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- buellerdiggs, on 09/03/2008, -5/+20Murdoch is to journalism what Cheney is to the Constitution
- sarge96, on 09/03/2008, -5/+18This is a good article, but I take exception to the humanizing of Murdoch. He's maybe not evil, but he certainly doesn't care if he kills journalism while he's playing with his empire. He has very little consideration for others. I also take exception to the assertion that Murdoch is somehow a maverick in a "straightjacketed" news industry. If anything, he's turning news into infotainment, not the other way around.
- jec68, on 09/04/2008, -3/+10What a miserable old villain.
- fatas, on 09/04/2008, -5/+11Murdoch is a *****, he will do anything for money,
FFS douche bags like Vanity Fair & Time should stop using Serif fonts on the web, Serif is great for print but horrible on LCDs. - Jamiekin, on 09/04/2008, -2/+7I'm Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire tyrant, and this is my skybox.
- DigiDave, on 09/02/2008, -3/+8This is seriously a great read. Curl up - find out why Murdoch supports Obama over Hillary - the answer WON'T surprise you.
- Webnower, on 09/04/2008, -4/+8Murdoch deserves a two fisted shot to the nuts.
- Elranzer, on 09/04/2008, -0/+3Murdoch is smart. Evil and ***** greedy, but smart. Most Americans don't even realize he's not an American (even though the Republicans view him as the only true American patriot in the media). He's in fact Australian.
- joeplayer91, on 09/04/2008, -2/+5campaign for liberty!
- shannobn, on 09/04/2008, -3/+6Rupert Murdoch aka Killer of Intellectualism.
- Bovorik, on 09/04/2008, -1/+4Murdoch might as well have wrote the piece himself - the Dirty Digger's rabid when it comes to controlling what's written about him.
Last year an Australian paper, the Sydney Morning Herald, was about to publish a piece on Murdoch's slapper (Wendi Deng, AKA wife no. 3), then suddenly yanked it at the final hour. I doubt there was much to the story (i.e. nothing that sensational about her or Murdoch), but that just shows how much a control freak he is.
It's amazing he gets around on two feet with such a flexible spine. - KOfMyBasement, on 09/04/2008, -0/+2A simple link would have been fine.
- ElGubrush, on 09/04/2008, -2/+4Though the humanizing of this character is commendable, one must never forget that it is akin to calling a 10 year old arsonist "a scamp"
- terminal157, on 09/04/2008, -2/+4Jesus Christ, dude. Even a second post because you ran out of room. Did you really think that was a good idea?
- inactive, on 09/04/2008, -3/+5The only thing I want to read about that piece of ***** is an obituary.
- Elranzer, on 09/04/2008, -0/+2I don't even think Bill O likes Bill O. He's a robot designed specifically to be hated by everyone possible.
- flashback99, on 09/04/2008, -1/+3Don't know why people are digging you down. Everyone needs to know what this *****'s fingers are in.
- jj101, on 09/04/2008, -0/+2Great to hear that he doesn't like Bill O either though. Now he needs to do something about it!
- inactive, on 09/04/2008, -1/+3He was also given the US citizenship through backdoor by the congress.
- inactive, on 09/04/2008, -6/+7This submission is about as appealing as staring into the brown eye of goatze man
- shipwreck58, on 09/04/2008, -3/+4Murdoch is a *****.
- OfNumbers, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1Ahhh, memories...
- terminal157, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1More of a red eye, really...
- onslaught82, on 02/11/2009, -0/+1It seems the general consensus is this guy is worthless. Personally I don't know much about him
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http://computerspurchase.com - pigfister, on 09/04/2008, -1/+2is that a rhetorical question?
- o0joshua0o, on 09/04/2008, -1/+2I admire the way Murdoch has taken newspeak and corporate-driven propaganda to new heights. It's an amazing accomplishment.
- inactive, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1Exactly, ***** interview + lack of substance = Vanity Fair.
- burchie2, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1"He may be among the biggest gossips in New York. In the months of interviewing him, I found that the most reliable way to hold his interest was to bring him a rich nugget. His entire demeanor would change. He’d instantly light up. He’d go from distracted to absolutely focused. Gossip gives him life (and business opportunities). This, I believe, is how the rumor about Michael Bloomberg’s buying The New York Times got legs. I offered it to him as a bit of speculation—conflating two of his favorite subjects, Bloomberg, whom he greatly admires, and the Times, which he does not—that a Bloomberg-Times deal could be possible. He paused, considered, opened his mouth, seemed blissed out for a second, processed this information against his own needs and interests … and then said, “It makes sense. I think I’ll ask him.” And suddenly the rumor was everywhere—he was telling everybody, which made it true. The mayor’s people seemed to like the rumor so much that they began to talk it up themselves. Bloomberg himself seemed to fancy it (offering only a tepid denial) and, Murdoch thinks, could act on it."
