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Murdoch may be key to Apple's plan to offer 99-cent digital rentals of TV shows

August 31, 2010

L.A. Times - Business

Executives of the media baron's News Corp. are said to be split over whether to go along with the plan. NBC, CBS and Time Warner are opposed, while Disney is in favor.

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Coulson 'discussed hacking at NoW'

September 1, 2010

guardian.co.uk home | guardian.co.uk / Nick Davies

New York Times publishes allegations that PM's media adviser 'actively encouraged' unlawful practice while editorThe prime minister's media adviser, Andy Coulson, freely discussed the use of unlawful ...

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Has Rupert Murdoch's paywall gamble paid off?

September 1, 2010

The Independent - Media RSS Feed

As the fugitive businessman Asil Nadir flew back to Britain from his North Cyprus bolt-hole last week, Sean O'Neill, the crime editor of The Times, scooped Fleet Street by being the only print ...

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TV Tiptoes Into the Web: Why Apple's iTunes Rentals Aren't Game-Changers

August 31, 2010

MediaMemo / Peter Kafka

Very, very good bet: Steve Jobs will stand up on stage tomorrow and announce that you can rent some episodes of ABC and Fox TV shows from iTunes for 99 cents a pop. Big deal? Maybe. But probably not.

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Rupert Murdoch takes home $17m after 6pc pay cut

September 2, 2010

Telegraph Business

Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul owner of The Times, The Sun and the News of The World, took a 6pc pay cut to $16.8m (£10.9m) last year, his smallest pay packet since 2003.

Barbour called Murdoch (not Ailes)

September 2, 2010

Politico.com: Politics '08 / Ben Smith

 Fox News, to its credit, did a segment last night on its contribution from the Republican Governors Association — a very rare bit o

Another Look At Fox News And ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Imam’s Shared Money Man

September 2, 2010

Mediaite / Glynnis MacNicol

Perhaps taking a page from Jon Stewart's relentless criticism of Fox News' coverage of the proposed Lower Manhattan mosque NPR's David Folkenflik is further investigating the money connection between ...

Dave Westlake now defeated: Murdoch paper

September 2, 2010

illusory tenant / illusory tenant (noreply@blogger.com)

That was quick. The Wall Street Journal's September 15 issue hits the stands today The Wall Street Journal's right-wing editorial pages have long been a leading expert source in Wisconsin judicial ...

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Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. to Be Swing Vote for 99-Cent iTunes TV Show Rentals?

August 31, 2010

The Los Angeles Times reports that Apple is still working to convince media companies to adopt its plan for 99-cent TV show rentals through its iTunes Store.

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Rupert Murdoch's pay falls by 6% to £10.9m as British newspapers suffer

September 1, 2010

guardian.co.uk Media / Andrew Clark

Last year's pay packet was the media mogul's smallest since 2003 owing to a smaller performance-related bonus While Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers laid off journalists and fought their way ...

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CBS News Can Barely Pay the Cell Phone Bill [Media Crack]

September 1, 2010

Gawker / Hamilton Nolan

In your foreboding Wednesday media column: cutbacks small and large at CBS, vague rumors of trouble at Paste Magazine, Rupert Murdoch made more money ...

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Rupert Compensated $22.7M For FY 2010; At News Corp It's All In The Murdoch Family

September 1, 2010

Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily / TIM ADLER

UPDATE: The 79-year-old News Corp chairman's basic salary remains unchanged at $8.

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Rupert Murdoch may be swing vote in Apple's 99 cent TV rental pitch

August 31, 2010

AppleInsider

While most in the TV industry are opposed to Apple's proposed plan for 99 cent episode rentals, its efforts could be saved by News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch's drive to save the newspaper industry, ...

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People@Work: Using Average Workers as Pawns in Election-Year Politics

August 30, 2010

DailyFinance / David Schepp

Businesses large and small have complained for years about the cost of doing business.

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Mark Thompson's case for the BBC

August 30, 2010

guardian.co.uk Media / James Robinson, Jane Martinson

A year on from Murdoch's attack, Mark Thompson offered a robust defence of PSBs. Will it be enough to save the BBC?

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Phone Hacking at Murdoch's Tabloid Was Widespread, Unapologetic [Scandals]

September 2, 2010

Defamer / Hamilton Nolan

Four years ago, Rupert Murdoch-owned UK tabloid The News of the World got caught hacking the voicemail of "hundreds of celebrities" and other public ...

Online Advertisers Kiss Rupert Murdoch's Times Of London Goodbye As Web Traffic Drops 90%

September 2, 2010

Silicon Alley Insider / Joe Pompeo

Rupert Murdoch has said he's happy with the "encouraging number of people subscribing at a good price" for the online editions of his Times and Sunday Times of London, which went behind a paywall ...

Has Rupert Murdoch's Paywall Gamble Paid Off?

September 2, 2010

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Murdoch's 'News of the World' Editor: 'Times' Story 'Unsubstantiated

September 2, 2010

Observer.com - All Articles

Editors at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World are snorting at The New York Times Magazine's investigation of phone-hacking at the gossip tabloid.

How Murdoch's News Of The World Hacked The Royals' Voice-Mail

September 2, 2010

The Huffington Post | Full News Feed / The Huffington Post News Editors

Rupert Murdoch's UK news outfit accused of voicemail hacking

September 2, 2010

Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ideas. / Paul Schmelzer (noreply@blogger.com)

Mark Thompson on Murdoch's media dominance

September 2, 2010

Public Opinion / Gary Sauer-Thompson (thoughtfactory@internode.on.net)

One strand of Mark Thompson's McTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival was his reply to James Murdoch's lecture the year before in which he attacked the BBC (for its ...

Times: Culture of Illegal Surveillance Rife at Murdoch’s News of the World

September 1, 2010

Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine / Chris Rovzar

In a lengthy reported piece that went online today, the Times takes aim at one of rival Rupert Murdoch's crown jewels: the sensationalist British tabloid News of the World.

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