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News Corp. Board Approves Rupert Murdoch's Split Plan
ReutersMay 24 (TheWrap.com) - News Corp.'s board of directors formally approved plans Friday to split the company into two distinct and publicly traded media conglomerates. One company, 21st Century Fox, will be comprised of its television and film holdings,...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Media Industry, The Wall Street Journal, News Corp., James Murdoch
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CNN host Piers Morgan writing book about his career - publisher
ReutersNEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - British CNN host Piers Morgan is writing a book about his career, his job as news show anchor and his interviews with Hollywood stars and world leaders, his publisher said on Wednesday. "Shooting Straight: Guns, Gays, God and...Tags: America's Got Talent (tv program), Simon Cowell, Interior Policy, Newspaper and Magazine, Piers Morgan
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Britain charges reporter on Murdoch's Sun in corruption probe
ReutersLONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - British prosecutors have charged a reporter on Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper over alleged payments of more than 17,000 pounds ($26,000) to officials for details of confidential government spending plans. The charges are part...Tags: David Cameron, Prosecution, Newspaper and Magazine, News Corp., United Kingdom
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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday: ** Premium jeans maker True Religion Apparel Inc said on Friday it has agreed to be acquired by investment management firm TowerBrook...Tags: Michael S. Dell, The Carlyle Group, South Korea, Carl Icahn, The Wall Street Journal
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Trinity Mirror says Sunday People sale talks end
ReutersLONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - Plans to turn British tabloid the Sunday People into a new-look paper to occupy the gap left by the closing of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World look likely to be shelved after talks to buy the paper ended. Trinity Mirror, the...Tags: News Corp., Rupert 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...
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Piers Morgan developing drama about Fleet Street tabloids for Starz
Art is imitating life again. CNN personality and former tabloid editor Piers Morgan is going to try his hand at producing a drama about the British tabloid business in the 1970s. Morgan has signed on as an executive producer of "Fleet Street," a drama...Tags: AMC (tv network), Virgin Group, Ltd., Piers Morgan, Richard Branson, Satellite and Cable Service
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Piers Morgan Producing 'Fleet Street' Tabloid Series for Starz
ReutersMay 08 (TheWrap.com) - Piers Morgan is returning to his roots -- the sleazy, cutthroat world of British tabloid journalism. The current CNN host, who worked as an editor at The Sun, News of the World and Daily Mirror before finding TV fame on "Britain'...Tags: Justin Berfield, Journalism, Shameless (tv program), Virgin Group, Ltd., Piers Morgan
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Murdoch's News International in talks to occupy Shard neighbour
ReutersBy Tom Bill LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News International is in talks to occupy the whole of an empty office block at the foot of London's Shard, Western Europe's tallest skyscraper, two sources told Reuters. News International, part...Tags: Qatar, News Corp., Al Jazeera (tv network), Rupert Murdoch
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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: New Corporation Limited, U.S. Air Force, Media Industry, The Wall Street Journal, Newspaper and Magazine
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Cricket-Fix scandal won't affect us now, says Pakistan captain
ReutersKARACHI, April 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan are a more unified squad and will be unaffected by the 2010 spot-fixing scandal when they return to England in June for the Champions Trophy, according to captain Misbah-ul-Haq. The International Cricket Council...Tags: Sports, Cricket, Punishment, England, Pakistan
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News Corp. agrees to $139-million settlement of suit against board
Two years ago, Rupert Murdoch and other board members of News Corp. were sued by shareholders for lax oversight and alleged misdeeds within the sprawling media conglomerate. News Corp. on Monday agreed to settle the case. Now here's the punch line:...Tags: Television, News Corp., Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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