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Rupert Murdoch
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Analysis: Will ITV get its way on UK retransmission fees?
ITV says the wider industry will back its aggressive to push to get the UK’s…
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Bewkes sidesteps Fox questions
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes neatly sidestepped questions about why he walked away from a…
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Murdoch drops $80bn Time Warner bid
21st Century Fox has dropped its bid for Time Warner, citing the negative impact it…
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Sky confirms ‘Sky Europe’ merger
UK satcaster BSkyB has confirmed its takeover of European pay TV sister companies Sky Deutschland…
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Analysts predict Fox/Time Warner ‘bloodbath’
Analysts have warned of a “bloodbath” and rising pay TV costs for US consumers should…
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James Murdoch to keynote MIPCOM
21st Century Fox’s co-COO James Murdoch will deliver a keynote at MIPCOM in October. Murdoch,…
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Fox, Apollo plan Endemol, Shine, Core merger
21st Century Fox plans to create a joint venture with fund manager Apollo Global Management…
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Talks underway to create ‘Sky Europe’ pay TV giant
BSkyB has confirmed it is in preliminary talks about acquiring 21st Century Fox’s 57% stake…
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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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Discovery, BSkyB could make joint Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
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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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21st Century Fox sells Star China TV stake
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has sold its entire 47% stake in Star China TV…
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Analysts expect 21st Century Fox acquisitions
Financial analysts are tipping 21st Century Fox to use its strong financial position to make…
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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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Senior News Corp exec to retire
News Corp’s CFO David DaVoe is to step down from his position following shareholder approval…
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News Corp shareholders approve split
News Corp’s shareholders have approved the division of the company into separate media and publishing…
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News Corp settles with shareholders
News Corp has settled a legal case with a shareholder group that were unhappy with…
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News Corp ents biz named 21st Century Fox
The entertainment and media arm of News Corp will be called 21st Century Fox. The…
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Liberty boss says Murdochs approve of Virgin deal, dismisses Netflix threat
Rupert and James Murdoch both approve of Liberty Global’s takeover of Virgin Media and understand…
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Hulu CEO Kilar to leave this quarter
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and chief technologyofficer Rich Tom are to leave the US online…
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Screen Australia backs raft of TV drama
Screen Australia is investing A$11.4 million in a raft of new TV series and features….