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  1. Rupert Murdoch Confirms Plans to Purchase Bel Air Vineyard

    Rupert Murdoch Confirms Plans to Purchase Bel Air Vineyard

    5:12 pm PDT 5/10/2013
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    The News Corp. chairman learned about the small winery in a "Wall Street Journal" real estate column. READ MORE

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  2. News Corp. Beats Wall Street's Expectations With Quarterly Results

    News Corp. Beats Wall Street's Expectations With Quarterly Results

    1:12 pm PDT 5/8/2013
    • Paul Bond
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    The company reports $9.54 billion in revenue, up 14 percent from a year earlier; television segment shows growth despite falling ad revenue for "American Idol." READ MORE

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  3. Liberty Global Taps Former News Corp. Exec as Virgin Media CEO

    Liberty Global Taps Former News Corp. Exec as Virgin Media CEO

    12:21 am PDT 5/8/2013
    • Georg Szalai
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    Tom Mockridge, most recently CEO of News International, will run the U.K. cable operator once John Malone's company acquires it. READ MORE

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  4. News Corp.'s Sky Deutschland Halves Quarterly Loss

    News Corp.'s Sky Deutschland Halves Quarterly Loss

    12:08 am PDT 5/3/2013
    • Scott Roxborough
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    The German pay TV group, under CEO Brian Sullivan, boosts revenue by 14 percent. READ MORE

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  5. BSkyB Adds 30,000 TV Subs in Latest Quarter

    BSkyB Adds 30,000 TV Subs in Latest Quarter

    11:14 pm PDT 5/1/2013
    • Georg Szalai
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    UPDATED: The U.K. pay TV giant, of which News Corp. owns 39 percent, grew its financials for the nine-month period and exceeded the 30 million paid products mark. READ MORE

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  6. News Corp. Sets Shareholder Vote on Company Split for June 11

    News Corp. Sets Shareholder Vote on Company Split for June 11

    4:16 am PDT 4/30/2013
    • Georg Szalai
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    The conglomerate has said the separation of its entertainment operations from its publishing business would happen by mid-year. READ MORE

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  7. News International, Others Propose Alternative U.K. Press Regulator

    News International, Others Propose Alternative U.K. Press Regulator

    7:38 am PDT 4/25/2013
    • Georg Szalai
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    It would be based on ideas in the Leveson Report, but come "without any form of state-sponsored regulation that would endanger freedom of speech," they say. READ MORE

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  8. THR, Esq.
    Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Settles Shareholder Lawsuit for $139 Million

    Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Settles Shareholder Lawsuit for $139 Million

    7:19 am PDT 4/22/2013
    • Eriq Gardner
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    As part of a deal, the company agrees to set up a "whistleblowing hotline" as well as put a "political activity policy" on its website. READ MORE

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  9. Boston Bombing: Rupert Murdoch Defends N.Y. Post's Coverage

    Boston Bombing: Rupert Murdoch Defends N.Y. Post's Coverage

    9:32 am PDT 4/20/2013
    • Seth Abramovitch
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    The News Corp. mogul says a front-page photo of two innocent men was "distributed by FBI" and "instantly withdrawn" after they were cleared of wrongdoing. READ MORE

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  10. Rupert Murdoch Donates $15,000 to Margaret Thatcher's Chosen Charity

    Rupert Murdoch Donates $15,000 to Margaret Thatcher's Chosen Charity

    8:54 am PDT 4/19/2013
    • Stuart Kemp
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    The media mogul sends money to the Chelsea Pensioners Appeal in memory of the legendary prime minister he described as an "inspiration" to business. READ MORE

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  11. Former Editor at News Corp.'s 'The Sun' Charged Over Illegal Payments to Police

    Former Editor at News Corp.'s 'The Sun' Charged Over Illegal Payments to Police

    6:30 am PDT 4/18/2013
    • Stuart Kemp
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    Fergus Shanahan's charges emerged from the police probe launched in the wake of the U.K. phone-hacking scandal. READ MORE

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  12. Rupert Murdoch Tweets Farewell to Margaret Thatcher

    Rupert Murdoch Tweets Farewell to Margaret Thatcher

    9:14 am PDT 4/17/2013
    • Georg Szalai
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    On the day of the former British Prime Minister's funeral, the media mogul lauds her as a "great radical" who "achieved huge changes." READ MORE

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  13. News Corp. Names Entertainment Spinoff 21st Century Fox

    News Corp. Names Entertainment Spinoff 21st Century Fox

    2:12 pm PDT 4/16/2013
    • Alex Ben Block
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    Previously referred to as the Fox Group, the film and TV assets will fall under a separate umbrella from Rupert Murdoch's publishing efforts. READ MORE

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  14. Hollywood's Top CEOs See Compensation Fall 5 Percent in 2012

    Hollywood's Top CEOs See Compensation Fall 5 Percent in 2012

    5:00 am PDT 4/16/2013
    • Georg Szalai
    • Paul Bond
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    But even the least among them, Time Warner's Jeff Bewkes, who made $25.9 million last year, makes far more than the $12 million that the average CEO of a Fortune 500 company earns. READ MORE

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  15. Leslie Moonves, David Zaslav, Robert Iger: 10 Highly-Paid Entertainment CEOs

    Leslie Moonves, David Zaslav, Robert Iger: 10 Highly-Paid Entertainment CEOs

    4:50 pm PDT 4/15/2013
    • Georg Szalai
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    A look at some of the biggest compensation packages in Hollywood. READ MORE

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  16. Rupert Murdoch Won't Attend Margaret Thatcher Funeral

    Rupert Murdoch Won't Attend Margaret Thatcher Funeral

    7:33 am PDT 4/12/2013
    • Georg Szalai
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    The News Corp. CEO was an admirer of the former British prime minister, but he has been busy preparing for the split of his conglomerate. READ MORE

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  17. Berlusconi, Murdoch Looking to End Long Battle in Italy TV Sector (Report)

    Berlusconi, Murdoch Looking to End Long Battle in Italy TV Sector (Report)

    7:10 am PDT 4/12/2013
    • Eric J. Lyman
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    The two billionaires reportedly lunched together last month to discuss "disarmament" as Italy's television sector struggles. READ MORE

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  18. In the Magazine
    Alec Baldwin's 'Last Interview': I Was Born to Spit on Rupert Murdoch

    Alec Baldwin's 'Last Interview': I Was Born to Spit on Rupert Murdoch

    7:00 am PDT 4/10/2013
    • Marisa Guthrie
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    Claiming he's done with interviews, the Broadway star brushes off Shia LaBeouf's shenanigans, says he was "born to ... spit" on Murdoch’s empire and the New York Post and reveals he’ll never host the Oscars again ("thankless job"). READ MORE

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  19. Rupert Murdoch Calls Margaret Thatcher an 'Inspiration to My Business Life'

    Rupert Murdoch Calls Margaret Thatcher an 'Inspiration to My Business Life'

    6:39 am PDT 4/10/2013
    • Georg Szalai
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    In an editorial in his Times of London, the News Corp. CEO hails the former British Prime Minister for enabling him to launch the Sky TV service and crush newspaper unions. READ MORE

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  20. Rupert Murdoch's 'The Sun' to Erect Online Paywall

    Rupert Murdoch's 'The Sun' to Erect Online Paywall

    3:18 am PDT 3/27/2013
    • Georg Szalai
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    Mike Darcey, the CEO of News Corp.'s U.K. newspaper unit News International, says its current practice of offering all content for free on the Internet is "untenable." READ MORE

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