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One of News Corp's rationales for the deal was that the Journal would add instant credibility to the Fox business channel.

For News Corp this was an attractive opportunity to consolidate the cash flows of a mature and profitable business.

The settlement was one of his first major decisions after becoming head of News Corp. 's Europe and Asia operations in 2007.

Among the most thorny issues, one of these people said, are the terms under which Microsoft would compensate News Corp.

A large question for News Corp. now is how much further the scandal will extend.

Mr Murdoch's News Corp estimates that the marginal revenue from an occasional browser is less than one tenth of a penny a year.

News Corp is in the process of trying to take full control of the UK satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting.

Cameron was already seen as close to News Corp. , having courted the company in an effort to win its election endorsement.

It was one thing when their flagship newspaper, the Wall Street Journal, was sold to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in late 2007.

That has helped to reconcile him with Mr Turner, who asked him to lunch after he decided to reduce News Corp's carbon footprint.

Rupert Murdoch said he had the full confidence of the board to stay on, despite the scandals at News Corp's British newspaper subsidiary.

It will also surely be harder for the Murdochs, only a minority shareholder in News Corp, to run the company as a family fief.

News Corp. dropped its bid to take full control of BSkyB, amid a scandal over reporting tactics at at least one of its U. K. newspapers.

Opposition politicians continuously pressed him on whether he would rule out that he had talked about the bid with News Corp. personnel.

He leaves with an unusually generous severance package and the right to sell at least two films a year to News Corp's Twentieth Century Fox.

In a publicly traded company like News Corp. , these kinds of losses have to be balanced out with earnings from other operations.

Executives of News Corp. believe more arrests are likely, according to people familiar with the matter.

A spokeswoman for News Corp declined to comment, but it was not immediately clear that the FBI had notified the company.

The big shareholder said it would be a 'very shrewd move' for News Corp. to elevate chief operating officer Chase Carey to the CEO role.

Still, Fox News is part of News Corp's cable division, one of the company's strongest performing units.

A year ago News Corp executives talked about relaunching the site as an entertainment focused site.

News Corp. 's variety of lousy governance is simple -- one man exerts control wildly out of proportion to his stake in the business.

Just over a week ago, News Corp. was on the brink of gaining government approval to acquire the 60. 9% of BSkyB that it doesn't already own.

Mr Murdoch not only behaves as if News Corp is still the family business but has also displayed erratic judgment.

News Corp. 's class A shares account for about 70% of the company's market cap (recently $41 billion total) but have no voting power.

At the same time, she was ascending at News Corp. , where her charm and dogged pursuit of stories won her a place close to Mr. Murdoch.

But given all that has occurred at News Corp in the recent years under his reign, should he resign as CEO or chair or both?

family votes representing about 28 per cent of the company's total votes were understood to be backing a sale to News Corp.

News Corp. is the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, and of this blog.

News International, News Corp. 's British newspaper division, said James Murdoch stood by his testimony to parliament.

In any case, News Corp. for years stuck to the story that the phone hacking was the work of a lone rogue reporter.

Her departure was earlier reported by the blog AllThings D, which like The Wall Street Journal is owned by News Corp.

News Corp's undertakings to hive off Sky News as an independent company were to be accepted by the government.

News Corp's legalistic attempt to separate the hacking allegations and the merger process was always a non-starter.

An independent member of News Corp. 's board said the board still supported Mr. Murdoch.

He has withdrawn News Corp's bid for BSkyB voluntarily rather than face an overwhelming vote in the legislature calling on him to do so.

News Corp started turning MySpace into a music-oriented site after its rivals Facebook and Twitter eclipsed its popularity.

The move demonstrates how the political winds have changed for News Corp. and its chairman and chief executive, Rupert Murdoch, in Britain.

It should come as no surprise that News Corp would be the first to discuss such a deal.

In it, he envisioned splitting the company into three separate parts: Good News Corp, Bad News Corp, and Toxic News Corp.

Mr Murdoch, 76, said he expected savings could be made from integrating News Corp and Dow Jones operations "well in excess of $50m" .

News Corp's British Sky Broadcasting has since been a pivotal force in the industry.

Some members of Parliament have been accused of being too close to News Corp. while others are said to hold a grudge.

But it is the culmination of a 40-year love-hate power struggle between the News Corp. chief and Britain's public and politicians.

Ask him today, and while he may still laugh, the board of News Corp. won't be laughing with him.

