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News Corp. Buys Stake in Saudi Media Firm - WSJ.com - 0 views

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News Corp. media SaudI Middle East company Rotana

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"News Corp. agreed to pay $70 million for a stake in the media company owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, one of its largest shareholders. The New York media conglomerate will take a 9.1% stake in Rotana Group, with an option to double its holdings in 18 months. Corp. will have two seats on Rotana's six-person board. The investment gives News Corp its first significant foothold in the Middle East, where it expects economies to grow quickly."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"News Corp. agreed to pay $70 million for a stake in the media company owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, one of its largest shareholders. The New York media conglomerate will take a 9.1% stake in Rotana Group, with an option to double its holdings in 18 months. Corp. will have two seats on Rotana's six-person board. The investment gives News Corp its first significant foothold in the Middle East, where it expects economies to grow quickly."</div>

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News Corp and Social Networking Web Site MySpace CEO Unexpectedly Part Ways - Associate... - 1 views

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MySpace Owen Van Natta News Corp

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Theresa de los Santos on 13 Feb 10

"Media powerhouse News Corp is run by Rupert Murdoch. It owns - among other things -- Harper Collins, the \nWall Street Journal, 20th Century Fox, Hulu, MySpace and a host of other media outlets. Now News Corp and its MySpace CEO suddenly part ways. Why?"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Media powerhouse News Corp is run by Rupert Murdoch. It owns - among other things -- Harper Collins, the \nWall Street Journal, 20th Century Fox, Hulu, MySpace and a host of other media outlets. Now News Corp and its MySpace CEO suddenly part ways. Why?"</div>

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News Corp. revenue up 10%, Fox operating income nearly triples | Company Town | Los Ang... - 0 views

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News Corp. Revenue Conglomerate20th Century Fox'

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Thanks to Fox News, strong DVD sales and a better performance from television stations, News Corp. reported a 10% jump in fiscal second-quarter revenue to $8.7 billion and big jumps in operating income at its movie and television studio and cable television group.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thanks to Fox News, strong DVD sales and a better performance from television stations, News Corp. reported a 10% jump in fiscal second-quarter revenue to $8.7 billion and big jumps in operating income at its movie and television studio and cable television group. </div>

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News Corp executive: paywalls and free model can co-exist | Media | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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News Corp. Jonathan Miller revenue streams paywalls dual

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Julian Gottlieb on 12 Mar 10

Can the paywall model compete with free content? The head of digital media at News Corp. seems to think so

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Can the paywall model compete with free content? The head of digital media at News Corp. seems to think so </div>

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ubroadcast Signs Agreement to Acquire iVu Media Corp. - MarketWatch - 0 views

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ubroadcast, inc. (UBCI 0.03, +0.00, +3.85%) , a leader in Internet Broadcasting, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alexandria, VA-based iVu Media Corp., the developer of a state-of-the-art Video Content Management (VCM) system that works in tandem with a High Definition Playback technology. iVu Media's clients include Sony, Ford and Honda. For 2009, iVu Media had revenues of less than $500,000.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ubroadcast, inc. (UBCI 0.03, +0.00, +3.85%) , a leader in Internet Broadcasting, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alexandria, VA-based iVu Media Corp., the developer of a state-of-the-art Video Content Management (VCM) system that works in tandem with a High Definition Playback technology. iVu Media's clients include Sony, Ford and Honda. For 2009, iVu Media had revenues of less than $500,000.</div>

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FT.com / Media - News Corp nears Rotana stake deal to tap Middle East media - 0 views

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News Corp. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal LBC Sat Rupert Murdoch

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Julian Gottlieb on 23 Feb 10

News Corp is hungry to get into the middle east advertising/media markets because of the young audiences and emerging growth in their home markets. They are attempting to buy a share in Rotana Media.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">News Corp is hungry to get into the middle east advertising/media markets because of the young audiences and emerging growth in their home markets. They are attempting to buy a share in Rotana Media. </div>

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News Corp. Gains On Box Office Gold - Forbes.com - 0 views

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News Corp. Media Conglomerate Murdoch Revenue

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Theresa de los Santos on 06 Feb 10

News Corp. the media conglomerate run by the billionaire, said second-quarter earnings got a boost from Avatar ticket sales and its broadcast TV division. The New York-based company reported net income of $254 million, or 10 cents per share, up from a net loss of $6.4 billion, or $2.45 cents per share in the same period a year prior, when the company was forced to write down the value of its assets.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">News Corp. the media conglomerate run by the billionaire, said second-quarter earnings got a boost from Avatar ticket sales and its broadcast TV division. The New York-based company reported net income of $254 million, or 10 cents per share, up from a net loss of $6.4 billion, or $2.45 cents per share in the same period a year prior, when the company was forced to write down the value of its assets. </div>

