Rupert Murdoch
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Rupert Murdoch, Fox News founder, marries for fifth time at age of 93
World | Jun 03, 2024, 12:01 AM ISTRupert Murdoch, the founder of Fox News, exchanged vows with Elena Zhukova in a joyful ceremony at his private California vineyard on Saturday, surrounded by cherished family and friends.
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Facebook should pay for ‘trusted’ news, says media tycoon Rupert Murdoch
Internet | Jan 23, 2018, 05:00 PM IST“Facebook and Google have popularized scurrilous news sources through algorithms that are profitable for these platforms but inherently unreliable,” Murdoch said.
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Disney deal return to company’s lean and aggressive roots, says Rupert Murdoch
Business | Dec 14, 2017, 09:36 PM ISTRupert Murdoch and his sons talked about the deal in a call with investors Thursday. He described the move as a return to the company’s lean and aggressive roots.
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Ivanka Trump steps down as Murdoch trustee, claims report
World | Feb 09, 2017, 04:28 PM ISTHaving served for several years as a trustee for a fortune set aside for the daughters of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, the daughter of US President Ivanka Trump has now stepped down from the board,
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Murdoch's 21st Century Fox acquires U.K.'s Sky network in over Rs 10,000 crore deal
Dec 16, 2016, 11:53 AM ISTTwenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (FOX), the media conglomerate owned by mogul Rupert Murdoch, has agreed to acquire the remaining 61% of the U.K.-based TV and Internet provider that it didn't own for nearly $14.6 billion
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Rupert Murdoch announces engagement to Jerry Hall
World | Jan 12, 2016, 08:49 PM ISTLondon: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has announced his engagement to Jerry Hall, the American actress and former supermodel who had a long-time relationship with Mick Jagger.Murdoch, 84, and Hall, 59, placed a classified ad in
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Rupert Murdoch suggests Obama isn't 'real black president', apologizes later
World | Oct 08, 2015, 11:56 PM ISTNew York (AP): The founder of the global News Corp. media empire, Rupert Murdoch, issued an apology Thursday after he faced social media backlash following his suggestion that President Barack Obama isn't a "real black
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Rupert Murdoch describes time spent with PM Narendra Modi as a 'great hour'
World | Sep 25, 2015, 04:36 PM ISTNew York: Media baron Rupert Murdoch today described the time spent with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here as a "great hour" during which they discussed role the media and entertainment industry can play in the
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PM Modi best Indian leader since independence: Rupert Murdoch
World | Sep 25, 2015, 10:08 AM ISTNew York: Media baron Rupert Murdoch has called Prime Minister Narendra Modi the best leader India has seen since independence.After his meeting with the Prime Minister, The News Corp chairman took to twitter to declare
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Lalit Modi names 3 UPA ministers who aided him, blames Rupert Murdoch for leak
India | Jun 17, 2015, 03:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has made stunning revelations in the row over External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj helping him to procure his travel documents in UK. He has now named three UPA
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Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch hands over Fox CEO reins to son James
Jun 17, 2015, 07:19 AM ISTNew York: Rupert Murdoch is preparing to hand over the CEO job at Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. to his son, James, the company's news channel Fox News reported Thursday.Rupert Murdoch, 84, one of the world's
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News Corp buys Indian media firm VCCircle
Mar 09, 2015, 04:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: News Corp., the media and publishing firm owned by Rupert Murdoch, has acquired VCCircle Network for an undisclosed amount.The acquisition includes VCCircle.com, Techcircle.in, VCCEdge, VCCircle Training and a premium content-driven conference business. The
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Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng agree divorce settlement
World | Nov 21, 2013, 12:08 PM ISTNew York: Media baron Rupert Murdoch and his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, have reached a divorce settlement. The two appeared in a New York court on Wednesday to tell a judge they have reached a deal
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Rupert Murdoch resigns from boards of UK newspapers
World | Jul 22, 2012, 12:44 PM ISTLondon, Jul 22: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has resigned as a director of a number of News Corp. boards overseeing his Britain newspapers, a spokeswoman confirmed Saturday. He also quit from some of the media
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No deal with Murdoch , insists Cameron
World | Jun 14, 2012, 06:25 PM ISTLondon, June 14 :British Premier David Cameron, under fire for his closeness to Rupert Murdoch, was today grilled at a public inquiry where he denied entering into any deal, overtly or covertly, with the media
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Gordon Brown accuses Rupert Murdoch's tabloid of personal attacks him
World | Jun 11, 2012, 05:57 PM ISTLondon : Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday accused a Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid of personally attacking him and failing the British people in its coverage of the war in Afghanistan.He acknowledged, however, that
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500 hacking claims possible, says News Corp. lawyer
World | Jun 02, 2012, 07:14 AM ISTLondon, June 2: A lawyer for Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group says the company could face 500 lawsuits from victims of tabloid phone hacking - far more than have so far been filed.Michael Silverleaf told
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No deal with Murdoch, insists Cameron
World | Apr 29, 2012, 05:27 PM ISTLondon, Apr 29: A defensive David Cameron today insisted that he had struck “no grand deal” with media baron Rupert Murdoch over the BSkyB takeover bid following last week's revelation of a string of emails
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Now Sky News In The Dock For Email Hacking
World | Apr 06, 2012, 08:50 AM ISTLondon, Apr 6: Sky News, a part of Rupert Murdoch's media empire in Britain, yesterday admitted that it illegally hacked e-mails twice for information, further tarnishing the image of the press baron.The admission is an
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UK Police Arrest Hacking Suspect For Intimidating Witness
World | Mar 15, 2012, 10:54 AM ISTLondon, Mar 15: British police investigating phone-hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World arrested the former chief reporter of the tabloid on Wednesday for allegedly intimidating a witness.Neville Thurlbeck, 51, was initially arrested on