England may have lost their first autumn international but Jonny Wilkinson was Herculean on his return Jonny Wilkinson spoke for so long in answer to Sky's post-match questions that he almost wrecked Rupert Murdoch's evening schedules. The words flow so freely because the joy of being back in an England shirt is a thrill he thought he might not feel again. The news from Twickenham is that England...
What a week for Kevin Rudd: polls down, boat people still at sea, the Productivity Commission damning his spending, Rupert Murdoch calling him “delusional” and…
Filed under: Earnings reports , Time Warner (TWX) , Viacom (VIA) , CBS Corp 'B' (CBS) , Clorox Co (CLX) , Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA) , Dean Foods (DF) , News Corp'B' (NWS) , Garmin Ltd (GRMN) , World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS ) reported that Q3 revenue was flat while earnings and cash flow declined....
RUPERT Murdoch has called on Australia to commit more troops to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan if US President Barack Obama showed resolve in the war.
New York — following six months of rumor, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly announced wedding plans during a joint news conference. “We’re a natural fit,” said Murdoch. “And for those of you who seem somewhat aghast at this, there have been stranger bedfellows. Look at Barney Frank and his, um, [...]
Rupert Murdoch voices his concerns about Kevin Rudd Kevin Rudd is delusional if he thinks Australia can lead the world or act as a bridge between the US and China, according to Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corporation. He's very intelligent, he's very interesting, but he's kidding himself with the G20 - the grouping of the top 20 countries in the world, Mr Murdoch said. "(President)...
Rupert Murdoch says Kevin Rudd is too sensitive when it comes to media criticism, and is more interested in strutting the world stage than running Australia.
Rupert Murdoch says Kevin Rudd is too sensitive when it comes to media criticism, and is more interested in strutting the world stage than running Australia.
The Lords get the vaccine while the peasants wait in line. What could be more natural or fair ? Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) asked Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to investigate why the Center for Disease Control (CDC) approved the distribution of the H1NI vaccine to Wall Street firms at a time when the vaccine is unavailable to most...
There's a minor hoo -ha about Rupert Murdoch's admission of a delay in moving some News International content behind pay walls. I have no inside track, but it's pretty clear that the manoeuvre needs some choreography to work effectively in various markets - and that the choreography could be deemed anti-competitive. If we assume it's premium content, not basic news, that will require a subscription...
Lachlan Murdoch has upstaged the visit to Australia of his father Rupert, the head of the News Corp media empire, after splashing out A$23m ($21m, €14m, £12m)...
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said he’d like one of his children to succeed him, amid regular discussions about who will take over at the U.S. media company.
Is Rupert Murdoch flip-flopping on paywalls again? Way back when (i.e., two years ago) Murdoch was a big believer in the idea that news should be free online, and that he could more than make it up with other business models. But, then, earlier this year, he did a complete flip-flop , declaring that all his publications would put up paywalls, saying that free content is bad, and accusing aggregators...
Time Warner has released its third-quarter earnings, and according to Video Business the company is “upbeat. . . noting improved studio performance plus stabilization of the overall DVD market.” Time Warner also appears confident that continued growth in the rental, digital delivery and high-definition sectors will help keep home entertainment revenues in the black. The company’ [...]...
Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman were among the 10 registered bidders at Australia's most exclusive auction this week, when Sydney's poshest residence went under the hammer. But Hollywood lost out to Fleet Street when Lachlan Murdoch, eldest son of Rupert Murdoch, snapped up the 4000-sq m neo-Georgian property for A$23m (£12.7m).