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Cassell Bryan-Low and Paul Sonne, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 15 at 4:02 am PT
Prosecutors in the U.K. charged the former head of News Corp.’s British newspaper unit, Rebekah Brooks, with conspiring to obstruct justice, marking the first charges filed in a wide-ranging criminal investigation into wrongdoing at the U.S. media company’s British tabloids.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 13 at 4:08 pm PT
Want to figure out what Yahoo’s new boss wants to do with the company? Look back at what he did last year.
Kara Swisher in News on May 13 at 8:59 am PT
The final shoe — shoe store, really — drops.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 11 at 7:19 am PT
YouTube is trying to convince advertisers to spend big dollars on its upgraded content. They seem receptive.
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John Jannarone, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 9 at 2:35 pm PT
News Corp. said net income rose 47 percent in the quarter ended March 31 thanks to growth at its cable networks. The media conglomerate also said it doubled the size of its share-buyback program to $10 billion.
Kara Swisher in News on May 7 at 1:37 pm PT
There is a growing feeling that the social communications companies are on a product collision course, with a possible troubled or perhaps more attractive result.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 7 at 12:07 pm PT
Wait long enough, or pay enough, and you can see repeats of last night’s “Mad Men” in lots of places. So why pay to see it on cable last night?
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Mia Lamar, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 2 at 1:58 pm PT
News Corp.’s board gave its unanimous support to Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday, saying it has “full confidence” in his ability to continue to lead the media company.
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Paul Sonne and Jeanne Whalen, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 1 at 4:37 am PT
The U.K. parliamentary committee probing illicit voicemail interception by News Corp.’s shuttered News of the World tabloid released a final report Tuesday concluding that News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company” and accusing several former company executives of misleading parliament.