If you think that a multi BILLION dollar corporation is relying on tips from interviewers than you have to be crazy. Companies like this pay people to do the digging for them (indirectly or not). That is part of their business. I also highly doubt that Murdoch would be that far out of the loop. It sounds like Murdoch was pretty much toying with this reporter during the entire set of interviews.
Do you serious think that this reporter can serious offer any "rich nuggets" to one of the most powerful men in world media? - bearsandbulls, on 09/04/2008, -1/+1Damn. You should submit that.
- inactive, on 09/04/2008, -1/+1l.m.a.o. Very true.
- mannoo2009, on 02/24/2009, -0/+0who is Murdoch any way?!
http://www.webhostingreviewz.com - KOfMyBasement, on 09/04/2008, -1/+1Rupert Murdoch loves you
- rustintable, on 09/04/2008, -0/+0What a waste of skin and teeth.
The human race is worse off for his existance. The kind of boob that could normally do nothing of significance given power by his parents. The reason we eliminated the devin right of kings. - macieksos, on 12/25/2008, -0/+0<a href="http://www.natradzik.com.pl">Trądzik</a ...
- inactive, on 09/04/2008, -1/+1Wait, it was a cool to read but it lacked of substance if you take into account that this guy may be the most influential person in the world. It just say the thing that you, more than likely, will assume regarding to this guy.
- dekadent30, on 01/28/2009, -0/+0Earn money for uploading files
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best affiliate program - Elranzer, on 09/04/2008, -1/+1http://encyclopediadramatica.com/You
- pigfister, on 09/04/2008, -12/+7two words sum up this guy "complete *****"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch
News Corporation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corporation
Books
* HarperCollins book publishing company
* Zondervan Christian book publisher
o Youth Specialties - organisation helping youth workers worldwide through training seminars and conventions, resources and the internet.
o Inspirio - religious gift production.
[edit] Newspapers
* Australia published by News Limited.
o The Australian (Nationwide)
o Community Media Group (16 QLD & NSW suburban/regional titles)
o The Courier-Mail (Queensland)
o The Sunday Mail (Queensland)
o The Cairns Post (Cairns, Queensland)
o The Gold Coast Bulletin (Gold Coast, Queensland)
o The Townsville Bulletin (Townsville, Queensland)
o The Daily Telegraph (New South Wales)
o The Sunday Telegraph (New South Wales)
o Herald Sun (Victoria)
o Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria)
o The Weekly Times (Victoria)
o Leader Newspapers (30 suburban Melbourne, VIC titles)
o MX (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane CBD)
o The Geelong Advertiser (Geelong, Victoria)
o The Advertiser (South Australia)
o The Sunday Mail (South Australia)
o Messenger Newspapers (11 suburban Adelaide, SA titles)
o The Sunday Times (Western Australia)
o The Mercury (Tasmania)
o Quest Newspapers (19 suburban Brisbane, QLD titles)
o The Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania)
o Northern Territory News (Northern Territory)
o The Sunday Territorian (Northern Territory)
o The Tablelands Advertiser (Atherton Tablelands and the Far North, Queensland)
* Fiji
o Fiji Times (National)
o Nai Lalakai
o Shanti Dut
* Papua New Guinea
o Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (National)(62.5%)
* UK and Ireland newspapers, published by subsidiaries of News International Ltd.
o News Group Newspapers Ltd.
+ the tabloid The Sun (published in Ireland as The Irish Sun)
+ the tabloid News of the World
o Times Newspapers Ltd.
+ the broadsheet The Sunday Times
+ the 'ex-broadsheet' (Now in compact form) The Times
+ The Times Literary Supplement
o NI Free Newspapers Ltd.
+ the free newspaper thelondonpaper
* US newspapers and magazines
o The New York Post
o Dow Jones & Company
+ Consumer Media Group
# The Wall Street Journal - the leading US financial newspaper.
# Wall Street Journal Europe
# Wall Street Journal Asia
# Barron's - weekly financial markets magazine.
# Marketwatch - Financial news and information website.
# Far Eastern Economic Review
+ Enterprise Media Group
# Dow Jones Newswires - world's leading real-time news and information provider.
# Factiva - provides business news and information together with content delivery tools and services.
# Dow Jones Indexes - stock market indexes and indicators, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
# Dow Jones Financial Information Services - produces databases, electronic media, newsletters, conferences, directories, and other information services on specialised markets and industry sectors.
