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News Corp. names new technology chief
News Corp announced Tuesday it has named Paul Cheesbrough as chief technology officer, developing the digital strategy for the media-entertainment giant headed by Rupert Murdoch. Cheesbrough has been chief information officer for News International, where he led technology strategy and delivery, for digital products. He previously worked at the Telegraph…
News Corporation digital chief to step aside ahead of split
WASHINGTON — News Corp said Thursday that Jonathan Miller, head of digital operations for Rupert Murdoch’s media-entertainment conglomerate, would step aside as the group prepares for its split. Miller, who became chief digital officer in 2009, will leave his post at the end of September “as the company moves towards…
News Corporation begins anti-corruption review
Rupert Murdoch‘s News Corporation has launched a review of anti-corruption controls in several of its publishing arms, including News International in London. Murdoch told News Corp staff in a memo on Wednesday that the company recently launched the probe as a “forward-looking review” to improve compliance with bribery laws. The media tycoon told staff…
News Corp launches Spanish-language network in U.S.
The new Spanish-language broadcast network MundoFox – a joint venture of News Corp and RCN Television Group of Colombia – began broadcasting Monday with the goal of reaching the growing U.S. Hispanic market. The company, which says its programming is aimed at providing “Latino entertainment” with an “American attitude,” will…
Scandal-hit News Corp posts big loss
Rupert Murdoch’s embattled media giant News Corp posted a net loss of $1.51 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter Wednesday, as the firm prepared for a major restructuring. The company’s bottom line was hit by a $2.85 billion charge apparently related to a plan to split its entertainment division from…
Murdoch digital paper The Daily slashes staff
NEW YORK — News Corp’s digital newspaper The Daily, Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to reinvent daily news for the tablet age, will sack 29 percent of its staff and overhaul its format, the firm said Tuesday. In all, 50 employees will leave the paper, which was launched 18 months ago. The…
News Corp shakes up Fox leadership
NEW YORK — News Corporation on Monday named Peter Rice as head of its Fox Networks Group as the media giant headed by Rupert Murdoch reorganized its leadership ahead of a likely split of the company. Rice, who has been head of entertainment for the unit since 2010, will now…
News Corp. unveils educational tablet
News Corp. said Monday it would launch a new tablet computer with AT&T aimed at the education market to bring “digital innovation” to the classroom. The media conglomerate headed by Rupert Murdoch said the effort would come from its education division which is being renamed Amplify. “Amplify is dedicated to…
News Corp board agrees to split in principle: WSJ
The board of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has agreed in principle to separate its larger entertainment division from struggling publishing businesses, according to the Wall Street Journal. An official announcement is expected to come Thursday, said the newspaper, which is one of the units of the global media-entertainment conglomerate. The…
News Corp mulls media, entertainment unit split
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp said Tuesday it was considering a “restructuring” that would split off its larger entertainment division from struggling publishing businesses. The New York-based company confirmed reports earlier in the day and said the move would “separate its business into two distinct publicly traded companies.” The statement followed…
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