A senior News Corp lawyer was knocked off her feet, the protester was taken out in handcuffs and the hearing was briefly suspended.

Some of News Corp. 's nine independent directors have close ties to the company.

News Corp. executives have made the same statements to Parliament over the years, assertions that have come back to haunt them.

Across the Atlantic, News Corp could face exposure if allegations that officials bribed British police officers for information prove true.

News Corp is hiring 100 journalists for this iPad newspaper and is reportedly working with engineers on loan from Apple to make it shine.

Miller said News Corp is planning another reinvention of the beleaguered site with a relaunch expected later this year.

The head of News Corp has held sway over Britain's media industry for a generation. Prime ministers have feared and feted him.

The buy-back plan briefly reversed a week-long slide in News Corp's shares.

The scandal has forced News Corp. to close one publication, the News of the World, and prompted the resignations of two top executives.

Google has a contractual agreement with News Corp to place advertisements on its network, MySpace, and also owns its own network, Orkut.

News Corp. is alleged to have bribed British police to get information for stories run in its tabloid News of the World.

The closure comes as Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, which bought Dow Jones in 2007, steps up the restructuring of its businesses in the region.

Star India grows aggressively. News Corp has taken a stake in Rotana, one of the Arab world's biggest media companies.

MarketWatch is now owned by News Corp. , which owns The Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Hinton is chief executive of Dow Jones & Co. , the News Corp. unit that publishes The Wall Street Journal.

News Corp. owns the AllThingsD website, as well as The Wall Street Journal.

"The Simpsons" is broadcast by News Corp. 's Fox television network. News Corp. owns The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires.

The comments by News Corp's chairman came as he predicted a "high single digit" rebound in the group's operating profits next year.

News Corp. owns Twentieth Century Fox, as well as The Wall Street Journal.

GE would then have combined Dow Jones with its NBC Universal unit, in part to stave off competition from News Corp.

For News Corp. , the risk could be that comments from Messers. Murdoch and Ms. Brooks could further damage the News Corp. brand in Britain.

It has been suggested that, to fix governance at the beleaguered company, News Corp. board member Tom Perkins is shareholders' "best hope. "

Some formerly high-flying Internet businesses like MySpace, owned by News Corp. , have been brought to earth by the recession.

Meanwhile, News Corp has started to look uncomfortably like a legacy media company.

The result, so far, is a small deal to supply films from News Corp's Twentieth Century Fox over Telecom Italia's wires.

Global warming was so brilliant that I had to counteract it with my own carbon-free program at News Corp.

Wall Street analysts like to do something called a sum-of-the-parts valuation when it comes to big conglomerates like News Corp.

For the moment a disintegration of News Corp seems unlikely.

But over the next decade, News Corp strove to get something in return.

A higher price would be harder to justify to News Corp's shareholders without sizeable operating synergies.

A possible wild card is James Murdoch, News Corp. 's deputy chief operating officer and a board member.

A strong candidate is Jonathan Miller, News Corp. 's chief digital officer.

News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch condemned the alleged reporting tactics that have sparked the mess.

He is also a former director of Dow Jones & Co. , the publisher of this newswire and The Wall Street Journal, now owned by News Corp.

By late June, News Corp. executives knew they were staring at a run of bad news, though it's not clear what they were expecting.

As a US citizen, Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corp, was not legally obliged to attend.

An announcement is expected today while Rupert Murdoch, News Corp chief executive, is in Tokyo to attend a conference.

But he spoilt it by not giving straight answers when asked if he had spoken to News Corp bosses about the bid for BSkyB.

In a memo to staff, Mr Zannino said: "We have a very bright future as an independent company should the News Corp bid not come to pass. "

Jonathan Miller, News Corp's head of digital media, is widely believed to be calling the shots at MySpace.

Murdoch said that News Corp also plans to keep control of Dow Jones Indexes, after reports that it was considering selling it.

But the U. K. government is backing the opposition party's call for News Corp. to drop its takeover offer.

His investments include substantial stakes in News Corp, Citigroup and Apple, as well as several luxury hotels.

Have shareholders of News Corp just stood by as the hacking issues were revealed and the lack of board independence was evident?

There's nothing now like News Corp or Time Warner. But we'll also be looking for overseas opportunities.

Peter Chernin, one of Hollywood's most prominent executives, quit as president and chief operating officer of News Corp .

The site is owned by Dow Jones, a News Corp. unit that publishes the Wall Street Journal and this newswire.

after two days of proceedings, News Corp. settled out of court for the stunning sum of $500 million.

