Murdoch quits as News International director (Lead)
July 22nd, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as a director of News International, the group that owns The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun, in ... Read more...
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News Corp to be split into two companies
June 28th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation will be split into two companies for its newspaper business and entertainment operations, it was reported here.News Corp's board voted unanimously to ... Read more...
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Journalists trained on safety in hostile areas
June 18th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) Around 50 journalists from 30 countries Monday attended a training programme in Beijing on the safety of reporters working in hostile conditions like war, conflicts, plague ... Read more...
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Murdoch not fit to lead News Corp: British MPs
May 1st, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) Media mogul Rupert Murdoch was not fit to "exercise the stewardship" of a major international company like News Corp, British MPs have said.Parliament's culture committee questioned ... Read more...
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Phone hacking cases against News Corp to be filed in US courts
April 12th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 12 (IANS) Law suits will be filed in US courts over alleged phone hacking by media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. One case is reportedly linked to ... Read more...
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Sun defence editor arrested
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
London, March 1 (IANS) The defence editor of Britain's The Sun newspaper was arrested over allegations of corrupt payments made to public officials. She was later released on bail, the ... Read more...
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James Murdoch resigns as News International chairman
February 29th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 29 (IANS) James Murdoch has stepped down as chairman of News International, the company announced Wednesday.The 39-year-old son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch relinquished his newspaper position to ... Read more...
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Murdoch to launch Sun on Sunday next week
February 20th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch will unveil the first issue of Sun on Sunday next week, The Telegraph reported.The widely-anticipated Sunday version of The Sun will ... Read more...
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Arrested Sun journalists can return to work
February 17th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 17 (IANS) News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch has said that suspensions had been lifted on Sun newspaper employees arrested over allegations of payments to police officers, The Telegraph ... Read more...
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British journalists arrested for bribery
January 29th, 2012 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 29 (IANS) Four former or current journalists of a British newspaper have been arrested on charges of bribing police.A 29-year-old police officer was also arrested at the London ... Read more...
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British police warned against relationship with journalists
January 5th, 2012 - 3:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A new report on ethical standards of British police officers warns them against "flirting" and having "secret conversations" with journalists.The report titled "The ethical issues ... Read more...
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Fake account of Murdoch’s wife Wendi Deng fools Twitter
January 4th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- An account on the social networking website Twitter which claimed to be Wendi Deng Murdoch, the wife of News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, was revealed to ... Read more...
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Saudi prince buys into Twitter
December 19th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Saudi billionaire prince Alwaleed bin Talal has invested $300 million in the microblogging company Twitter, becoming its latest major investor.Alwaleed, the nephew of Saudi Arabian ... Read more...
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James Murdoch quits boards of Sun, Times
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) Murdoch media empire heir James Murdoch resigned Wednesday from the boards of News International's two newspaper companies -- The Sun and The Times.Murdoch is no longer ... Read more...
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British MPs to get beefed up security after foam-fiasco
October 18th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 18 (IANS) A new security chief is likely to be appointed to oversee the protection of the Parliament following the "chaos" caused by a foam pie assault on ... Read more...
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Wendi wins Chinese bloggers’ hearts, fending Murdoch
July 20th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) Media baron Rupert Murdoch's wife Wendi Deng has won many admirers among Chinese netizens after she slapped down the man who was throwing foam pie ... Read more...
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Every fifth London police PR person worked for Murdoch
July 20th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) Almost one in five members of the Metropolitan Police's public relations team is a former News International (NI) employee, the Daily Express reported Wednesday.According to Met ... Read more...
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UK: Rupert Murdoch attacker charges, released on bail
July 20th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A protester who attempted to throw a paper plate of shaving foam into the face of News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch has been released on bail, Scotland Yard ... Read more...
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‘Humbled’ Murdoch denies responsibility for phone hacking (Lead)
July 20th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) Media baron Rupert Murdoch, who appeared Tuesday at an hearing by a British parliamentary committee over the phone hacking scandal, said that he could not be ... Read more...