# Betten Financial News - leading Dutch language financial and economic news service.
+ Local Media Group
# Ottoway Community Newspapers - 8 daily and 15 weekly regional newspapers.
+ STOXX (33%)- joint venture with Deutsche Boerse and SWG Group for the development and distribution of Dow Jones STOXX indices.
+ Vedomosti (33%) - Russia's leading financial newspaper (joint venture with Financial Times and Independent Media).
+ SmartMoney (50%)
o The Timesledger Newspapers in Queens, New York: Bayside Times, Whitestone Times, Flushing Times, Fresh Meadows Times, Little Neck Ledger, Jackson Heights Times, Richmond Hill Times, Jamaica Times, Laurelton Times, Queens Village Times, Astoria Times, Forest Hills Ledger, Ridgewood Ledger, Howard Beach Times
o The Courier-Life Newspapers in Brooklyn
o Caribbean Life
o The Times-Herald Record
[edit] Magazines
* News America Marketing (Smartsource) (weekly Sunday newspaper coupon insert/website)
* The Weekly Standard (Washington, D.C.)
* Australian
o Alpha Magazine
o Australian Country Style
o Australian Golf Digest
o Australian Good Taste
o Big League
o BCME
o Delicious
o Donna Hay
o Fast Fours
o GQ (Australia)
o Gardening Australia
o InsideOut (Aust)
o Lifestyle Pools
o Live to Ride
o Notebook
o Overlander 4WD
o Modern Boating
o Modern Fishing
o Parents
o Pure Health
o Super Food Ideas
o Truck Australia
o Truckin' Life
o twowheels
o twowheels scooter
o Vogue (Australia)
o Vogue Entertaining & Travel
o Vogue Living
* Love it! (UK based Magazine)
* InsideOut (UK Based Magazine)
[edit] Music / Radio
* MySpace Records
* India
o Radio City (India radio station)(20%)held through STAR TV- commercial FM network with stations in 20 cities.
* Russia
o Nashe (50%)
o Best FM (50%)
[edit] Sport
* 50% of the National Rugby League (Australia and New Zealand)
* Majority ownership of the Brisbane Broncos (68.9%) and, full ownership of the Melbourne Storm rugby league team.
* Colorado Rockies (15%)
[edit] Studios
* Fox Filmed Entertainment: 20th Century Fox's parent company
* 20th Century Fox: a film production company
* 20th Century Fox Television - primetime television programming.
* 20th Television - primetime television distribution.
* Fox Searchlight Pictures - specialised films.
* Fox 2000 Pictures - general audience feature films.
* Fox Television Studios(productions)- market specific programming eg. COPS.
* Fox Television Studios International
o Fox World Productions
o Fox World Australia
o Fox TV Studios France
o Fox TV Studios India
o Natural History New Zealand - natural world documentaries, non-fiction programming.
* Fox Atomic - produces theatrical films, comics, and digital content targeting the 17-24 year olds. Aiming to produce/acquire eight films per year over a range of genres, specifically action and horror
* Fox Faith - Promotion and distribution of Christian and related "family friendly" movies on DVD and some theatrical release.
* Fox Studios Australia, Sydney, New South Wales
* Blue Sky Studios - production of CGI films eg. Ice Age.
* Fox Entertainment Group
* New Regency Productions (20%) - general audience feature films.
* Regency Television (50%) - mainstream television shows.
* Regency Enterprises (20%) - parent company of New Regency Productions (50%), and Regency Television (50%).
[edit] TV
News Corp agreed to sell eight of its television stations to Oak Hill Capital Partners for approximately $1.1 billion as of December 22, 2007. The stations are US FOX affiliates.[12]
[edit] Broadcast
* Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX), a US broadcast television network
* My Network TV, a US broadcast television network
* Fox Television Stations Group, a group of owned and operated FOX television stations
* Saeta TV Channel 10, channel of Uruguay
* ITV plc (17.5%), a British broadcast television network and the UK's largest advertising revenue based broadcaster via BSkyB, although a recent legal decision will require this stake to be cut.
* News Corp Europe
o bTV, a broadcast television network in Bulgaria
o B1 TV (12,5%), a broadcast television network in Romania, in partnership with Ismar International NV
o Fox Televizija, a broadcast television network in Serbia (49%)
o Fox Turkey, a Turkish terrestrial channel (56,5%) (formerly TGRT)
o Imedi Media Holding(100%), a Georgian radio and TV broadcaster.