Investors in News Corp have long had to tolerate Rupert Murdoch's sacrifice of short-term returns in the relentless pursuit of expansion.

The talk now in Number 10 is of the need to establish visible distance between the prime minister and News Corp.

In some ways, News Corp is testimony to the benefits of having a strong-willed entrepreneur in charge.

One proposal was to establish a human rights committee at News Corp, arising out of concerns related to freedom of the press in China.

News Corp is cutting jobs at the Wall Street Journal, but adding them at Dow Jones news wires.

Disney and News Corp will lead the way after a year of challenges from IPTV players and open internet platforms such as Joost and Babelgum.

But News Corp continues to struggle with its digital offerings.

The stunning allegations of corruption and illegal hacking led advertisers to start abandoning the newspaper, owned by Murdoch's News Corp.

News Corp might be better off led by a non-Murdoch.

Big media is least likely; the ghosts of the AOL and MySpace deals still haunt the corridors of Time Warner and News Corp.

The media giants recently took a step in that direction with Hulu, a Web site launched by NBC Universal and News Corp.

More than five years after voicemail-interception allegations first surfaced, News Corp. has yet to contain the scandal.

Ms. Brooks, who was the CEO of News Corp. 's U. K. newspaper unit, also resigned Friday.

James Murdoch, pictured above, has stepped down as the executive chairman of News Corp. 's publishing arm.

And Star TV's "little" different, Sky Broadcasting, News Corp. is the core business, its revenue has maintained a steady growth momentum.

Google Inc. , AMD and News Corp. were among the companies that each kicked in $2 million of funding.

Institutional shareholders of News Corp are those who often concern themselves with governance matters.

News of the board discussions was earlier reported by All Things D, a website owned by News Corp. , and Bloomberg News.

If News Corp. is guilty, the FCC licenses of its 27 U. S. television stations could be in peril.

The same will be true of the narrower issue of News Corp, and its lax governance and practices.

Ofcom, the UK media regulator, can examine whether News Corp is a "fit and proper" owner of UK broadcasting licences at any time.

News Corp. has said it investigating the allegations and is cooperating with police.

Brooks is a longtime protege of Murdoch who had risen quickly through the tabloid ranks of News Corp. 's British newspaper operations.

News Corp. , which owns The Wall Street Journal, declined to comment.

A change of strategy may be required, but News Corp and Exor face hurdles in their pursuit of Formula One.

"It happened on Les's watch, " another added. "James was not even a director of News Corp at the time. "

News Corp. 's "New York Post, " employees just received an email asking them to retain the evidence of wiretapping and bribery.

News Corp. is the parent company of The Wall Street Journal.

In fact, he strongly opposed the original sale to News Corp. , believing that MySpace was being severely undervalued.

Pressure on News Corp over its phone hacking scandal is rising on three continents with fresh legal and political challenges.

Authorities in Britain are also investigating whether News Corp. employees bribed police.

News Corp obviously wants to get the deal done, but BSkyB shareholders should be careful about how far they push it.

British politicians, police officers and senior News Corp. executives were drawn into inquiries.

Mr Murdoch publicly bristles at mention of the "China issue" and it has raised concerns at News Corp.

Microsoft would bring its web brands, MSN and Live, and News Corp would add its new-media jewel: MySpace, an online social network.

Fox is owned by News Corp. , which also publishes The Wall Street Journal.

News of the World is owned by News Corp. , which also owns The Wall Street Journal.

Michael Nathanson, an analyst at Nomura Equity Research, ran an interesting breakup analysis of News Corp on Monday.

Mr Miller said there were different ways to charge people for content online and that was what News Corp was exploring.

In August, Google signed a $900 million deal with News Corp. to provide search and display advertising to MySpace users.

News Corp is active on the fringes of CME's region, while CME already competes head-on with RTL and MTG, two European broadcasters.

At News Corp, the issue is even more critical because of the control Murdoch exercises as a shareholder over voting rights at the firm.

A Downing Street spokesman said Mr. Cameron welcomed the news that News. Corp had dropped its bid.

News Corp has agreed to spin off and fund Sky News to ease concerns that the deal would reduce media plurality in the UK.

Universal's suit claims that MySpace, owned by News Corp, is a "willing partner" in copyright infringement.

Currently, Murdoch holds both the CEO and chair positions at News Corp (NWS) along with approximately 40% of the voting rights of the firm.

FIM's expertise on the Web is being exported to other parts of News Corp. , too.

