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• November 30, 2009

  Lachlan Murdoch Buys Half Of DMG Radio Australia, Eyes Share Of Nielsen Trades

  

  RUPERT MURDOCH's son LACHLAN MURDOCH has purchased 50% of DMG RADIO AUSTRALIA from DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST PLC for about A$50 million cash and A$60 million in assumed debt.  The younger MURDOCH, who will become Chairman of the joint venture, … more »

• February 6, 2009

  News Corp. Loses $6.4 Billion

  

  NEWS CORP. YESTERDAY (2/6) reported a fiscal second-quarter loss on the back of an $8.4 billion writedown on the value of its television stations, newspapers and other assets, which obscured continued strength in the company's cable networks unit, … more »

• April 24, 2008

  Senate Panel Votes To OK Anti-Cross-Ownership Bill

  

  The SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE voted unanimously THURSDAY morning to support a resolution to block the FCC's loosening of newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership restrictions.  Sen. BYRON DORGAN (D-ND) cited reports that RUPERT MURDOCH's NEWS CORP. is … more »

• December 13, 2007

  Shareholders Approve Sale Of Dow Jones

  DOW JONES shareholders have approved the $5 billion sale of the company to RUPERT MURDOCH's NEWS CORP. The vote was held TODAY in MANHATTAN, with about 78% of publicly traded shares and 54% of class B shares (mostly held by the BANCROFT family) voted to … more »

• September 25, 2007

  Report: Former EMI Finance Dir. Missed Out On Big Severance

  

  MARTIN STEWART, EMI’s former Finance Director, missed out on a payoff worth £1 million when he left the British music company after its £2.4 billion acquisition by TERRA FIRMA, reports THE TIMES OF LONDON. The fate of STEWART contrasts … more »

• September 21, 2007

  Radio-Related Moguls On Forbes 400 List

  Radio and music industry-related folks making this year's FORBES 400 list of AMERICA's richest individuals include COX ENTERPRISES' ANNE COX CHAMBERS (net worth $12.6 billion, ranked 24th), NEW YORK Mayor and BLOOMBERG RADIO founder MICHAEL BLOOMBERG … more »

• August 1, 2007

  Boards Approve News Corp.-Dow Jones Deal

  

  DOW JONES and NEWS CORP. make it official, with both companies' boards approving the sale of DOW JONES to RUPERT MURDOCH's company for $60/share ($5.6 billion). The deal became official after members of the BANCROFT family, the controlling shareholders … more »

• July 30, 2007

  News Corp. 'Highly Unlikely' To Buy Dow Jones With Low Bancroft Support

  

  RUPERT MURDOCH's NEWS CORP. said MONDAY that it is "highly unlikely" to move forward with its buyout offer for DOW JONES if the controlling BANCROFT family's support remains at its present 28%-of-voting-power level.  The BANCROFTS are … more »

• July 18, 2007

  Dow Jones Board OKs Murdoch Deal, Bancrofts Vote Next

  

  The board of DOW JONES has approved the company's sale to RUPERT MURDOCH's NEWS CORP. for $5 billion. Two directors -- including BANCROFT family member LESLIE HILL -- abstained, while CHRISTOPHER BANCROFT left the meeting before the vote took … more »

• July 17, 2007

  Journal: Murdoch Has Tentative Deal For Dow Jones

  

  The WALL STREET JOURNAL is reporting that RUPERT MURDOCH's NEWS CORP. has reached a "tentative agreement" to buy DOW JONES at the originally-proposed $5 billion price, with the deal set to be presented to the full DOW JONES board this evening. … more »