+ Imedi Television
+ Radio Imedi
o TV Puls (35%), a terrestrial channel in Poland.
o Israel 10 (9%), a terrestrial channel in Israel.
o LNT (100%), a terrestrial channel in Latvia
o TV5 Riga (100%), a terrestrial channel in Latvia
* ANTV (20%), a private television station in Indonesia, under the administration and label of STAR TV
* Prime Television New Zealand - commercial TV station, interest held through stake in SKY Network Television
[edit] Satellite television
* BSkyB, United Kingdom (39.1% holding).
* Foxtel(25%), Australia, a joint venture with Telstra and Publishing and Broadcasting Limited
* SKY Network Television , New Zealand (44%)
* Sky Italia, Italian satellite TV service
* Premiere AG (25.01%), Germany's largest pay TV provider.
* STAR TV, an Asian satellite TV service
* Phoenix Television (17.6%), satellite TV network with landing rights in Hong Kong, and select provinces on Mainland China
* Tata Sky(20%), an Indian DTH TV service (in partnership with Tata Group)
[edit] Cable
CHANNELS
* Fox Business Network, a business news channel.
* Fox Classics, a channel airing solely classic movies
* Fox Movie Channel, an all-movie channel that airs commercial-free movies from 20th Century Fox film library
* Fox News Channel, a 24-hour news channel
* Fox Reality, a 'Reality TV'-themed channel
* Fox Sports Net, a chain of US regional cable television networks broadcasting local sporting events linked together by national sports news programming. Local channels include "Fox Sports Southwest", "Fox Sports Bay Area", etc. (some affiliates are owned by Cablevision).
* Fox College Sports, a college sports network consisting of three regionally-aligned channels
* SportSouth, a regional sports network in the United States, with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
* Fox Sports International
o Fox Soccer Channel, a United States digital cable network specialising mainly in soccer.
o Fox Sports Middle East - English language sports network airing in Middle East countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE & Yemen.
o Fox Pan American Sports (37.9%) - joint venture with Hicks, Muse, and Tate & Furst.
+ Fox Sports en Español (50%), a Spanish-language North American cable sports network; its sports lineup is tailored to appeal to a Latin American audience.
+ Fox Sports en Latinoamérica, a Mexico-based Latin American satellite and cable sports network.
* FX Networks, a cable network broadcasting reruns of programming previously shown on other channels, but recently creating its own programming, including the Emmy Award-winning program The Shield.
* SPEED Channel
* FUEL TV
* Big Ten Network, cable and satellite channel dedicated to The Big Ten Conference, launched Aug 2007 (49%)
* National Geographic Channel (joint venture with National Geographic Magazine) 67%
* National Geographic Channel International 75%
* Fox International Channels, domestic cable channels offering different formats of Fox programming in over thirty countries worldwide.
o
+ Fox
+ Fox Life
+ Fox Life HD
+ Fox Crime
+ FX
+ Fox Horror
+ Fox Movies
+ Fox Sports
+ Speed Channel
+ National Geographic Channel
+ National Geographic Channel HD
+ National Geographic Wild
+ National Geographic Adventure
+ National Geographic Music
+ National Geographic Junior
+ Cult
+ Next:HD
+ Voyage
+ The History Channel
+ Real Estate TV
+ BabyTV
o Fox Toma 1 - Spanish language television production.
o Fox Telecolombia - Spanish language television production. (51%)
o Utarget.Fox - European and Latin American online ad company, plus now handles TV ad sales.
* Latin America
o Fox Latin American Channels - channels available in over 17 countries in Latin America
+ Baby TV
+ Canal FOX
+ Canal FX
+ Canal Fox Life
+ Canal Fox Reality
+ Canal Fox Sports
+ Canal Speed
+ Canal National Geographic Channel
+ Fox One-Stop Media - advertising sales for company owned and third party channels in Latin America
o LAPTV (22.5%)(Latin American Pay Television) operates 8 cable movie ch - pigfister, on 09/04/2008, -12/+6 *
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+ Fox One-Stop Media - advertising sales for company owned and third party channels in Latin America
o LAPTV (22.5%)(Latin American Pay Television) operates 8 cable movie channels throughout South America excluding Brazil.
+ Movie City
+ Cine Canal
+ Cine Canal Classics
+ City Vibe
+ City Mix
+ The Film Zone
+ Movie City HD
+ Movie City On Demand
o Telecine(12.5%) operates 5 cable movie channels in Brazil.