It comes at a particularly sensitive time for News Corp, Murdoch's global media conglomerate.

But where was independent board oversight of the culture at News Corp when public concerns of telephone hacking first arose in 2005?

The indications of bribery weren't reported to the police until last month, according to News Corp. ; it isn't clear why.

News Corp. owns The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires.

Mr Murdoch invited Mr Gore to the gathering of News Corp's executives at Pebble Beach, California, this summer.

News Corp. owns both Twentieth Century Fox and The Wall Street Journal.

But this is moot, since the Murdoch family controls News Corp through its voting shares, having seen off a raid by John Malone.

The contemplated shedding of News International shows just how swiftly times are changing for News Corp.

At some point James was expected to move to America to gain experience of News Corp's businesses there.

A delay could be helpful for News Corp. , which is caught in a turmoil of daily disclosures and allegations.

News Corp has not publicly estimated the potential legal damages.

But a deal with News Corp faces several hurdles.

It also bolstered long-standing criticism about the lack of truly independent oversight at News Corp. overall.

It will also look into whether any News Corp. employees bribed or sought to bribe police officials to gain access to such records.

News Corp. is also the parent company of The Wall Street Journal.

News Corp is "on the cusp of a digital dynasty" , Mr Murdoch announced earlier this month.

Fox is owned by News Corp. , which also owns The Wall Street Journal.

News Corp still faces a US investigation related to possible criminal conduct at its UK subsidiaries, including phone hacking and bribery.

Just after the attacker (now in police custody) made his move, News Corp. 's shares jumped to their best levels of the day.

Wall Street's News Corp-watchers acknowledge Rupert Murdoch's genius in building an empire from all but scratch.

Microsoft has also held talks with News Corp about combining its internet operations with MySpace.

News Corp has been exploring online payment models for its newspapers and has taken an increasingly hard line against Google.

Until this is addressed in a more comprehensive way, the likelihood that News Corp can ever revive its BSkyB bid is slim.

The next year, News Corp started a quiet retreat.

The SEC also could examine News Corp. 's prior disclosures, one of the people said.

Meantime, News Corp. and its former U. K. law firm are increasingly at odds.

He didn't work at News Corp. at the time of the alleged hacking.

On Friday, News Corp. said Mr. Murdoch had no plans to step down from the BSkyB board.

Current and former News Corp. executives have appeared before the parliamentary committee on two occasions.

News Corp's websites, including MySpace. com, are planning to sell films and shows from the group's Fox network.

News Corp, the publisher of this report, holds a minority share.

Tom Mockridge, currently chief executive of News Corp's Sky Italia television unit was appointed to succeed Brooks immediately.

The takeover is controversial; News Corp is Britain's biggest newspaper publisher.

The scandal centers on allegations of questionable reporting tactics by News Corp.

But that changed this year -- he no longer holds those News Corp shares.

From foreign newspapers online charges, News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch has been promoting pay-per-read.

Sky Deutschland AG jumped 20 percent after it won more funding from its parent company, News Corp.

In 2003, he moved to London and became CEO of British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, the U. K. satellite-TV company owned 39. 1% by News Corp.

It would give News Corp, which already owns 37 per cent of newspaper circulation, about 35 per cent of the television market.

He was seated next to son James, News Corp. 's deputy chief operating officer, who also testified.

News Corp lacks the order and predictability of more bureaucratic companies.

Given all the situation at News Corp. , the timing perhaps could be august.

News Corp. owns Dow Jones & Co. and The Wall Street Journal.

Before returning to the fray, News Corp must put its house in order and answer the allegations laid at its door.

Mr. Hinton, a long-time News Corp. employee who previously ran News International, resigned Friday as CEO of the Dow Jones & Co. division.

He and James, News Corp. 's deputy COO and chairman of News International, smiled beatifically for the cameras.

For News Corp. , it's the reason the trouble is far from over.

Perkins may not be the best fit to solve News Corp's woes.

Some of News Corp's biggest investors remain loyal, however.

News Corp and Microsoft, which owns the rival Bing search engine, declined to comment.

As a matter of prosecutorial discretion, do you really think U. S. prosecutors would pursue a FCPA prosecution against News Corp. ?

The hacking group also said it hit other websites run by News International, News Corp. 's U. K. arm.

is published by Adicio Inc. , in which Wall Street Journal owner News Corp. holds a minority stake.

News Corp. says her "youth" and "female perspective" bring value to the board.

