Murdoch executives ‘told Sunak not to resign’ after partygate fine September 16, 2023 Rishi Sunak was persuaded not to quit as chancellor over his fine for breaking lockdown laws after an intervention by media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s executives, it has been claimed. The claim is detailed in a new book by the Telegraph’s political editor and published by the newspaper on Friday. It is the latest report to [...]
Vivek Ramaswamy: The Republican outsider Donald Trump might actually be afraid of August 24, 2023 Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, news headlines have been dominated by one man: former president and four-time indictee, Donald J Trump. But following the first Republican primary debate last night, a surprising candidate emerged as a potential rival for the nomination. Not Florida governor Ron DeSantis, or former vice president Mike Pence. And [...]
News Corp: Rupert Murdoch titan to cut 1,250 jobs citing interest rate and inflation surge February 10, 2023 Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has said it will cut 1,250 jobs, around 5% of its workforce, after inflation cut into profits at the media giant. The publishing company, which owns The Times and Sun newspapers in the UK, missed earnings expectations for the latest quarter. Robert Thomson, chief executive of News Corp, said: “Obviously, a [...]
Murdoch cancels proposal to reunite Fox and News Corp as shareholders lack confidence January 25, 2023 Rupert Murdoch has abandoned an attempt to reunite Fox and News Corp after shareholders expressed their lack of confidence in the merger. An announcement by News Corp yesterday said Murdoch had retracted his proposal to “explore a potential combination of News Corp and Fox Corporation” in a letter to Fox and News Corp. The billionaire [...]
Revealed: Blair wanted to regulate papers for ‘accuracy’ of reporting, former top aide says December 30, 2022 A key official in the team of former prime minister Tony Blair wanted to regulate newspapers for the “accuracy” of their reporting, according to newly-released official papers. Files released by the National Archives show Mr Blair’s principal private secretary Jeremy Heywood (a future cabinet secretary) became exasperated by what he regarded as the inaccurate reporting [...]
News Corp nearly doubles profit after online advertising sales and subscriptions soar August 9, 2022 Rupert Murdoch’s publishing giant News Corporation has almost doubled its profit to reach a record $760m. The buoyant results come after a boom in online advertising sales and subscriptions for the owner of titles including The Wall Street Journal, The Australian, The Sun and The Times. Revenue shot up 11 per cent to $9.36bn in [...]
News channels to be given new freedoms to broadcast sentencing hearings July 27, 2022 Broadcasters will be given new freedoms to film and broadcast Crown Court judges’ sentencing remarks, after a new law comes into force tomorrow morning. The UK’s biggest broadcasters will be given the right to broadcast statements made by Crown Court judges during sentencing hearings, both online and on TV. Under the new rules, TV news [...]
Publishers dodge ‘bankruptcy for reporting the truth’ as government axes Section 40 court fees for press May 10, 2022 The government is set to repeal a crippling legal provision that pushes newspapers to pay both sides of court costs for defamation and privacy regardless of whether it wins or loses them.
Aussie media firms have raked in £111m from Google and Facebook since law shake up March 10, 2022 A new report has revealed that Australian media firms have raked in A$200m (£111m) from Google and Facebook since last year’s regulatory crackdown that forced tech giants to negotiate payment terms.
New cryptocurrency named ‘JRR Token’ blocked by lawyers for Lord of the Rings creator Tolkien November 23, 2021 Lawyers representing the estate of Lord of the Rings creator JRR Tolkien have taken action against the developer of a cryptocurrency named “JRR Token”. Representatives of the Tolkien estate said the product, which was launched in August 2021, infringed the trademark of the world-famous author. The domain name “jrrtoken.com” was successfully recovered without opposition by [...]