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News Corp Announces Appointment for Proposed Publishing Company
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New York:News Corporation has announced two senior management appointments for the New News Corporation, the proposed global publishing entity to be formed as part of the Company’s intended separation into two independent, publicly traded companies.
Anoushka Healy, currently Group Managing Editor of The Times and Sunday Times in London,...
News Corporation to acquire Equity Stake In The YES Network
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New York :News Corporation and Yankee Global Enterprises today announced an agreement that calls for News Corporation to acquire a 49 percent equity stake in the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES). The YES Network delivers exclusive live local television coverage of New York Yankees baseball and Brooklyn Nets basketball,...
News Corp Appoints Hamish McLennan as Executive Vice President
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New York: News Corporation has announced the appointment of Hamish McLennan to the position of Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman.
Mr. McLennan, who will divide his time between New York and Sydney, will report to News Corporation's Chairman & CEO Rupert Murdoch and President & COO Chase Carey.
In this newly created...
Arrested Sun journalists can return to work
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London: 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 reported Friday.
In an email, he said a Sunday version of the paper – The Sun on Sunday – would launch "very soon".
Murdoch visited...
News of the World controversy: James Murdoch says no to bonus
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London: James Murdoch, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chairman and CEO, International News Corporation has declined to receive the bonus , following the News of the World controversy.
"In light of the current controversy surrounding News of the World, I have declined the bonus that the company chose to award to me. While the financial...
News Corporation Nominates Jim Breyer for Election to Board of Directors
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New York : News Corporation has announced that James W. Breyer, 50, has been nominated to join the Board of Directors and will stand for election at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA.
Commenting on the nomination, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch said, "Jim has...
News of the World’s ‘fake sheikh’ starts work at Sunday Times
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This article titled “News of the World’s ‘fake sheikh’ starts work at Sunday Times” was written by Ben Dowell and Tara Conlan, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 2nd September 2011 16.16 UTC
Former News of the World investigative journalist Mazher Mahmood, best known for his undercover work disguised as a “fake...
Rupert Murdoch receives $12.5m bonus
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This article titled “Rupert Murdoch receives .5m bonus” was written by Josh Halliday, for The Guardian on Friday 2nd September 2011 19.19 UTC
Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, received a .5m (£7.7m) cash bonus for the last financial year, while his total remuneration rose 47% to m, according...
Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid
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This article titled "Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid" was written by Polly Curtis, for The Guardian on Sunday 28th August 2011 19.22 UTC
Labour is trying to secure cross-party support for an emergency change in the law to prevent News Corporation from renewing its bid to take full ownership of BSkyB.
In...
News Corp’s BSkyB deal: what do the documents reveal?
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This article titled "News Corp's BSkyB deal: what do the documents reveal?" was written by James Robinson and Josh Halliday, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 24th August 2011 14.12 UTC
The government has published a tranche of documents relating to the deal that never was – News Corporation's aborted £8bn bid...