News tagged with rupert murdoch
Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV
(AP) -- For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That might not work much longer.
Dec 29, 2009 |
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Hollywood v Silicon Valley in US piracy battle
The anti-piracy battle gripping Washington and the Internet pits two US West Coast power bases directly against each other: Hollywood is taking on Silicon Valley over the right to make money online.
Jan 21, 2012 |
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Google to let publishers limit free website access (Update)
Google, under fire from Rupert Murdoch and some other newspaper owners, said it will let publishers set a limit on the number of articles people can read for free through its search engine.
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Google says Murdoch stories can be taken off
Google said on Tuesday, in response to threats by Rupert Murdoch to ban the search engine from listing content from his news empire, that any company could ask to have stories taken off. ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Murdoch leads charge to get readers to pay online
As US newspapers shrivel up and die, an unlikely figure is emerging as their potential savior: News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch.
May 09, 2009 |
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5 top publishers plan rival to Kindle format
(AP) -- Five of the nation's largest publishers of newspapers and magazines plan to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle electronic-book reader with their own digital format that would display in color and work on a variety ...
Dec 08, 2009 |
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News Corp's Murdoch warns he may block Google
Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of stealing from his News Corp. empire, and warned he may block the search engine from accessing its content.
Nov 10, 2009 |
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News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report
Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Tablets may allow 're-set' for media: News Corp.
Tablet computers such as Apple's iPad may allow the news industry a "re-set" and to start charging for content after years of giving it away for free, a senior News Corp. executive said Friday.
Jul 24, 2010 |
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US newspaper circulation figures herald more bad news
The latest daily circulation figures for US newspapers provided more bad news on Monday for the embattled industry.
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Google's Schmidt attacks British education system
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has attacked the British education system, saying a failure to appreciate the importance of computer science was holding the country back in the digital age.
Aug 27, 2011 |
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News Corp. net profit dips on British charges
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. posted a slight decline in quarterly net profit on Wednesday, partly due to one-time charges stemming from the phone-hacking scandal in Britain.
Nov 02, 2011 |
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EU in antitrust probe of Apple, e-book publishers (Update)
The European Union's antitrust watchdog is probing whether Apple helped five major publishing houses illegally raise prices for e-books when it launched its iPad tablet and iBookstore in 2010.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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British police arrest 5 in tabloid bribery probe
(AP) -- The criminal investigation into British tabloid skullduggery turned full force on a second Rupert Murdoch publication Saturday, with the arrest of four current and former journalists from The Sun ...
Jan 29, 2012 |
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Music service gives Myspace second wind
Faded online social network Myspace said Monday it was getting a second wind due to the popularity of a freshly launched online music player.
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KCSG (born 11 March, 1931), usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-born global media mogul. He owns media outlets and is a major shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation (News Corp). Beginning with one newspaper in Adelaide, Murdoch acquired and started other publications in his native Australia before expanding News Corp into the UK, US and Asian media markets. It was in the UK that he diversified into TV, creating Sky Television in 1989. In recent years he has become a leading investor in satellite television, the film industry and the Internet.
According to the 2009 Forbes 400, Murdoch is the 132nd-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $4 billion.
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