Fox Sports

...Murdoch would have entered the fray, which could have seen Stokes permanently locked out. Murdoch's News Ltd owns the other half share in Fox Sports and a 25 per cent stake in Foxtel and would have been unwilling to work alongside Stokes.

In this article: Kerry Stokes, Rupert Murdoch, Consolidated Media Holdings, Seven Network, and Foxtel

...right to appoint the [Foxtel] management, but we only earn about a quarter of it. Fox Sports is very profitable, but we only own half of it,'' Mr Murdoch said. ''There's endless talk going on with the new set-up at Telstra, the Government...

In this article: Foxtel, Telstra, Rupert Murdoch, Kerry Stokes, Tax, and Consolidated Media Holdings

...approval to sell just his 38 per cent stake. He would also need to find someone that can live with partnering Rupert Murdoch in Fox Sports and with Murdoch and Telstra in Foxtel. The general intelligence is that there are no...

In this article: PBL Media, Kerry Stokes, Foxtel, Telstra, Rupert Murdoch, Balance sheet, and Consolidated Media Holdings

...month. The elaborately-moustached Mr Carey has been a Murdoch lieutenant for almost all of the past 15 years, and helped develop the company's Fox Sports channel, as well as its satellite operations across Europe and Asia. He is...

In this article: News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, Peter Chernin, Chase Carey, DirecTV, John Malone, Liberty Media, Asia, and Europe

...the information. In addition to its 25 percent stake in PBL Media, the company owns a quarter of Australia's biggest pay-TV broadcaster, Foxtel, and 50 percent of Premier Media Group, which owns the Fox Sports channels. In April, Lachlan...

In this article: Australian Financial Review, Sydney, Citigroup Inc, Taipei Times, Australia, Revenue, and Credit crunch

...in 1996. His tenure at News Corp. included helping Murdoch launch new ventures, including the company's Fox Sports network, expanding its Fox TV station group, and ultimately helping Murdoch launch satellite TV operations. Carey became...

In this article: Rupert Murdoch, John Malone, Chase Carey, News Corp., DirecTV, Peter Chernin, Liberty Media, Liberty, and Los Angeles

...per cent of the pay TV operator. Fox Sports and Channel Nine will provide joint live television coverage of the event in Australia after cementing a deal last October with the International Rugby Board. The two broadcasters have also won...

In this article: Rupert Murdoch, New Zealand, Channel Nine, World Cup, News International, New Zealand, International Rugby Board, and TVNZ

...on that number. But the changes do have Murdoch's blessing. and Hill, a fellow Aussie who Murdoch brought in to run Fox Sports when it was created in 1994, has broad license on the tweaks he believes will draw more users. "We've made...

In this article: David Hill, Tony Siragusa, National Football League, Rupert Murdoch, and News Corp.

...businesses Foxtel and Fox Sports. The speculation came yesterday as the media tug-of-war continued with a $26.5 million share parcel, or 1.45 per cent of the company, changing hands in the afternoon. The $2.65-a-share trade was done...

In this article: Kerry Stokes, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, UBS, Credit Suisse, Foxtel, Super League, and Consolidated Media Holdings