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NEWS ABOUT: Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch stories: 170 news summaries

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Dow Shareholder Duels Murdoch

May 7, 07 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A powerful shareholder in Dow Jones  is opposing Rupert Murdoch's takeover bid, saying the tabloid publisher would destroy the Wall Street Journal's integrity. James Ottaway Jr. said Murdoch "has for a long time expressed his personal, political and business biases through his newspapers and television channels." More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • James Ottaway Jr. • business • acquisition

Reuters Takeover Rumors Fly

May 5, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reuters is being wooed by a buyer, though the British information service is steadfastly mum on its suitor's identity. The WSJ predicts one of two outcomes: an intra-industry move from Canadian publishing powerhouse Thomson, or a swoop in by private equity, aimed at profiting off the company's steady cash flow. More »

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private equity • Rupert Murdoch • Reuters • Thomson • merger • takeover

Murdoch Muses On Plans for The Journal

“I’m sometimes frustrated by the long stories," would-be owner says

May 4, 07 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rubert Murdoch sometimes finds Wall Street Journal stories a little long. He'd like to see more politics on the editorial page, and to launch a glossy magazine for the Saturday edition. The Aussie tycoon wasn't shy about sharing plans for the paper, should he succeed in buying parent company Dow... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Bancroft family • business • money • finance • News Corp

The Class System at Dow Jones

how class system favors Dow Jones

May 3, 07 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - In rejecting Rupert Murdoch's offer for Dow Jones, the Bancroft family provides a textbook example of the case for—and against—dual class shares for media companies. With their shares carrying ten times the voting power of publicly traded shares, the family has the power to spurn a suitor it... More »

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Wall Street • Rupert Murdoch • Dow Jones • Bancroft • stocks • Sulzberger family

Dow Rejection Won't Deflect Murdoch

Rifts in Bancroft
family fairly beg to
be exploited

May 3, 07 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bancroft family's rejection of Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion offer for Dow Jones set the stage yesterday for a battle with other shareholders and the board of directors—as well as within the family itself. Without the family's controlling votes, the board would likely jump at the offer, a 67%... More »

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stock market • Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Bancroft family • business

(Newser) - Strong factory orders and media-buyout mania helped push the Dow to another record high, closing at 13,211. The index jumped 76 points, riding news of yesterday's News Corp. offer for Dow Jones and Co. and today's Cablevision deal, as well as a better-than-expected March bump in factory orders. More »

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stock market • Rupert Murdoch • NASDAQ • Dow Jones • Cablevision • News Corp

Journal Owners Rebuff Murdoch Offer

Dow Jones turns down News Corp.'s unsolicited buyout bid

May 2, 07 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones, rejected Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion offer for the media giant late yesterday—but their divided response to the unsolicited bid signalled to both News Corp. and other would-be buyers that a different offer might be acceptable. More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Bancroft family • business • News Corp

News Corp. Offers $5B For Dow Jones

Unsolicited bid boosts media stocks, may
spark feeding frenzy

May 1, 07 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has made an unsolicited $5 billion offer to buy Dow Jones & Co., which publishes the Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones publicized the mogul's suit today to an immediate 58% spike in value. Murdoch owns the New York Post and TV giant Fox News. More »

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stock market • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Bancroft family • business

UK About-Face On Sailors Selling Stories

Public outcry leads to ban on further embarrassing interviews

Apr 10, 07 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British Ministry of Defense bowed to public opinion last night and banned further media deals for the sailors and marines released from captivity in Iran. The decision to let the detainees sell their stories had "not reached a satisfactory outcome," the defense secretary said. More »

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Iran • media • Middle East • Rupert Murdoch • Faye Turney • London • Tehran • The Sun • United Kingdom • tabloids • Arthur Batchelor • Britain • hostage

Big Guns Battle Video Sharing With Free TV Shows

Copyright-protected content will be available for free online in new NBC-News Corp. partnernship

Mar 23, 07 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - TV biggies NBC Universal and News Corp. are teaming up to hit YouTube with the full force of their their combined TV content, offered online for free. Starting this summer, AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft's MSN and News Corp. subsidiary MySpace will hope to win over internet users (and the advertising that... More »

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television • Yahoo • Google • Internet • YouTube • AOL • Microsoft • MSN • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • Heroes • 24 • NBC • advertising • intellectual property • consumer • copyright • file sharing • Internet advertising • News Corp

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