News Corp.

Murdoch Says No More Newspapers

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:59:06 -0700

Murdoch Says U.S. TV Advertising Good; Eyes Asia

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:24:29 -0700

News Corp. to Launch TV Channels in India

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:26:55 -0700

Wall Street Journal Stabs at Net Neutrality

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:36:00 -0700

'Scarcity' Key to Online Advertising, News Corp. Exec Says

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:24:34 -0700

Wall Street Journal to Axe 50 Journalist Posts

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:50:02 -0700

The Daily News and The Post Talk Business

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:01:41 -0700

News Corp. Won't Sell Ottaway Newspapers, Says Mass. Publisher

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:26:47 -0700

In a meeting with members of her staff Tuesday afternoon, Marianne Stanton, editor and publisher of the Inquirer and Mirror of Nantucket, Mass., announced that the paper's parent company, Ottaway Newspapers, had been taken off the market by News Corp.

Murdoch Taps Thomson as Top Editor of Wall Street Journal

Stevie Converse — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:00:50 -0700

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch named Wall Street Journal Publisher Robert Thomson as the paper's new managing editor, succeeding Marcus Brauchli, who left under pressure last month.

Feud Fuels Bill O'Reilly's Blasts at GE

Stevie Converse — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:17:12 -0700

Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News star, is mounting an extraordinary televised assault on the chief executive of General Electric, calling him a "pinhead" and a "despicable human being" who bears responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq.

New Vision for Newsday

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:45:35 -0700

Having clinched a deal for Newsday, Cablevision Systems Corp.'s challenge now is to ensure that the $650 million it will shell out for the newspaper will be worth it.

Tribune to Sell Newsday to Cablevision

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:38:31 -0700

Tribune Co. today announced an agreement to sell Long Island newspaper Newsday to Cablevision Systems Corp. for $650 million.

Cablevision Enlarges News Push with Newsday Buy

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:01:27 -0700

MSO Cablevision Systems doubled up its news footprint on Long Island in suburban New York by firming a $650 million definitive agreement Monday to buy a 97% stake in local daily newspaper Newsday.

News Corp. Unexpectedly Drops Bid for Newsday

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:46:06 -0700

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Saturday dropped its $580 million bid for Tribune Co's Newsday newspaper, just days after Murdoch said a deal was imminent, leaving cable television operator Cablevision as the likely winner of the Long Island daily.

News Corp. Withdraws Bid to Buy Newsday

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:52:08 -0700

News Corp., the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, has withdrawn its bid to purchase the Long Island daily paper Newsday, a News Corp. spokeswoman said Saturday.

The decision to revoke the offer came just days after Murdoch confidently predicted he would clinch a deal to buy the newspaper within a week.

Sources Say Cablevision's Newsday Bid Taken Seriously

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:36:12 -0700

A day after News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch spoke confidently that he would end up buying Newsday, sources familiar with the negotiations in Chicago said last week's higher bid from Cablevision Systems Corp. is being seriously considered.

Paper Shredder

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:05:16 -0700

Shortly after nine in the morning on April 28, about two dozen reporters and editors in The Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau assembled for the weekly staff meeting led by the D.C. bureau chief, John Bussey.

Murdoch Confident He'll Land Newsday

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:16:44 -0700

Although his company is reported to be holding tight to its $580 million offer for Newsday despite apparently being outbid, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch believes he ultimately will wind up with Tribune Co.'s Long Island, N.Y., newspaper.

As News Corp. Posts Wide Gains, Murdoch Keeps His Sights on Newsday

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:37:44 -0700

In the News Corporation’s earnings conference call on Wednesday, Rupert Murdoch voiced skepticism that Cablevision can succeed in its bid for Newsday, which is now at the center of a tussle among three New York moguls, even as he vowed not to get into a bidding war for the newspaper.

News Corp. Profit Up Sharply

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:11:40 -0700

News Corp. posted a strong profit increase for its fiscal third quarter as a big gain on an asset swap and higher results from its television unit offset a decline in the company's film segment.