Is News Corporation Stock Underperforming the S&P 500? Despite News Corporation’s underperformance relative to the S&P 500 Index over the past year, analysts are bullish about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Sep 22
Who is Siobhan McKenna? The ‘irreplaceable’ former Murdoch aide given a top diplomatic posting The next general consul to New York chairs Australia Post and is a former News Corp executive The Guardian - AU · Sep 21
Hastie ‘open minded’ on return of baby bonus to counter ageing population concerns – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 20
News Corp bought Myspace for $580 million in 2005. In 2011, Specific Media and Justin Timberlake acquired it for about $35 million Myspace helped popularize personalized online profiles, artist promotion and social networking at a crucial stage in the development of the web, even as Facebook ultimately became the more influential platform. The Economic Times · Sep 16
News Corp’s realestate.com.au to stop forcing agents to list all properties with it after ACCC action Real estate listing giant will remove restrictive provisions in its contracts as part of an enforceable undertaking with the consumer watchdog The Guardian - AU · Sep 14
Rupert Murdoch may revive longstanding plan to reunite Fox and News Corp The documents showed that in 2022, Murdoch, then chairman of both Fox and News Corp, became interested in recombining the companies less than a decade after splitting them. That effort failed after investors objected, but court proceedings in June indicated Murdoch could make another attempt. The Economic Times · Aug 28
News Corporation Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings Despite News Corporation's underperformance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Aug 26
‘Petty grievances’ and an alleged troublemaker: unsealed Murdoch court documents give rare glimpse into bitter succession battle Rupert Murdoch said in newly released correspondence that it would be a disaster if his media empire fell into the ‘wrong hands’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 25
ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts fears of overreach Managing director says guidelines will ensure no individual will ‘be the subject of comedy that is violent in its description in our programming’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 12
Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on News Corporation Stock? Despite trailing the broader market over the past year, News Corp continues to command strong Wall Street conviction, with analysts largely bullish on the stock’s growth prospects. Barchart · Aug 11
Journalists at Alan Jones’s trial off to ‘inauspicious’ start as spelling error and rogue mobile phone antagonise judge Awkward moments in court as media companies dedicate significant resources to the coverage. Plus: a new boycott campaign targets the Tele The Guardian - AU · Aug 7
Geelong avoids sanction over player concussion deal A Geelong AFL player with a history of head knocks signed a secret deal with the club to take legal responsibility for future concussions. AAP · Aug 6
News Corp subscriptions fall in Australia as company takes aim at ‘slimy’ AI slop Chief executive Robert Thomson says ‘crass kleptomaniac’ AI companies are ‘in possession of stolen goods’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 5
'Kleptomaniacs': media empire vows to slay AI thieves A media goliath has doubled down on its stick-and-carrot campaign against AI snatchers, also calling out other companies who '"should know better". AAP · Aug 5
The Guardian - US · Aug 5 Judge signals Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again Obama-appointed judge seemed unmoved by Trump attorneys’ arguments in case also naming Murdoch
The Guardian - AU · Jul 31 Kyle Sandilands takes his pick of on-air partners as shock jock rebounds from Kiis FM – and Jackie O The Daily Telegraph runs 16 articles about Sandilands and his new media venture in a week – while his former co-host, Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, is still in court
The Guardian - AU · Jul 30 Afternoon Update: Fauci takes aim at News Corp journalist; Bikram Lama’s body returns home; and what to do about cultural collapse Journal entries of US’s former chief medical adviser, released by Rand Paul, contain criticism of journalist Sharri Markson’s reporting
The Guardian - AU · Jul 30 Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation US former top health official, who was subpoenaed to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19, says Markson’s reporting about virus’s origin ‘does not make any sense’
Barchart · Jul 24 News Corporation Earnings Preview: What to Expect News Corporation is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter earnings next month, and analysts are expecting a double-digit decline in EPS.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 24 Sky is falling, but no need to be alarmed – News will not be silenced Sky News Australia is counting down to its momentous change of name to News24. Plus: why Craig Foster missed out on the SBS World Cup squad
International Business Times · Jul 22 News Corp Is Suing Brave Over AI Scraping As a New Internet Battlefield Emerges Publishers are increasingly choosing between lawsuits and licensing agreements as AI companies seek access to news content.
The Economic Times · Jul 22 News Corp countersues Brave for allegedly 'scraping' articles for AI In a Tuesday filing in the Oakland, California, federal court, News Corp said Brave's unauthorised "covert scraping" and resale of its copyrighted articles fall "nowhere near the bounds" of legally acceptable conduct known as fair use. News Corp is seeking an injunction and unspecified monetary damages, plus damages of up…
Barchart · Jul 20 What You Need To Know Ahead of News Corporation’s Earnings Release News Corporation will release its fourth-quarter earnings soon, and analysts anticipate the bottom line to rise in the single digits.
AAP · Jul 15 Top company bosses earning 45 times more than workers The heads of Australia's top companies are taking home bigger pay packets due to bonuses and share-based incentives, even as their base wage stagnates.
Fortune · Jul 12 James Murdoch may have reaped as much as $7.5 billion from his pre-IPO investment in Elon Musk’s SpaceX His early bet on the rocket company has likely made him much richer than his father Rupert Murdoch ever did.