News Corporation Archives - m&k https://www.markt-kom.com/en/tag/news-corporation/ The creative side of the economy Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:26:07 AM +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.markt-kom.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/favicon-150x150.png News Corporation Archives - m&k https://www.markt-kom.com/en/tag/news-corporation/ 32 32 News Corp mit mehr Jahresgewinn https://www.markt-kom.com/en/medien/news-corp-mit-mehr-jahresgewinn/ Thu, Aug 11, 2011 3:26:07 AM +0000 https://www.markt-kom.com/?p=41686

At around 683 million dollars, News Corporation earned around 22% less in the fourth quarter than in the same quarter of the previous year. However, both results were above market expectations. One of the main reasons for the slump in profits were costs of around 254 million dollars due to the favorable sale of Myspace. The wiretapping scandal of the now defunct tabloid News of the World had no financial consequences for the other business divisions, Murdoch emphasized. In addition to the Times of London and the Wall Street Journal, the Group also owns the film studio 20th Century Fox and the Fox television chain. In Europe, the pay-TV channel Sky is also part of the group.

Murdoch rejects responsibility for wiretapping scandal

 

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She believes it is currently inappropriate to run for the Board of Directors of News Corporation. This was announced by the company on Friday in New York. Elisabeth Murdoch runs the television production company Shine Group, which was taken over by News Corp. a few weeks ago at a price of 415 million pounds. According to SDA, the purchase price was too high in the opinion of many analysts.

Murdoch's daughter had been touted as the successor to her 80-year-old father, who heads the board of News Corp. Murdoch himself had brought his daughter into the discussion. According to US media reports, the Murdoch family's power is a thorn in the side of some shareholders. At almost 40 percent, the majority of voting rights at News Corp. are in family hands.
 

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