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MUMBAI: Fox Sports 1, Rupert Murdoch’s challenge to ESPN, will face tough competition from NBC Universal as it opens the first season of its three-year, $250...
MUMBAI: Kim Williams has resigned as chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Australia, just 20 months after he took on the top post. He...
For long Indian media was agog with the news that the Rupert Murdoch-owned Star India was going to part ways with its long time Star News...
MUMBAI: Last December, the 21st Century Fox had announced the separation of its business into two independent publicly-traded companies. And starting 1 July, the Rupert Murdoch...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch whose company News Corp suffered a big loss after having to sell ‘crappy‘ MySpace for less than a tenth of the price it...
Uday Shankar had to wrestle with a thorny problem as soon as he took over as Star India CEO: How to be more successful than his...
Peter Mukerjea became the CEO of Star India at a crucial period of satellite television history in India when the relationship between two media moguls Rupert...
For Subhash Chandra the last 20 years has been one man‘s war. He has allied and fought against Rupert Murdoch, fallen and bounced back in winning...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch is set to exit the television news business in India. Star India will sell its entire 26 per cent stake in Media Content...
MUMBAI: The 2012 political elections has come as a boon for the local television channels in the US as candidates are expected to spend big monies...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch, one of the most ardent defenders of conventional media, has staked his reputation on the latest invention in newspapers. News Corp has launched...
Viacom and Raghav Bahl-promoted Network18 are furiously working together to create an entertainment conglomerate in India. The central piece in their build-up plan is a Hindi...
Australia Network, the international channel from the stable of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), has a hybrid mix of news, drama, lifestyle and kids programming. The...
It’s the festival of lights. And for many the festival of noise courtesy exploding fireworks. In the hope of reducing the number of those belonging to...
MUMBAI: News Corp. will launch Fox Business Network (FBN) on 15 October in a bid to rival business cable channels CNBC and Bloomberg Television, a company...
These are busy times for Percept Holdings as it plans to build a strong growth engine in the entertainment space. The company has a war chest...
MUMBAI: News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch says that his media conglomerate plans to launch a more ‘business-friendly’ business channel in the US than its rival CNBC....
MUMBAI: After Star CEO Paul Aiello, it is News Corp president and COO Peter Chernin, Rupert Murdoch’s right hand man, who will be coming to these...
MUMBAI: UK pay TV platform BSkyB CEO James Murdoch is believed to be leaving the firm later this year to take up a position at US...
MUMBAI: Star has appointed Paul Aiello, currently its president, as chief executive, replacing present CEO Michelle Guthrie, who has resigned. Guthrie’s departure will be effective 1...
MUMBAI: Pan Asian broadcaster Star has announced the launch of Star One and Star Gold on the Sky digital TV platform in the UK. The launch...
MUMBAI: As a result of pressure from different quarters US media conglomerate News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch has announced that the company has cancelled...
MUMBAI: US media conglomerate News Corp reported a first-quarter profit of $843 million, versus last year’s loss of $433 million. Star’s first quarter operating income was...
MUMBAI: News Corp-controlled News Outdoor Group (NOG)’s Indian arm News Outdoor India (NOI) has taken up a 10-year lease on bus shelters in Greater Bangalore. According...
MUMBAI: After Japan, it’s the turn of the UK for Star India channels to spread their wings. Star India has entered into a syndication deal with...
MUMBAI: With the Conditional Access System (CAS) controversy continuing unabated at the broadcasters’ level, Nimbus Sports Broadcast has quoted a premium price for two of its...
MUMBAI: Even as the big media companies gather their forces for the upcoming battles for mind share in the new digital world, each are going about...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch’s media powerhouse News Corp has reported record numbers with full year net profit standing at $ 2.314 billion. This marks an increase of...
NEW DELHI: The Indian DTH market is all set to explode with Dish TV going ballistic with services and marketing activities ahead of Tata Sky’s imminent...
MUMBAI: Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has said that he plans to divide his wealth equally among his six children. In an interviw on US broadcaster CBS’...
Zee Telefilms will be launching its sports channel on October 1. The channel is temporarily christened Zee Sports. Zee was counting on the bagging of the...
MUMBAI: Media mogul and News Corp chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch has been named the most influential Australian of all time. This appeared in a survey...
MUMBAI: China Mobile Limited, News Corporation and Star Group Limited have announced a broad strategic partnership to explore wireless media business opportunities. By leveraging the content...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch’s London-based The Times newspaper announced that it will launch a US edition on 6 June 2006 and will be available to subscribers at...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate News Corporation has announced that its venture Fox Televizija formed in cooperation with partners in Serbia, has been awarded a national television license...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Interactive Media and venture capital firm Foundation Capital have invested $13.5 million in Simply Hired, which is a search engine for jobs....
NEW DELHI: Media barons Rupert Murdoch and Subhash Chandra believe that the rules of television are changing as consumer demands change with the advent of digital...
MUMBAI: “Societies or companies that expect a glorious past to shield them from the forces of change driven by advancing technology will fail and fall. That...
MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Time Warner has announced that Ted Turner has decided not to stand for re-election to its board of directors. Carla A. Hills,...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate News Corps second-quarter profit has tripled from $386 million to $1.08 billion, on revenues of $6.7 billion. Television operating income went up by...
MUMBAI: News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch plans to launch a business news channel to counter CNBC. In an interview to be published in the13 February issue...
MUMBAI: News Corporation president and COO Peter Chernin said that Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE) chairmen Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos have signed new five-year deals, ensuring...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate News Corporation has announced the promotion of Jeremy Philips to executive VP, office of the chairman. He will also join News Corp’s executive...
The big media story of 2006? Let’s say it is one which is being carried forward from 2005 (and to a certain extent, 2004). And that...
The big media story of 2006? Let’s say it is one which is being carried forward from 2005 (and to a certain extent, 2004). And that...
MUMBAI: Leading British satellite platform BSkyB has crossed its target of achieving eight million subscribers by the end of this year, 2005. In a media statement...
MUMBAI: Star News is gearing up its Delhi operations with a view to sharpen its competitiveness that would herald a major shift in its functioning. In...
Two years is a good time to take stock. It’s been just a little more than that since Michelle Guthrie, to the surprise of many a...
Two years is a good time to take stock. It’s been just a little more than that since Michelle Guthrie, to the surprise of many a...
NEW DELHI: Some regulatory stumbling blocks in India and China notwithstanding, Rupert Murdochs pan-Asian venture, Star, will push deeper into local territories. The Hong Kong-based Star...
