Murdoch faces scrutiny over media influenceRichard Wray Communications editor
The Guardian
25 May 2007
Rupert Murdoch faces the most serious challenge yet to his dominance of the British media after Alistair Darling, the trade secretary, called yesterday for a full investigation into News Corp’s influence over the way the British public gets its...
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News Corp. May Walk Away From $5B Bid for Dow JonesBy LEON LAZAROFF
New York Sun
22 May 2007
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. may be preparing to walk away from a $ 5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co. after trying without success to win support from the controlling Bancroft family, Pali Research analysts said. News Corp. “ is increasingly...
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Reuters agrees £8.7bn merger to create largest financial news providerRichard Wray
The Guardian
16 May 2007
Reuters agreed an £8.7bn takeover by its Canadian rival Thomson yesterday, in a deal that will net £27m for Reuters chief executive Tom Glocer and see a further £342m windfall shared among 11,000 other staff at the 156-year-old financial information...
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Dow Jones family to fend off Murdoch by approaching Reuters, Yahoo! and Thomsonrupert steiner
The Business
05 May 2007
THE Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones, the owner of the Wall Street Journal, is to approach Thomson Corporation, Reuters, and Yahoo to gauge interest in their 24.7% stake, according to sources familiar with the situation. The move comes as the...
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Dow Jones family to fend off Murdoch by approaching Reuters, Yahoo! and Thomsonrupert steiner
The Business
05 May 2007
THE Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones, the owner of the Wall Street Journal, is to approach Thomson Corporation, Reuters, and Yahoo to gauge interest in their 24.7% stake, according to sources familiar with the situation. The move comes as the...
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Virgin Media bruised in war with SkyRichard Wray Communications editor
The Guardian
10 May 2007
Virgin Media lost nearly 47,000 customers in the first three months of this year and warned yesterday that more were likely to follow after the decision by BSkyB to pull channels including Sky One from the Virgin service two months ago. The cable TV...
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