+ Telecine Premium
+ Telecine Action
+ Telecine Light
+ Telecine Pipoca
+ Telecine Cult
* Australia
o Premier Media Group (50%)
+ Fox Sports One
+ Fox Sports Two
+ Fox Sports Three
+ FoxSportsNews
+ FUEL TV (Australia)
+ How To Channel
o Premium Movie Partnership (20%) - movie channels, a joint venture between 20th Century Fox, Sony Universal Pictures, Paramount and Liberty Media
+ Showtime 1 & 2
+ Showtime Greats
PLATFORMS
* India
o Hathway Cable & Datacom (22.2%), India's 2nd largest cable network through 7 cities including Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai & Pune
* Taiwan
o Total TV (20%), Pay TV platform with JV partner KOO's Group majority owner (80%). News Corp also has a 20% interest in the KOO's Group directly
[edit] Internet
* Fox Interactive Media
o Foxsports.com - website with sports news, scores, statistics, video and fantasy sports
o MySpace - Social networking website, general interest website acquired through purchase from Intermix Media
o MySpace TV, a video site which will host amateur videos, contents from net and studios that competes with Google YouTube
o Photobucket - Photo sharing website.
o Beliefnet - Largest online faith and spirituality network.
o Hulu (45%) - online video download site in partnership with NBC Universal.
o Flektor - provides Web-based tools for photo and video editing and mashups.
o IGN Entertainment - Internet entertainment portal (Includes the sites IGN, GameSpy, Rotten Tomatoes, TeamXbox, and Askmen.com)
o Strategic Data Corp - interactive advertising company which develops technology to deliver targeted internet advertising.
o Scout.com
o WhatIfSports.com - sports simulation and prediction website. Also provides fantasy-style sports games to play.
* Indya.com - 'India's no. 1 Entertainment Portal'
* ROO Group Inc (5% increasing to 10% with performance targets)
* News Digital Media
o News.com.au - Australian-oriented news website
+ News Lab
o CareerOne.com.au
o CarsGuide.com.au
o in2mobi.com.au
o TrueLocal.com.au
o Moshtix.com.au
o Learning Seat
o Netus (75%) - investment co. in online properties.
* Realestate.com.au (58%)
o Casa.it (69.4%), Sky Italia also holds a 30.6% share
o atHome group, operator of leading realestate websites in Luxembourg, France, Belgium and Germany.
+ Altowin (51%),provider of office management tools for realestate agents in Belgium.
o Propertyfinder.com (50%), News International holds the remaining 50%
+ Sherlock Publications, owner of hotproperty.co.uk portal and magazine titles 'Hot Property', 'Renting' and 'Overseas'
+ ukpropertyshop.co.uk, most comprehensive UK estate agent directory.
o PropertyLook, property websites in Australia and New Zealand.
o HomeSite.com.au, home renovation and improvement website.
o Square Foot Limited, Hong Kong's largest English Language property magazine and website
+ Primedia - Holding co. of Inside DB, a Hong Kong lifestyle magazine.
* TadpoleNet Media (10%) Hosts of ArmySailor.com
* New Zealand
o DVD Unlimited - leading online DVD subscription service (ownership through stake in Sky Network Television).
[edit] Other assets
* NDS - Conditional access technology and personal digital video recorders (PVRs) (49%)
o Jungo
o Timothy Coville
o ITE, publisher of Playstation and Mobile games, and interactive television
o Orbis Technology, supplier of online gambling software
* Broadsystem Ltd (UK) - Telephony provider for media companies, bought in 1991
* Broadsystem Australia (Australia)
* Broadsystem Ventures (UK) - provider of cheap-rate telephone calls, particularly for customers of Sky Television. Bought outright in 1999.
* Jamba! - Mobile Entertainment/Mobile Handsets Personalisation/Games. 51% majority stake acquired through deal with VeriSign in September 2006.
* News Outdoor Group - Largest outdoor advertising company in Eastern Europe with over 70,000 ads including billboards and bus shelters, operating in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Israel, Poland, Romania, Russia (96 cities), Turkey & Ukraine.
o Maximedia Israel (67%)
o Mosgorreklama (50%) - Russia sign and marketing material manufacturer
o Kamera Acikhava Reklamclik (?) - leading outdoor advertising company in Turkey
* Australian Associated Press (45%) - real time news service.
* Stats Inc (50%) - worlds leading provider of sporting information and statistical analysis (a JV with Associated Press)
* Fox Sports Grill (50%) - Upscale sports bar and restaurant with 8 locations - Arizona, California, Seattle, New York, Dallas, Texas, Houston, Texas, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia.
* Fox Sports Skybox (70%) - Sports fan's Bar & Grill at Staples Center and 6 airport restaurants.
* News America Marketing (US) - (100%) - nation’s leading marketing services company, products include a portfolio of in-store, home-delivered and online media under the SmartSource brand.
* Sibelius Software and SibeliusMusic
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