Rupert MurdochIs Murdoch Making A Smart Business Move By Blocking Google's News Index?Authored by Jay Baage on November 16, 2009 - 11:52am.
News Corp. Mulls Google News Exit for WSJ, Other PapersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2009 - 10:09am.
tags: Advertising | Google | Newspapers | News Corp. | Publishing | Rupert Murdoch | Google News | The Wall Street Journal |
Wall Street Journal to Charge for iPhone, Blackberry AccessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 15, 2009 - 11:38am.
New York
- News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) plans to begin charging users for mobile access to The Wall
Street Journal on Blackberry (NASD: RIMM) and iPhone (NASD: AAPL) smartphones, CEO and chairman Rupert
Murdoch said at an event today, PaidContent reported. The move is expected to
come in a few months. Hulu, the online video joint venture between News Corp.,
NBC Universal and Disney, is also expected to introduce a pay-per-view or
subscription model.
tags: Mobile | Newspapers | BlackBerry | Publishing | Rupert Murdoch | iPhone | News Corporation | The Wall Street Journal |
News Corp. Results Dinged by MySpace; Plans Pay News SitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2009 - 7:24am.
tags: Advertising | Social Networking | MySpace | Newspapers | News Corp. | Publishing | Amazon.com | Wall Street Journal | Rupert Murdoch | Financials | Kindle |
WSJ: MySpace to Reposition Itself as Entertainment PortalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 13, 2009 - 7:16am.
tags: Video | Social Networking | Music | MySpace | Facebook | News Corp. | Rupert Murdoch | Owen Van Natta |
News Corp.'s Murdoch: Not Buying Twitter, Not Selling MySpaceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 9, 2009 - 7:37am.
Sun Valley, Idaho - News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) CEO Rupert Murdoch is not
interested in buying the popular Twitter microblogging service, nor is he looking
to sell the MySpace social network, which has seen a drop-off in visitors and
recently went through a management shake-up and round of layoffs, Reuters
reported.
Peter Chernin to Step Down as President, COO of News Corp.Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2009 - 9:39am.
Analysis: WSJ.com Bets On The Value Of Its Niche AudienceAuthored by Scott Karp on January 27, 2008 - 8:51am.
Murdoch: WSJ.com to Retain Subscription Model, Raise PricesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 25, 2008 - 10:16am.
Dow Jones Shareholders Approve News Corp. DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 13, 2007 - 9:53am.
tags: Deals | Acquisitions | Newspapers | Publishing | Wall Street Journal | Rupert Murdoch | Dow Jones | News Corporation |
Murdoch Expects to Drop Subscription Fee at WSJ.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2007 - 9:27am.
Adelaide, Australia - News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) chairman Rupert Murdoch, whose company is acquiring Dow Jones & Co. (NYSE: DJ), publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said on Tuesday that he intends to abandon the subscription model on the paper's website -- which recently hit a million subscribers -- in favor of a free, advertising-supported model, the Associated Press reported. tags: Advertising | Newspapers | Publishing | News Corp | Wall Street Journal | Rupert Murdoch | Dow Jones |
Rupert Murdoch vs. Steve Jobs in DMW’s New PollAuthored by dmw on August 13, 2007 - 11:25am.
After a tight first round last week in which Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Satoru Iwata, Rupert Murdoch, and Google’s Sergey Brin & Larry Page went head to head for the title of “The Most Powerful Player Today in Media, Entertainment, & Technology,” the readers responded with resounding support for Murdoch and Jobs. Advancing them to the final round, take our new poll and tell us what you think. And if you think neither is worthy of the title, or if you have a strong opinion why you chose one over the other, leave a comment and let us know. Steve Hawley had the comment of the week last week when he wrote: Edwards Criticizes Dow Jones-News Corp DealAuthored by dmw on August 3, 2007 - 10:03am.
Washington - U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards criticized News Corp.'s plan to buy the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, saying it would stifle independent voices.
Rupert Murdoch Buys Dow Jones and WSJ for $5.6 BillionAuthored by Jay Baage on August 1, 2007 - 4:44am.
New York - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation said on Wednesday that it would buy Dow Jones & Co Inc. for $5.6 billion, adding the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) to its worldwide media empire. The deal is a triumph for Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of News Corp, who managed to overcome dissent within the Bancroft family, which controls voting interest in WSJ publisher Dow Jones & Co.
WSJ: News Corp. "Set to Clinch" $5 Billion Acquisition of Dow JonesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 31, 2007 - 3:32pm.
New York - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation looks to have overcome dissent within the Bancroft family, which controls voting interest in Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co., and will be successful in its $5 billion bid for the company, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and elsewhere. tags: Deals | Acquisitions | News | News Corp. | Publishing | Wall Street Journal | Rupert Murdoch | Dow Jones |
Dow Jones Board Approves News Corp. Takeover; Bancroft Family LoomsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 18, 2007 - 10:31am.
New York - News Corp.'s $5 billion takeover of Dow Jones & Co. is one step closer to fruition after Dow Jones' 16-member board voted in favor of the deal Tuesday night, The Wall Street Journal reported. tags: Deals | Acquisitions | News Corp. | Publishing | Wall Street Journal | Rupert Murdoch | Dow Jones |
News Corp., Dow Jones Reach Tentative Deal; Bancroft Approval NeededAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 17, 2007 - 9:54am.
New York - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has reached a tentative deal to acquired Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones for $5 billion, but must still gain approval from the Bancroft family, which owns 64% of Dow Jones voting power and has expressed reservations about the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. tags: Deals | Acquisitions | News | News Corp. | Publishing | Wall Street Journal | Rupert Murdoch | Dow Jones |
Is Rupert Murdoch good for the media business?Authored by dmw on June 25, 2007 - 12:14pm.
tags: News Corp | Rupert Murdoch |
WSJ: Bancroft Family to Consider Murdoch's $5B Bid for Dow JonesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 1, 2007 - 10:05am.
New York - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. edged closer to its goal of acquiring Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones yesterday, when the Bancroft family, which controls 64% of Dow Jones, said that it was willing to meet with Murdoch and consider his bid, as well as competing bids and other options, The Wall Street Journal reported. tags: Deals | Acquisitions | News | News Corp. | WSJ | Rupert Murdoch | Dow Jones | Bancroft | Publilshing |
Bancroft Family Will Consider Dow Jones Sale To News Corp, Driven By Digital Media RevolutionAuthored by Scott Karp on May 31, 2007 - 8:44pm.
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