Laura Hazard Owen
Feb 2, 2012 3:03 PM
News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) has appointed Lex Fenwick as the CEO of Dow Jones & Company, filling the position left open following Les Hinton’s resignation in July.
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Amanda Natividad
Aug 10, 2011 8:45 PM
Some in the media expected the first News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) earnings call after July’s explosive hacking scandal—and the closure of “News of the World”—to focus on just that. Analysts had different ideas—then the media got a very limited turn at bat. Some of the best fun was watching the…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jul 13, 2011 9:28 AM
Rather that postpone what was heading towards inevitability—and endure the increased scrutiny that comes with it, Rupert Murdoch is backing down completely from any effort to acquire full ownership of BSkyB (NYSE: BSY). The announcement came just after scathing comments in Parliament and a biting repudiation by Prime Minister David…
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Staci D. Kramer
Sep 18, 2009 12:10 PM
While *News Corp*. COO Chase Carey, *NBC Universal* CEO Jeff Zucker and others have been out touting the desire to charge for some content through their Hulu JV, Hulu has been working out the logistics for doing just that. StreamingMedia.com’s report that a subscription beta test is underway internally would…
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Staci D. Kramer
Aug 5, 2009 4:49 PM
Some of my live Twitter coverage of the News Corp (NYSE: NWS). FY09/Q4 earnings call. Among other things, News Corp Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said the company plans to start charging for all its news sites and suggested the company will break up with the Kindle: » Murdoch: Following…
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Robert Andrews
Feb 10, 2009 10:02 AM
Some changes on BSkyB’s board point to a stronger reporting line to News Corp (NYSE: NWS). Chase Carey (pictured left), CEO and president of US satellite network DirecTV (NYSE: DTV), has resigned as a non-executive director after six years on the board. Given Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) took majority ownership…
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