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Rupert Murdoch: Websites and Search Engines Need to Pay for News

Rupert Murdoch said it is time for search engines and websites to start paying for news. Murdoch, owner of media giant News Corporation, had announced in August his plan to charge readers by the end of the year. Murdoch said "the aggregators and plagiarists will soon have to...

Probably even cheaper internet, UK

British Telecom is a large company - and for years it has had its hands tied to stop it sweeping away new telecommunication companies - now that has been removed."Until now BT has been constrained from offering “triple-play” packages of fixed-line calls, digital...

Murdoch's News Corporation reports $6.4bn loss in three month

Slump in the world economy has ensnared media business as well and media companies worlwide are becoming bankrupt. Media Moghul Rupert Murdoch owned News Corporation has reported massive decline in its profit and...

Porn pictures of George Bush and Paris Hilton go on show

Porn pictures of George Bush and Paris Hilton go on show at London's Lazarides Gallery from today the 26th September 2008.Those hoping to see Bush and Hilton in compromising positions will however be disappointed...

Obama to Appear on Fox on Thursday Night

Obama will break his embargo on Fox News O'Reilly Factor.  He plans to appear on Thursday night just before John McCain gives his acceptence speech."CHICAGO — Before Senator John McCain delivers his...

Bollywood Unplugged on Fox Business TV with India EU Film Initiative

"With 1000 films and about 4 billion cinema tickets per year, Indian film industry is attracting world's attention for another reason; it's phenomenal growth, about 17 per cent, during the last two years. On...

Murdoch to invest 100m in India

Keeping on top of all the goings on is a tough job. Just wanting to bring this to the attention of all the those curious about the developments global media."Rupert Murdoch's News Corp plans to invest $100m...

Rupert Murdoch overtaken by son in British media power ranking

The rich father... the child? Be rich also.. "London (ANTARA News) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., was overtaken by his son James for the first time in a ranking of the most powerful figures...

'The Bollywood Burner: World's Hottest Curry' claims Virgin Media

"Richard Branson's Virgin Media beat BBC and Rupert Murdoch's Sky Networks to become the first mainstream broadcaster in offering 'Bollywood Movies On Demand,' a dedicated digital channel to Bollywood for its...

Fox apologises to Obama for third time in two weeks

Fox News, classy as ever."Rupert Murdoch's Fox News television station has been forced to apologise to Barack Obama for the third time in a fortnight after screening a racially tinged caption referring to his wife...

Former London times editor appointed WSJ Boss

Robert Thomson, 47 yrs, an Australian compatriot of media moghul and new owner of Wall street Journal Rupert Murdoch has been appointed as new boss at WSJ, He has been a loyal lieutenant of the press baron for six years. At the end of last year, he moved from...

Cablevision Bids $650 Million for Newsday

Just a thought: maybe there could be a business version of Iron Chef that would begin..."And so I say unto you, in the words of my father, let the bidding war for control of Newsday...be-gin!"UPDATE | May 2nd -...

Murdoch Moving to Buy Newsday for $580 Million

Rupert Murdoch started out as a journalist in Adelaide, South Australia, working for his father's newspaper. He achieved a reputation as a tireless campaigner for justice in those early days. Now, it looks like...

Murdoch's WSJ Changes Creates Opening for NYT

An interesting analysis from Barry L. Ritholtz on the opportunities open to news organizations like the NYTimes now that Murdoch is shaking up the WSJ.  "Murdoch's changes are both ambitious and perplexing:...

Top Editor of Wall Street Journal Resigns

Following News Corp's purchase of the WSJ, editor Marcus W. Brauchli has announced his resignation - and ignited speculation about whether or not he was forced out or left voluntarily."Marcus W. Brauchli stepped down Tuesday as the top-ranking editor of The Wall Street...

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