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   Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Nears Hiring of New General Counsel

   5:40 am 12/23/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Gerson Zweifach is a partner with the Washington law firm of Williams & Connolly, which is part of the conglomerate's legal team dealing with the phone hacking scandal.Read more

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   FCC Moves to Ease Media Cross-Ownership Rule in Big Markets

   5:22 am 12/23/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Tribune Co. are seen as beneficiaries of a rule change proposed by the agency led by Julius Genachowski.Read more

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   Piers Morgan 'Must Have Known' About Hacking, Former Colleague Testifies

   5:10 am 12/21/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   James Hipwell said he thought that illegal interception was "entirely accepted" by senior editors at the Daily Mirror.Read more

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   Saudi Billionaire Acquires 3.75% Twitter Stake (Report)

   2:33 am 12/19/2011

   • by Ralf Ludemann

   Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has taken a $300m stake in Twitter.Read more

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   News Corp. President Discusses Hulu, Netflix, YouTube

   10:41 am 12/7/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Chase Carey didn't get questions about the conglomerate's succession plans and the phone hacking scandal, but he once again touted carriage fee upside for Fox News.Read more

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   Glenn Mulcaire Latest to Be Arrested in Phone-Hacking Investigation

   7:25 am 12/7/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   The Former News of The World investigator has already served jail time for illegal phone interception.Read more

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   Entertainment Moguls to Address Wall Street Next Week as 2011 Enters Home Stretch

   4:55 pm 12/1/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The 39th UBS Global Media and Communications Conference will again put the ad market outlook in focus with presenters such as News Corp. COO Chase Carey and Netflix's Reed Hastings who gets a chance to rebuild his company's Street cred. Read more

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   News Corp. Wins Dismissal of One Lawsuit Tied to Its Shine Acquisition 



   6:15 am 12/1/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   But Rupert Murdoch's entertainment conglomerate still faces another investor suit that argues its purchase of the TV producer from Murdoch daughter Elisabeth amounted to nepotism.

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   Charlotte Church Says She Was 'Pressured' Into Waiving Fee for Singing At Rupert Murdoch's 1999 Wedding

   11:33 am 11/28/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   The singer, who was just 13 at the time, was advised that it would guarantee a "good press" from News International in the future.Read more

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    Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.: Analyst Sees Stock as Buying Opportunity



    5:43 am 11/23/2011

    • by Georg Szalai

    Susquehanna analyst Vasily Karasyov has upgraded his rating on the shares of the entertainment conglomerate with a $20 price target.

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