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Rupert Murdoch ready to sue Google? | Digital Media - CNET News - 0 views

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"In a lengthy article in New York magazine that hit the Web late on Sunday, writer Gabriel Sherman quotes a source high up in the media industry echelon who says Murdoch is "pretty tightly wound up over Google and has been ready to sue them...He doesn't trust them at all." The lawsuit, presumably, would come if Google refused to stop indexing News Corp. search results without paying a fee for them."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In a lengthy article in New York magazine that hit the Web late on Sunday, writer Gabriel Sherman quotes a source high up in the media industry echelon who says Murdoch is "pretty tightly wound up over Google and has been ready to sue them...He doesn't trust them at all." The lawsuit, presumably, would come if Google refused to stop indexing News Corp. search results without paying a fee for them."</div>

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Murdoch: Content is emperor, not king - 0 views

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Murdoch Content Digital Electronic News Corp. Miramax

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News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch says that the debate over the preeminence and importance of content in the digital era is over. "Content is not only king. It is the emperor of all things electronic," he said, adding that consumers are ready to pay for quality content."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch says that the debate over the preeminence and importance of content in the digital era is over. "Content is not only king. It is the emperor of all things electronic," he said, adding that consumers are ready to pay for quality content."</div>

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News Corp.'s Fox Weighs Late-Night Show With O'Brien (Update1) - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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News Corp Late-Night Show Conan O'Brien Rupert Murdoch

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Though negotiations have not begun yet, it's quite possible Fox could attempt to lure in Conan to compete against CBS and NBC for late night ratings.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Though negotiations have not begun yet, it's quite possible Fox could attempt to lure in Conan to compete against CBS and NBC for late night ratings. </div>

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Brooks and Murdoch plan News Corp women's network | Media | guardian.co.uk - 1 views

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News Corporation Rebekah Brooks James Murdoch women's network

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A News Corp. women's network is in the early stages of planning as top female journalists met to discuss some of the details.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A News Corp. women's network is in the early stages of planning as top female journalists met to discuss some of the details. </div>

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News Corp.'s HarperCollins And Apple? | paidContent - 0 views

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2010 Apple HarperCollins News Corp.

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HarperCollins and Apple may have an e-book deal in the works.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">HarperCollins and Apple may have an e-book deal in the works. </div>

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Sprint Squeezed by Rival Price Cuts - WSJ.com - 0 views

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AT&T Verizon Sprint Price War Wireless Providers

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Price cuts by the two biggest U.S. wireless providers, AT&T and Verizon, could put beleaguered Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's No. 3 wireless carrier, in an even tighter bind as it fights to turn around its fortunes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Price cuts by the two biggest U.S. wireless providers, AT&T and Verizon, could put beleaguered Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's No. 3 wireless carrier, in an even tighter bind as it fights to turn around its fortunes.</div>

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News Corp.'s new digital chief has full plate - 0 views

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digital News Corp

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MediaPost Publications Delisting On Google: What Would This Mean For News Corp.'s TV Co... - 0 views

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2009 Internet News Corp Google Fox

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MySpace: can the troubled social network save itself? - 1 views

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MySpace Owne Van Natta News Corp Departure

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Theresa de los Santos on 13 Feb 10

The shock departure of Owen Van Natta, MySpace's chief executive, a mere nine months after joining the business, has once again thrown the future of the depleted social networking site into the harsh limelight.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The shock departure of Owen Van Natta, MySpace's chief executive, a mere nine months after joining the business, has once again thrown the future of the depleted social networking site into the harsh limelight. </div>

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Shaw takes control of Canwest - 0 views

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2010 television Media Conglomerates Canada

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Ethan Hartsell on 13 Feb 10

"Shaw Communications Inc. said it will take control of the broadcasting business of debt-laden Canwest Global Communications Corp, helping rescue Canada's second-biggest private television network."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Shaw Communications Inc. said it will take control of the broadcasting business of debt-laden Canwest Global Communications Corp, helping rescue Canada's second-biggest private television network."</div>

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The Raging Septuagenarian - 0 views

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2010 Internet news Convergence Rupert Murdoch News Corp

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Discusses Rupert Murdoch's plans to challenge Google's use of his news content and wage war against the New York Times.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Discusses Rupert Murdoch's plans to challenge Google's use of his news content and wage war against the New York Times.</div>

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Are people ready to pay for online news? - 0 views

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2010 Convergence Internet News Google News Corp