The Chandler family, who are Tribune's biggest shareholder, News Corp. and Tribune all declined to comment.

Analysts say News Corp's step to cede majority control in Xing Kong confirms this strategy.

News Corp and Time Warner each expressed interest, along with other potential buyers.

Neither Microsoft nor News Corp were willing to comment on their talks.

'We are aware and our technical teams are working on it, ' said News Corp. spokeswoman Daisy Dunlop.

A payment of $20, 000 for the book rights was made by Basic Books, a separate company, without reference to News Corp.

At the very least, News Corp's interest will give breathing space to Yang.

The Wall Street Journal is owned by News Corp.

News Corp's most recent quarterly filing painted a positive picture for Star.

Instead, all expectations are that, once the dust settles, News Corp.

Ahead of the expected rebuke, News Corp. stepped back.

Amid this recent scandal, a vocal Mr. Watson has been described as News Corp's 'tormentor-in-chief. '

If regulators approve the deal, News Corp then needs to find a price that persuades shareholders in both companies to go along.

And BSkyB is a moving target: its financial performance has improved since News Corp offered 700p a share.

Another committee member, Labour's Tom Watson, has felt News Corp. 's barbs.

The apology letter, signed from News Corp's Chairman and CEO, is headlined simply: "We are sorry. "

He has recently appointed News Corp executive Joel Klein to oversee the investigation.

News Corp. 's overall risk, says the prophetic report: "very high. "

Disney, Time Warner and News Corp have surprisingly little to show for their years of effort and extensive investments in China.

News Corp is taking the iPad very seriously as a new way to distribute the news.

News Corp. 's team also is anticipating a possible FCPA-related investigation by the SEC, the people said.

Perkins also helped Hurd get a News Corp board seat.

This week it emerged that Microsoft and News Corp are talking about just that.

James Murdoch quits the newspaper business. Will News Corp too?

News Corp must also decide what to do with the $12bn it would have spent on BSkyB.

News Corp. owns thirty-nine per cent of BSkyB's shares, and Murdoch picks its boss.

Now, Mr. Brown has been amongst the most virulent of critics against News Corp. 's British papers.

Other News Corp directors are also playing bigger roles.

News Corp. dropped the bid amid political resistance.

How could News Corp. , of all companies, run by a 75-year-old media mogul, possibly know what to do with an Internet community like MySpace?

Before last Friday, the response by News Corp to the crisis was muted.

The mood at News Corp is upbeat, helped by a near 20 per cent share price increase this year.

If the future of broadcasting is recast as a struggle between a plucky BBC and the ruthless News Corp, my money is on the BBC to win.

News Corp (NWS) purchased a 90% stake in Brooklyn-based Wireless Generation for $360 million last November.

Most of News Corp's newspaper earnings come from downmarket tabloids in the UK.

Both News Corp. BSkyB shares were sharply lower Monday.

News Corp. has been going through some sweeping transitions.

Mr. Murdoch is deputy chief operating officer of News Corp.

Family values, albeit flawed, built News Corp.

Meanwhile, Lis Murdoch turned down a board seat at News Corp in order to keep running Shine, her independent television production company.

Answering these questions, and his day job at News Corp, suggest that he will not have enough time to discharge his BSkyB duties.

Its major rival is News Limited, an offshoot of Murdoch's News Corp.

Mr Cameron faces questions about his embrace of News Corp's agenda before the 2010 election.

Some shareholders worry Microsoft might pay more money to News Corp and publishers than the privilege is worth.

We have long argued that a News Corp takeover of Sky raises troubling questions about UK media plurality.

But, his proposal is a gamble, and one that could hurt News Corp instead of helping it.

For investors in News Corp, Mr Chernin's departure is worrying for several reasons.

The Sun, a News Corp. tabloid, is also a big moneymaker.

ICM is a minnow compared with Microsoft and News Corp.

The 36-year-old quit as News Corp's chief operating officer in mid-2005 to return to Sydney with his Australian wife.

Still, News Corp does arguably suffer under the Murdoch hegemony.

S. employers are increasingly turning to sites such as Facebook and News Corp's MySpace to conduct background checks on job applicants.

News Corp. shares rose 5. 5% Tuesday to $15. 79 on the Nasdaq, but have fallen 13% since the scandal flared up two weeks ago.

In 2010, there were only two shareholder proposals on News Corp's proxy filing.

Over the past 15 years, News Corp has lagged behind the S& P 500 index by a third.

But Yang lost that battle, and News Corp. took over.