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Rupert Murdoch to step down as chairman at Fox & News Corp, with son Lachlan succeed
Fox Corporation and News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch is to step down from his roles…
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Rupert Murdoch shelves proposed Fox Corp & News Corp merger
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has shelved a proposal to merge Fox Corp and News Corp,…
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Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp & News Corp explore potential merger
Rupert Murdoch has started proceedings that could see Fox Corp and News Corp join forces,…
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Foxtel names new CEO ahead of merger
Fox Sport Australia’s CEO, Patrick Delany, will become chief to the newly merged Foxtel and…
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Foxtel merging with Fox Sports in Australia
Australia’s leading pay TV platform, Foxtel, is merging with its News Corp cousin Fox Sports…
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Presto closure costs Foxtel $21m
Folding SVOD service Presto into Foxtel’s existing subscription on-demand service has cost the Australian pay…
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Report: Seven to exit SVOD joint venture
Seven West Media is set to pull out of its joint venture subscription video-on-demand platform…
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Freudenstein exits Foxtel
Rumours Richard Freudenstein would leave his post as CEO of Australian pay TV giant Foxtel…
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Presto, Telstra get new chiefs
Australian telco Telstra has hired a new boss for its media content arm, while Foxtel-affiliated…
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Telstra ‘weighing Foxtel stake sale’
Australian telco Telstra is reportedly considering selling its 50% stake in local pay TV market…
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Foxtel names channel chief
Australian pay TV group has named a new channels chief in the shape of ex-group…
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Ten worries eased as Foxtel buys 15% stake
Network Ten’s long search for a new financial investor led to Australian pay TV operator…
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Foxtel service adds TV series as Netflix approaches
Foxtel’s subscription-on-demand service, Presto, will add television series for the first time, as the platform…
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Turner lines up $590m Ten offer
Time Warner is set to make an offer worth A$680 million (US$590 million) through its…
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David Ellender hires for new prodco
David Ellender has recruited Quan Phung who will join Slingshot Global Media, the former FremantleMedia…
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James, Lachlan Murdoch land key Fox roles
Rupert Murdoch has handed his sons Lachlan and James key new roles within his entertainment…
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21st Century Fox to delist in Oz
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox is delisting shares from the Australia Stock Exchange after regulators…
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Viewpoint, Gary Lico: Guess what? Everyone was right
Sorry for the old school rant here, but everything industry pundits said would happen a…
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News Corp gets huge rebate
Foxtel co-owner News Corp has received a massive tax rebate from Australian authorities amounting to…
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3D takes a hit as Foxtel closes dedicated channel
A “worldwide lack” of content is behind the closure of Australian pay TV platform Foxtel’s…
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Sky programming costs hit £2.5bn
BSkyB’s yearly programming costs have hit £2.5 billion (US$3.9 billion), as the UK satcaster’s British…
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Mike Darnell lands top Warner Bros. unscripted role
Former Fox reality guru Mike Darnell has joined Warner Bros. in a wide-ranging role that…
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Shine America poaches legal boss from NBCU
Shine America’s expansion has continued with the hire of Jeffrey Schneider who has taken the…
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Former News Corp digital boss joins Maker Studios investor
Jon Miller, News Corp’s former chief digital officer, has resurfaced as a partner at Advancit…
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Fox realigns domestic syndie arm
21st Century Fox has moved to bring its syndication arm Twentieth Television under the umbrella…
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Netflix inks exclusive comedy content deal with Fox
Netflix has inked a deal with Fox for Zooey Deschanel comedy series New Girl. The…
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News Corp completes split
News Corp’s entertainment and publishing arms begin trading under separate companies today following the completion…
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Haslingden tunes up a new super indie
Until September last year, David Haslingden was Fox’s top channels executive, running its US and…
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Sky Living announces new pilots in drama drive
Sky Living HD has ordered two new pilots and announced big name cast additions for…
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Crime being replaced by Fox channel in Norway
Fox International Channels is replacing its Fox Crime channel with the core Fox service in…