrarian" tendencies as what will see News Corp. through the current recession and the implosion of the print media business. “In the past, we have met downturns with vigor, often departing from the herd. We have emerged much stronger," he said... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • Tom Anderson • News Corp • Peter Chernin

 Murdoch Sorry for Cartoon 

Says it was only intended to mock stimulus

Feb 24, 09 8:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch eats some crow today, with a short statement in the New York Post apologizing for the now-infamous chimpanzee cartoon. “I have spoken to a number of people and I now better understand the hurt this cartoon has caused,” Murdoch writes. “The only intent of that... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • New York Post • race relations • racism • editorial cartoons • chimpanzees • News Corp

News Corp Prez Chernin to Quit in Summer

Murdoch bids adieu to top exec who ran Fox film and television

Feb 23, 09 7:31 PM CST
(Newser) - News Corp. President and COO Peter Chernin is parting ways with Rupert Murdoch when his contract runs out in June, the Wall Street Journal reports. The departure comes as the company's stock has plunged more than two thirds over the past year and the media business is in tatters. Chernin,... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • News Corp • Peter Chernin

NAACP Demands Firing of Post Cartoonist

Controversy continues as NAACP threatens News Corp. boycott

Feb 22, 09 6:30 AM CST
(Newser) - NAACP leaders demanded the firing of the artist and editor responsible for the New York Post's controversial cartoon, reports CNN. Black leaders say the image draws on historically racist imagery by comparing President Obama to a chimpanzee. The NAACP has threatened boycotts of the Post and other News Corp. affiliates... More »

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Barack Obama • New York Post • editorial cartoons • chimpanzees • NAACP • News Corp

Analysis

Cramer Is Fun, Informative, and Mostly Wrong


Feb 7, 09 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - With Wall Street in shambles, Jim Cramer’s ratings are higher than ever—which is fine as long as you ignore his stock picks, Bill Alpert writes in Barron’s. Cramer doles out thousands of buy/sell recommendations a year that consistently underperform the market. Alpert examined Cramer’s record... More »

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ANALYSIS

Hulu Solves Online Video Puzzle, Cashes In

Site has settled many questions of what works in online video

Feb 6, 09 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - YouTube established online video as a phenomenon almost instantly. But its user-generated content and lack of quality control made advertisers reluctant to embrace it. How then, to monetize online video? Do users want to stream or download, view through web browsers or special applications? Hulu, the video site run by... More »

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television • Internet • NBC • online videos • Hulu • Internet advertising • News Corp

 News Corp. Posts $6.4B Loss 


Feb 5, 09 5:23 PM CST
(AP) - News Corp., the global media giant controlled by Rupert Murdoch, said today it lost $6.4 billion in its most recent quarter because of a massive write-down in the value of its assets. The company, which owns the Wall Street Journal and Fox, also forecast a 30% drop in operating... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • earnings reports • recession • Fox News • News Corp • economic downturn

 Hollywood Reeling 
 From DVD Slump 

Disappearing profits threaten movies, star deals

Jan 16, 09 6:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood studios are faced with huge losses because of a 21% slump in DVD sales and the fallout from the crisis on Wall Street, reports the Financial Times. Studio heads have been forced to cut back on the number of new movies in production and are preparing to trim the... More »

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Hollywood • Viacom • Steven Spielberg • NBC Universal • DVD • Sony • Paramount • studios • News Corp • Blu-ray • recession depression

Idol Ratings
Slip, but Still Strong at 30M

Smallest audience
since '04 as Fox
sees 10% dip

Jan 14, 09 5:01 PM CST
(Newser) - American Idol’s eighth-season opener drew 10% fewer viewers than the previous installment’s premiere, Bloomberg reports. But with 30 million viewers, it still tripled the ratings of nearest rival CBS among viewers aged 18-49. Idol, Fox’s highest-rated show, raised $750 million in ad revenue last year. The judges... More »

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reality TV • American Idol • CBS • Nielsen Ratings • Fox • TV ratings • News Corp • advertising sales

OPINION

Black Berates Newser Founder From Jail

News mogul attacks biography's depiction
of rival Murdoch

Dec 17, 08 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Convicted felon Conrad Black has skipped time in the exercise yard to pen a review from prison of the new biography of his old rival Rupert Murdoch. Black complains that biographer Michael Wolff is at once too deferential and takes "extreme psychological liberties" in The Man Who Owns the ... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Conrad Black • biography • book • News Corp • Michael Wolff • Daily Beast

 One Year On: 
 Murdoch Dances, 
 News Corp Mourns 

Purchase of Dow Jones came at worst possible time

Dec 16, 08 7:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Those hesitant Bancrofts who sold the Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch last year have something to smile about this Christmas. Murdoch may be delighted with his new toy, but News Corp.'s share price has plunged 61%, farther than even perennial underperformer Time Warner. One year after its acquisition... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • American media • News Corp • newspaper industry

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