News Corp shareholders approve split
News Corp. says its shareholders have approved a plan to split into two publicly traded companies.
Jun 11, 2013
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Jun 11, 2013
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Roku raises $60M from Hearst, News Corp, others
Roku, the streaming video device maker, has raised $60 million in its sixth round of funding. Media giant Hearst Corp. and an unnamed institutional investor joined News Corp. and its subsidiary British Sky Broadcasting in ...
May 29, 2013
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Storm brews over control of US newspaper group
With a sale likely of a prominent group of US newspapers, the interest of a potential buyer tied to right-wing causes has galvanized opponents fearing the dailies could become political tools.
May 26, 2013
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Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
May 25, 2013
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News Corp. board approves split, stock buyback
(AP)—News Corp. says its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies.
May 24, 2013
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News Corp insurers pay $139M in shareholder suit
News Corp. says that the insurers backing its board of directors will pay the company $139 million to settle shareholder lawsuits over the British phone hacking scandal and the controversial purchase of an entertainment company ...
Apr 22, 2013
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Fox affiliates 'on board' with pay TV plan
(AP)—The head of more than 200 TV stations that relay Fox programming says stations are "on board" with a threat to transition to pay TV if Internet upstart Aereo keeps reselling Fox's signal without paying for rights.
Apr 10, 2013
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Exec threatens to pull Fox signal if Aereo goes on
(AP)—A top executive with the owner of the Fox broadcast network is threatening to convert the network to a pay-TV channel if Internet startup Aereo continues to "steal" Fox's over-the-air signal and sell it to consumers ...
Apr 08, 2013
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Disney, News Corp. 'finalizing' plans for Hulu
Disney and News Corp. are "finalizing" their future plans for Hulu as the online video streaming service prepares for the departure of CEO Jason Kilar.
Mar 15, 2013
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News Corp. to spin off publishing with $2.56B cash
News Corp. says it will spin off its publishing division with $2.56 billion in cash and no debt, giving it the means to invest in digital operations and acquire businesses.
Mar 08, 2013
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News Corp shows, tell details of education tablet
News Corp. took the wraps off its new tablet computer for the school market Wednesday, saying the device would use "digital innovation to transform teaching and learning."
Mar 06, 2013
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News Corp. posts higher 2Q earnings, revenue
Media conglomerate News Corp. says earnings for the last three months of 2012 grew, helped by higher revenue at its pay TV networks and gains from acquisitions.
Feb 06, 2013
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'The Daily' doomed by dull content and isolation
It was too expensive. It lacked editorial focus. And for a digital publication, it was strangely cut off from the Internet. That's the obituary being written in real time through posts, tweets and online ...
Dec 04, 2012
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Murdoch iPad daily failure a lesson for digital news
The failure of Rupert Murdoch's pioneering iPad newspaper The Daily underscores the problems of the news industry as it seeks a paid model for the digital age, analysts said.
Dec 03, 2012
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News Corp split in motion. Murdoch names unit chief
Rupert Murdoch put the future of his newspaper and publishing empire in the hands of a fellow Australian on Monday as he set in motion the split of his media-entertainment conglomerate, News Corp.
Dec 03, 2012
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