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Murdoch attacked during British parliamentary hearing (Lead)
July 19th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) An unidentified man tried to attack News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch during a parliamentary committee hearing Tuesday on the phone hacking scandal, forcing a 10-minute halt ... Read more...
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Murdoch attacked in British parliament
July 19th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An unidentified man tried to attack News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch during a parliamentary committee hearing Tuesday on the phone hacking scandal.A Twitter posting said ... Read more...
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Murdoch says he’s humbled by MPs’ probe
July 19th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) Media mogul Rupert Murdoch Tuesday said his appearance before MPs to answer questions over phone-hacking episode was the "most humble day of his life".This was the ... Read more...
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News International CEO Rebekah Brooks quits (Lead)
July 15th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) Rebekah Brooks, the embattled chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper operations, resigned Friday following days of mounting political pressure over a phone-hacking scandal.Announcing her ... Read more...
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Murdoch may shut down all British newspapers: Report
July 14th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 14 (IANS) Rupert Murdoch is reportedly considering the option of dispensing with the News International, the group that owns his British newspapers - The Sun, The Times and ... Read more...
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Those involved in phone hacking must be prosecuted: Cameron
July 13th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday told parliament a "firestorm" was engulfing parts of the media and police, and those who had committed the phone ... Read more...
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News Corp sells MySpace for $35 mn
June 30th, 2011 - 6:17 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 30 (IANS/EFE) Media conglomerate News Corporation has sold MySpace to online advertising network Specific Media in a deal valued at $35 million, the Los Angeles Times ... Read more...
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Ecclestone again insists F1 is not for sale
May 4th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4(ANI): Bernie Ecclestone has reiterated that Formula One is not for sale in the wake of further speculation that multi-billionaire tycoon Rupert Murdoch's media group, News Corporation, is planning a ... Read more...
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Murdoch, Exor considering joint bid to buy F1
May 4th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4(ANI): Multi-billionaire tycoon Rupert Murdoch's media group, News Corporation, and an Italian-based industrial holding company controlled by the Agnelli family, Exor, have said that they are planning a joint bid ... Read more...
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Ecclestone rules out any chance of successful Murdoch F1 bid
April 30th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30(ANI): Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has said that multi-billionaire tycoon Rupert Murdoch's media group, News Corporation, would effectively be blocked from buying his racing series due to an agreement ... Read more...
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Ecclestone denies News Corp’s F1 takeover bid
April 20th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 20(ANI): Bernie Ecclestone has insisted that Formula One is not for sale in the wake of reports that multi-billionaire tycoon Rupert Murdoch's media group, News Corporation, might be preparing a ... Read more...
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Ponting faces Aussie media ire
March 25th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 25 (IANS) With reigning champions Australia making a premature exit from the Cricket World Cup after their comprehensive defeat to hosts India, the debate is raging in the ... Read more...
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‘The Daily’, a newspaper for iPad
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 3 (IANS) Media baron Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation Thursday launched a next generation digital newspaper for iPad tablet computer, beginning a new era in the rapidly-advancing mass communication system.Murdoch unveiled ... Read more...
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News Corp unveils first iPad daily news
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corporation on Wednesday unveiled the first national daily news publication for iPad.The Daily is the first news publication created exclusively ... Read more...
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Assange says WikiLeaks has “insurance files” ready to nail Murdoch
January 13th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 13(ANI): Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks website, has said that the whistle-blower website possesses classified documents which can expose Australian-born American media magnate Rupert Murdoch and his company ... Read more...
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Murdoch waits for Ofcom report on BSkyB deal
December 31st, 2010 - 10:49 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 31 (ANI): Media baron Rupert Murdoch and his News Corporation are reported to be waiting anxiously for media regulator Ofcom to rule on whether his proposed eight billion pound buyout ... Read more...
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