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Rupert Murdoch warns about Facebook, sees echo of 'crappy' Myspace
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Facebook's initial public offering, a milestone that often prompts reflection and introspection. And in the case of Rupert Murdoch, the occasion provided an opportunity for a nanny-nanny-nah-nah tweet: "Look out...
Tags: News Corp., MySpace, Viacom Inc., Media Industry, Computer Networking and Internet
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Britain court sentences four hackers guilty of cyberattacks
LONDON – Four hackers who pleaded guilty to a series of high-profile cyberattacks on computers in the U.S. and Britain, including those of the CIA and Sony Pictures, were sentenced Thursday to up to 32 months in prison. The four men, all Britons,...Tags: Computer Crime, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime, Networking
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2013 TV upfronts: ESPN not worried about a la carte or competition
ESPN President John Skipper said Tuesday he isn’t too worried about proposed legislation from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would allow consumers to pick what channels they want instead of buying a big package of networks. “We don’...
Tags: U.S. Open (tennis), Television, ESPN (tv network), College Baseball, Fox Sports (tv network)
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'Gatsby' does great. Upfront week! Bruce Rosenblum on way out.
After the coffee. Before getting through two upfronts in one day. The Skinny: It's a beautiful day here in New York. Too bad I'll spend it indoors at the NBC and Fox upfronts, and then running in and out of Starbucks to steal their Wi-Fi to file blog...
Tags: Netflix Inc., TLC (tv network), Viacom Inc., The New Normal (tv program), Iron Man (movie)
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News Corp. hires Toni Cook Bush to oversee lobbying after split
News Corp. has hired a D.C. heavyweight to handle its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill after it becomes primarily a newspaper publishing company. Antoniette "Toni" Cook Bush will join News Corp. next month as its executive vice president and global head...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Television, Television Industry, Tribune Company, Media Industry
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James Murdoch sells $25 million in News Corp. stock
News Corp. Deputy Chief Operating Officer James Murdoch has sold $25 million worth of News Corp. non-voting shares as the company's stock has soared in value. Murdoch, the youngest son of media baron and News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert...
Tags: Lobbying, British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, News Corp., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, James Murdoch
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News Corp. third-quarter profit climbs; revenue up 14%
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is preparing to split into two entities, and the company's fiscal third-quarter financials illustrated why: Its cable television and film properties continue to flex their muscles while the publishing unit's profit exhibited...
Tags: Television, Television Industry, Media Industry, Book, Fox Broadcasting Company
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Rupert Murdoch buys Moraga Vineyards estate in Bel Air
Rupert Murdoch has just popped the cork on a deal to buy a rare trophy property in Los Angeles: the 16-acre Moraga Vineyards estate, located in the hills above Bel Air. The billionaire media mogul announced his purchase on Twitter on Friday afternoon:...
Tags: Patina, Property, Farms, Wines
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News Corp. reveals corporate logo for 21st Century Fox
News Corp. has unveiled its corporate logo for its new incarnation. The company, following the spinoff of its publishing assets, plans to take the name 21st Century Fox. The new logo is a stripped-down version of the one that has served the legendary...
Tags: News Corp., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Media Industry, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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William C. Cox Jr. dies at 82; helped seal Dow Jones sale to Murdoch
William C. Cox Jr., the patriarch of the Bancroft clan that controlled Dow Jones & Co. for 105 years and sold it to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in a decision sparking a family feud, died Wednesday at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla., according to his...Tags: News Corp., Hobe Sound, U.S. Air Force, News of the World, New Corporation Limited
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News Corp. plans June 11 shareholder vote on company split
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. will hold a special meeting June 11 for shareholders to vote on amendments needed to authorize the company's plan to break into two separate publicly traded entities. Shareholders will not be presented with an up-or-down vote...
Tags: News Corp., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Media Industry
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Milken conference panel: Immigration reform would boost economy
Providing legal status to the country's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants would boost the U.S. economy and eradicate underground economies in cities such as Los Angeles, a panel of researchers, elected officials and a business tycoon said Monday. ...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Antonio Villaraigosa, Personal Data Collection
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