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   News Corp. Makes Split Plans Official; Rupert Murdoch to Remain Chairman of Both Companies

   4:37 am 6/28/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   UPDATED: The company will separate its publishing from its entertainment assets, with Murdoch also serving as CEO of the latter, while a publishing CEO will be named later.Read more

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   News Corp. Execs Meet in New York to Discuss Splitting the Company in Two

   12:50 pm 6/26/2012

   • by Paul Bond

   Wall Street cheered the possibility by bidding shares 8 percent higher to a 52-week closing high on Tuesday.Read more

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   Former British Prime Minister Says He Never Threatened News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch

   3:55 am 6/11/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Gordon Brown tells the Leveson Inquiry that he never threatened the mogul as Murdoch has suggested and that the conglomerate had an "aggressive" agenda to change media regulations that was pushed by James Murdoch.Read more

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   U.K. Media Ethics Panel to Quiz Prime Minister About News Corp. Relationship

   4:38 am 6/8/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   David Cameron is expected to be asked about his interactions with Rupert Murdoch's conglomerate next week as the Leveson Inquiry reaches the country's highest political levels.Read more

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   News Corp. to Buy Out ESPN's Stake in Asian TV Venture

   2:24 am 6/6/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   UPDATED: Rupert Murdoch's conglomerate will take full control of ESPN Star Sports as it continues to streamline its global holdings.Read more

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   U.K. Culture Secretary Defends Interactions With News Corp. During BSkyB Bid Review

   4:53 am 5/31/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Critics have called for Jeremy Hunt's resignation amid criticism of what was seen as a pro-News Corp. stance.Read more

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   U.K. Official Says He Faced 'Veiled Threats' Amid News Corp.-BSkyB Deal Review

   6:29 am 5/30/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Business secretary Vince Cable also argues his controversial comment about having declared war on Rupert Murdoch was simply meant to show he wouldn't be intimidated. Read more

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   Phone Hacking Report: Experts Discuss Implications for News Corp., Murdochs

   11:44 am 5/1/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Analysts weigh in on the possible impact on News Corp.'s BSkyB stake, its U.K. newspaper holdings and more.Read more

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   U.K. Phone Hacking Report: News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch 'Not Fit' to Lead Major International Company

   2:06 am 5/1/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   UPDATED: A parliamentary committee also condemns Murdoch, his son James Murdoch and the conglomerate for having shown "wilful blindness" amid allegations.Read more

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    U.K. News Corp. Phone Hacking Report to Target James Murdoch (Report)

    1:45 pm 4/30/2012

    • by Georg Szalai

    The report from a parliamentary committee is expected to condemn Murdoch and Les Hinton for misleading statements and also criticize two former high-level News of the World staffers.Read more

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