Richard Branson
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Murdoch's In An Antitrust Pickle - Forbes.com...In An Antitrust Pickle - Forbes.com When he's not trying to wrest Dow Jones from the Bancroft family in New York, Rupert Murdoch is tussling with his arch rival Richard Branson in London. No less than the British government has just... In this article: Rupert Murdoch, ITV, Virgin Media, Alistair Darling, Dow Jones, Richard Branson, Virgin, London, and New York |
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Wikipedia | May 04, 2009
Creative entrepreneurship
...flair with entrepreneurial ability to build multi-million dollar business empires. Examples include Rupert Murdoch, Madonna and Richard Branson. Although, technically, creative entrepreneurs predate the industrial revolution - artisan...
In this article: UK, Harvard, Rupert Murdoch, Jean-Baptiste Say, and Madonna
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FT.com - Companies | October 22, 2009
Branson hits BSkyB's hold on pay-TV content
...October 22 2009 20:10 Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, has attacked Rupert Murdoch's vast media network over the dominance of British Sky Broadcasting in the UK's pay television market. Writing on FT.com on Friday,...
In this article: Virgin Group, Virgin Media, London, UK, Sky Sports 1, British Airways, Rupert Murdoch, and British Sky Broadcasting
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Huffington Post | August 14, 2009
GOPers Decrying Obama Death Panels Supported Intervention For Schiavo
...us not to allow Rupert Murdoch to infiltrate our free press standards Sir Richard Branson said something like "if we let him, Murdock will destroy democracy". CNN Lou Dobbs - regarding Dr Howard Dean- Governor - Dobbs stated 'he...
In this article: Barack Obama, Republican Party, John Cornyn, Newt Gingrich, John Boehner, Michael Steele, and God
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Forbes | October 03, 2007
Carlyle Comes Calling For Virgin Media - Forbes.com
...acquired Sweden s Com Hem cable operator for 1 billion euros ($1.36 billion). Virgin Media, formed earlier this year by the merger of Branson s Virgin Mobile and the cable network NTL (nasdaq: NTLI - news - people ) has been taking a bit...
In this article: Virgin Media, Carlyle Group, Casema, Market capitalization, Cinven, Virgin, Virgin Mobile, Warburg Pincus, and Alliance Boots
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PR Newswire | October 20, 2008
Glam Media Launches Brash 100 List Honoring Leaders of Change and The Brash 50 Hall of Fame List of Most Inspiring Men of All Time
...in the world today. Many of these men, such as Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Rupert Murdoch and Warren Buffett, are visionaries in their fields; their bold decision-making and leadership have resulted in great success. There are prolific...
In this article: Glam Media, Comscore, Hubert Burda Media, Time, New York City, California, U.S., DAG Ventures, GLG Partners, and Philosophers
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Guardian Unlimited | November 02, 2007
Murdoch defends Sky revolution and urges more competition Media The Guardian
...behaviour. On the ITV stake, Sir Richard attacked Sky's management, led by Rupert's son James Murdoch as chief executive, suggesting that allowing Sky to have a stake in ITV would harm British democracy. After a four-month...
In this article: Rupert Murdoch, Virgin Media, ITV, UK, Democracy, Sky One, The Guardian, and James Murdoch
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Forbes | October 03, 2007
A Tainted Virgin? - Forbes.com
The billionaire, whose name has helped pump up the brand recognition of his company Virgin Group, may have seen the moniker of his latest venture in cable television rather sullied thanks to a little help from, who else -- Rupert Murdoch.
In this article: Virgin Media, Virgin Group, Carlyle Group, Rupert Murdoch, ITV, Nasdaq, London, Sky One, and The Observer
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Forbes | January 29, 2008
BSkyB: 1, Virgin Media: 0 - Forbes.com
...closing price. And ultimately GBP250 million ($496.8 million) is still a small price to pay for BSkyB's ultimate goal, which is preventing the merger of ITV and NTV, now part of Richard Branson's Virgin Media. (See: " Murdoch Loses...
In this article: Virgin Media, ITV, Rupert Murdoch, British Sky Broadcasting, and London
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Forbes | October 03, 2007
Murdoch Embroiled In Antitrust Trouble - Forbes.com
...an 18% stake in television broadcaster ITV. BSkyB bought the blocking stake just days after Branson's NTL (nasdaq: NTLI - news - people ) announced it was in talks with ITV about making an offer. It thus looked very much like BSkyB, which is...
In this article: Rupert Murdoch, ITV, Virgin Media, Alistair Darling, Dow Jones, Virgin, London, and New York
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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English industrialist, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. Branson's first successful business venture was at age 16, when he published a magazine called Student. He then set up an audio record mail-order business in 1970. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores and rebranded after a management buyout as Zavvi in late 2007.
With his flamboyant and competitive style, Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s—as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and expanded the Virgin Records music label. Richard Branson is the 261st richest person according to Forbes' 2009 list of billionaires, with an estimated net worth of approximately US$2.5 billion.
- Birth Date:
- July 18, 1950
- Birthplace:
- Blackheath, London, United Kingdom
- Nationality:
- British
- Spouse:
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- Joan Templeman (1989–present)
- Kristen Tomassi (1972–1979), divorced
- Residence:
- London, England, UK
- Occupation:
- Chairman of Virgin Group
- Net Worth:
- $2.5 billion
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