Murdoch: Sorry about 'scumbag' tweet
When Rupert Murdoch fired off a tweet Saturday about some "scumbag celebrities" he didn't mean "any particular people," the Newscorp boss later tweeted.read more
View ArticleMurdoch bid for Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune mooted
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is looking to bid for the Los Angeles Times, the paper has reported, adding Murdoch is also interested in buying its stablemate the Chicago Tribune from their parent...
View ArticleMedia Decoder Blog: News Corporation Is Said to Bid for Penguin
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, the parent company of HarperCollins, is exploring a cash bid for Pearson PLC’s Penguin book division, a step that could ignite a bidding war for Penguin as the...
View ArticleCozy texts show Cameron ties to Murdoch executive
Text messages sent by the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers to Prime Minister David Cameron, published on Sunday, have further revealed their close personal relationship.read more
View ArticleRupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle in Britain
Few seem to be enjoying the management meltdown at the venerable BBC more than Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. chief whose rival British newspapers have been caught up in their own lengthy, embarrassing...
View ArticleMurdoch aides charged with conspiracy
Rupert Murdoch protégé Rebekah Brooks was charged Tuesday with conspiracy over alleged illegal payments to a Ministry of Defence employee, London's Metropolitan Police said Tuesday.read more
View ArticleDame Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of Rupert Murdoch, dies at 103
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, the matriarch of the English-speaking world’s most pervasive media empire, who instilled toughness in her son Rupert by tossing him as a child into the deep end of a cruise...
View ArticlePlanned News Corp spin-off lost $2B in fiscal 2012
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. says the news and publishing unit it plans to split off next year posted a $2 billion net loss in the fiscal year through June, mainly due to one-time charges and...
View ArticleChinese are 'still hacking' WSJ
Rupert Murdoch tweets that the Wall Street Journal newspaper is still being attacked by Chinese hackers.
View ArticleABCs, 1-2-3s and swipes: News Corp. launching tablet for schools
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is set to unveil a tablet computer for public schools on Monday at the SXSWedu education technology conference in Austin, Texas, Bloomberg reports. The $299, 10-inch tablet...
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