Rupert Murdoch
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Report to recommend free-to-air Ashes TV...his treatment at the hands of the Murdoch-owned Sun tabloid. Brown phoned Murdoch to complain about the Sun's criticism of his government's handling of the war in Afghanistan. The prime minister's office said the pair spoke on Tuesday at... In this article: Gordon Brown, Rupert Murdoch, World Cup, Evening Standard, England and Wales Cricket Board, English Football Association, Channel Four, England cricket team, and News Corporation |
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Guardian | November 11, 2009
Roy Greenslade: Brown phoned Murdoch to complain at Sun campaign
...to complain at Sun campaign Gordon Brown called Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday to complain about The Sun's campaign against the government's handling of the Afghanistan war, reports the Financial Times. The prime minister's phone call...
In this article: Gordon Brown, The Sun, Roy Greenslade, Respondent, News International, James Murdoch, Financial Times, and Peter Mandelson
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Metro | November 12, 2009
PM phoned Rupert Murdoch amid 'misspelling row'
...REPORTER - Thursday, November 12, 2009 Gordon Brown telephoned media mogul Rupert Murdoch amid the row, fuelled by The Sun, of the Prime Minister's apparent spelling error in a letter of condolence. The Labour leader reportedly contacted...
In this article: The Sun, News Corp, Gordon Brown, Labour, Downing Street, Tories, Financial Times, and Peter Mandelson
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Guardian | 7 days ago
Ben Bradshaw takes the gloves off
...regulating the BBC," he adds. Labour's opponents point out that both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown courted Murdoch assiduously, and Murdoch influenced many policy decisions, from Europe to cross-media ownership. Blair was even accused of...
In this article: Ben Bradshaw, News International, Conservative Party, ITV, BBC, James Murdoch, Labour Party, Tony Blair, and Tax
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
NSFW: 1200 words absolutely, definitely not about Rupert Murdoch and Google
...spike in opinion polls for the latter to become the next Prime Minister. But to assume that Murdoch's backing of Cameron lead to the spike is to flip cause and effect. Murdoch doesn't create winners, he's simply adept at spotting where public...
In this article: Google, Bing, News Corp, Microsoft, David Cameron, Revenue, The Sun, and Google News
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Guardian Unlimited | November 14, 2009
Murdoch dynasty battles Labour
...on Brown. The fact that it spelt Janes's name wrong on its website is acutely embarrassing. Murdoch is heavy-hearted about abandoning Brown. He is not convinced by Cameron, but he know it makes good business sense to back him. In the end,...
In this article: Labour Party, James Murdoch, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, John Major, News International, and Tories
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Guardian | November 13, 2009
Gordon Brown on Rupert Murdoch - and Murdoch on Brown
What the media mogul and the prime minister have said about each other over the years Rupert Murdoch and Gordon Brown engage in deep conversation. Photograph: Tom Stoddart/Getty Images "I have got a great deal of respect for what he has...
In this article: Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, News International, Labour, Britain, and Scotland
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Guardian | November 14, 2009
The Sun got too hot without Hinton, its coolest head
...respects Gordon himself. Gordon, newly sympathetic on Today, says he still respects Rupert, too - but that this (he's obviously been told from afar) was something handled by those who run "the British operation". So, more of a domestic...
In this article: Gordon Brown, James Murdoch, Dominic Mohan, Dow Jones, New York, and Downing Street
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Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KCSG (born 11 March, 1931 in Melbourne, Victoria), usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-born global media mogul. He owns media outlets and is 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 UK, US and Asian media markets. It was in the UK that he diversified into TV, creating Sky Television in 1989. In recent years he has become a leading investor in satellite television, the film industry, the Internet and the media.
According to the 2009 Forbes 400, Murdoch is the 132nd-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $4 billion.
While CEO of News Corp. in 2008, K. Rupert Murdoch earned a total compensation of $30,053,157, which included a base salary of $8,100,000, a cash bonus of $17,500,000, and stocks granted of $4,049,988.
- Birth Date:
- March 11, 1931
- Birthplace:
- Adelaide, Australia
- Occupation:
- Chairman and CEO, News Corporation
- Net Worth:
- $4.0 Billion
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