Rupert Murdoch-owned firm REA makes £5.6bn offer for Rightmove Board rejects non-binding indicative proposal of 705p a share for UK’s biggest online real-estate portal The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024
Succession battle for Murdoch empire to play out in secret in Nevada court Rupert Murdoch and his oldest son, Lachlan, are seeking to strip media magnate’s other adult children of voting power The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2024
Why are the Murdochs trying to buy UK property site Rightmove? Eldest son Lachlan may want to repay Rupert for bid to hand him full control by protecting UK newspaper empire The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024
Cowboys sack assistant coach Maloney after DUI charge North Queensland have suffered a blow on the eve of the NRL finals with assistant coach James Maloney fired after a drink driving charge. AAP · Sep 4, 2024
Rupert Murdoch-owned firm REA Group weighs up bid for Rightmove UK property portal’s shares surge up to 25% in early trading amid interest from Australian property company The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024
Gina Rinehart urges government to ‘drill, baby, drill’ and build Israeli-style ‘iron dome’ in northern Australia Billionaire mining magnate reveals her defence and economic blueprint for Australia at News Corp’s bush summit in Townsville The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2024
Where’s the beef? Gina Rinehart puts past journalism quarrel aside with pies at the Kennedys Mining billionaire, who hasn’t always been on good terms with reporters, bankrolls journalism awards. Plus: cuts continue across media companies The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2024
OpenAI Partners With Mass Media Company Condé Nast To Integrate Content From Leading Publications The partnership will allow platforms like ChatGPT and SearchGPT to use content from Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, and Wired. International Business Times · Aug 21, 2024
OpenAI strikes deal to use content from The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair AI startup’s announcement follows similar deals with The Financial Times, the Associated Press and News Corp. Al Jazeera · Aug 21, 2024
An exposé of whatever-it-takes culture, Eric Beecher’s The Men Who Killed the News is an idealistic book for the times Eric Beecher is a rare beast: a combination of journalist, media owner and idealist. In 1984, aged 33, he became the youngest-ever editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and he has worked around the world as a journalist. He is currently chair and the largest shareholder in Private Media, owner… The Conversation · Aug 16, 2024
Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on News Corporation Stock? News Corporation has outperformed the broader market over the past year, and Wall Street analysts remain highly bullish about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Aug 12, 2024
New chair Kim Williams says ABC should be ‘last broadcaster standing’ and News Corp’s criticism is ‘unbalanced’ Exclusive: Former News Corp CEO says Murdoch company’s obsession with the public broadcaster is ‘fairly unhinged’ and should largely be ignored The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2024
Afternoon Update: Reynolds defends actions in alleged rape aftermath; News Corp considers selling Foxtel; and the soothing power of podcasts WA senator tells WA supreme court she would ‘still do the same today’ when asked about not offering to listen to Brittany Higgins’ account The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2024
Australian shares bounce back, rising 1.3 per cent The ASX has rallied on a better-than-expected drop in US jobless claims but has finished the week down 2.1 per cent after Monday's big sell-off. AAP · Aug 9, 2024
AAP · Aug 9, 2024 News Corp flags potential Foxtel buyer, rise in revenue Foxtel could change hands with owner News Corp revealing a potential suitor for the pay-TV operator along with a rise in revenue for the American conglomerate.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2024 Linda Reynolds praises ‘fair and balanced’ Albrechtsen – but reveals she is no fan of Samantha Maiden Liberal senator gives evidence at defamation trial about why she chose to leak confidential information to the Australian columnist. Plus: Four Corners to air exposé on Seven
The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2024 Rupert, Lachlan and me: inside the Murdochs’ ‘medieval fiefdom’ Eric Beecher says he was ‘shocked’ by what he discovered during his time as editor in chief of News Corp’s Melbourne newspapers
Top News · Aug 4, 2024 House Freedom Caucus Chairman Expected To Step Aside House Freedom Caucus seeks replacement for Chairman Bob Good after his primary loss. Potential candidates include Andy Biggs and Scott Perry.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2, 2024 Peta Credlin nominated for Kennedy award despite Uluru statement report failing factcheck Credlin’s report was removed by Facebook after RMIT factcheckers found its central claim was incorrect – a finding subsequently disputed by Sky
The Conversation · Aug 1, 2024 Rupert Murdoch’s succession plan reveals a lot about his empire – and most of it is not pretty Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to continue controlling his company from beyond the grave would be better labelled Project Hegemony, than Harmony, because it’s designed to cement one sibling’s dominance over the others and shield the business from possible progressive reform.
The Conversation · Jul 30, 2024 Rupert Murdoch’s real succession drama − why the future of his media empire could hinge on a legal effort in Nevada Conservative media titan Rupert Murdoch is making news again – this time, with a secretive effort to change an irrevocable trust. That trust has important ownership interests in both Fox Corp. and News Corp., so it affects broadcast news as well as The Wall Street Journal and other publications.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 29, 2024 The Sun publisher agrees to searches over ‘fake security threat’ allegations THE publisher of The Sun has agreed to search for documents that may relate to allegations it invented a “fake security threat” to justify the…
The Guardian - US · Jul 28, 2024 Rupert Murdoch goes to war with his children over his media empire The move by the billionaire news mogul, 93, could have a ‘real, significant impact’ on the global media landscape
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2024 Are the lives of Rupert Murdoch and Succession’s Logan Roy inching closer? A secret legal battle between the media mogul and his children is evoking parallels with his TV counterpart
Barchart · Jul 26, 2024 What You Need to Know Ahead of News Corp's Earnings Release News Corporation is expected to release its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings next month, and analysts project a single-digit profit increase.