born American media mogul. He is the founder, a major shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation (News Corp).
Beginning with one newspaper in Adelaide, Murdoch acquired and started other publications in his native Australia before expanding News Corp into the United Kingdom, United States and Asian media markets. Although it was in Australia in the late 1950s that he first dabbled in television, he later sold these assets, and News Corp's Australian current media interests (still mainly in print) are restricted by cross-media ownership rules. Murdoch's first permanent foray into TV was in the UK, where he created Sky Television in 1989. In the 2000s he became a leading investor in satellite television, the film industry and the Internet.
News Corp expands China film footprint
May 14 - Financial Times
Inquiry QC questions Murdoch ‘amnesia’
May 10 - Financial Times
News Corp shares rise on stock buyback
May 09 - Independent
News Corp profit beats Street on movies and cable networks
May 09 - Financial Post
News Corp.'s profit beats expectations
May 09 - CBC
Sky is a 'fit and proper' broadcaster, chief insists
May 02 - Independent
News Corp board declares ‘full confidence’ in Murdoch
May 02 - Financial Times
Clegg backs MPs’ criticism of Murdoch
May 02 - Financial Times
May 02 - France24
Despite pressure, Murdoch has iron grip on empire
May 01 - France24
News Corp.'s Murdoch not likely to quit
May 01 - CNN Money
Phone-hacking panel slams Rupert Murdoch as unfit
May 01 - CBC
U.K. Parliament calls Murdoch ‘unfit’
May 01 - MarketWatch
Murdoch 'unfit' to run global company: UK lawmakers
May 01 - France24
UK: Murdoch unfit to run media empire, lawmakers say
May 01 - France24
Cameron denies secret deal with Murdoch
Apr 29 - France24
Investors still love (or tolerate) Rupert Murdoch
Apr 26 - CNN Money
Ofcom escalates probe into BSkyB
Apr 26 - Financial Times
Rupert Murdoch denies seeking Tory favours
Apr 25 - CBC
Chernin looks to build media giant
Apr 23 - Financial Times
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