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Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox and News Corp chairman
Rupert Murdoch’s many critics blame him for coarsening British culture, exercising undue political influence and overseeing criminality in the form of phone hacking.
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Rupert Murdoch sells majority of 21st Century Fox to Disney
It’s a media mega-deal – Rupert Murdoch is selling the vast majority of his 21st Century Fox media empire to larger rival Disney. But what does the £39bn deal mean for his attempts to take control of the British broadcaster Sky?
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Rupert Murdoch’s Sky takeover bid to be reviewed
Rupert Murdoch’s plan for an eleven billion pound takeover of Sky is being sent to the regulators. The government said it wants advice on whether the deal is in the public interest. It’s the second time Mr Murdoch has tried to take control of Sky – but his last effort foundered after the phone-hacking scandal…
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Rupert Murdoch ‘stepping down’ as 21st Century Fox CEO
Rupert Murdoch is to step down as chief executive of 21st Century Fox, reports say, citing sources close to the Murdoch family.
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Rupert Murdoch tight-lipped over Yes support rumours
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is in Scotland as rumours swirl that his Scottish Sun newspaper is set to come out in favour of independence.
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Rupert Murdoch delivers 2013 Lowy lecture
Full speech: News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch delivers the 10th Lowy lecture in Sydney, Australia.
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Police to investigate Rupert Murdoch’s knowledge of bribes
Rupert Murdoch is to give evidence to MPs over revelations in a recording broadcast by Channel 4 News, as it emerges police are to investigate what he knew about payments to police and officials.
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Revealed: the Rupert Murdoch tape
“Incompetent” police, regrets over his own investigation, promises to protect Sun journalists: a secret recording reveals Rupert Murdoch’s real attitudes to the scandal that has engulfed his empire.
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Rupert Murdoch to divorce Wendi Deng
Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his wife Wendi. She famously intervened when the media mogul was attacked with a foam pie.
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Rupert Murdoch ‘not a fit person’ to run a big company
MPs investigating phone hacking at the News of the World say News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch showed ‘wilful blindness’ to what was going on at his media empire.
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LIVE BLOG: Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson Day Two
On his second day of giving evidence at the Leveson Inquiry, Rupert Murdoch will face questions over the allegations of phone hacking and bribery at the heart of the scandal that led to the closure of the News of the World. Follow all the action with Channel 4 News’ live blog and have your say here.
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LIVE BLOG: Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson Inquiry
Rupert Murdoch appears before the Leveson Inquiry, following his son James’ appearance yesterday which unearthed evidence that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt ‘secretly supported’ News Corp’s bid for BSkyB. Mr Murdoch Snr is due to take the stand today from 10am to 4.30pm and on Thursday. We’ll be live blogging all the action here and you can have your say on the day’s events as they unfold in the box below.
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Rupert Murdoch to launch Sun on Sunday ‘very soon’
Newspaper tycoon Rupert Murdoch tells staff at The Sun he is planning to launch a Sunday version of the newspaper. It follows the demise of the News of the World last year.
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Rupert Murdoch ‘a great man’ – Michael Gove
Education Secretary Michael Gove tells Channel 4 News in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal that media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is “a great man”.
