Richard Branson

...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...

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...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

...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...

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...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

...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...

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...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

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

...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

...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