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What’s in a name? The sale of Foxtel isn’t quite as simple as it seems

Foxtel’s potential new owners might be forced to change the company’s name to avoid allowing the Murdochs some continued control.

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Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on News Corporation Stock?

News Corporation has outperformed the broader market over the past year, and Wall Street analysts remain highly bullish about the stock’s prospects.

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Howard urges Albanese: Pick a fight I always ducked when I was in office

Politicians might find the courage to fight the media after they leave politics, but it’s a different story when they’re in office.

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For sale: Murdoch’s grand dream, barely used. Available by subscription only

News Corp’s sale of Foxtel represents the dying embers of Rupert Murdoch’s grand plan for a global television subscription network.

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New chair Kim Williams says ABC should be ‘last broadcaster standing’ and News Corp’s criticism is ‘unbalanced’

Exclusive: Former News Corp CEO says Murdoch company’s obsession with the public broadcaster is ‘fairly unhinged’ and should largely be ignored

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Reynolds defends actions in alleged rape aftermath; News Corp considers selling Foxtel; and the soothing power of podcasts

WA senator tells WA supreme court she would ‘still do the same today’ when asked about not offering to listen to Brittany Higgins’ account

The Guardian - AU

Australian shares bounce back, rising 1.3 per cent

The ASX has rallied on a better-than-expected drop in US jobless claims but has finished the week down 2.1 per cent after Monday's big sell-off.

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News Corp flags potential Foxtel buyer, rise in revenue

Foxtel could change hands with owner News Corp revealing a potential suitor for the pay-TV operator along with a rise in revenue for the American conglomerate.

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The corporate media is far more powerful than social media in inciting extremism

Everyone is blaming social media for a rise in extremism, but the mainstream media, with its wider reach and legitimacy, is doing more to drive extremism than the likes of Twitter.

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Linda Reynolds praises ‘fair and balanced’ Albrechtsen – but reveals she is no fan of Samantha Maiden

Liberal senator gives evidence at defamation trial about why she chose to leak confidential information to the Australian columnist. Plus: Four Corners to air exposé on Seven

The Guardian - AU

Yes, Australians should give two shits — perhaps even four — about Murdoch’s succession saga

‘Rupert’s not too fussed about the money, because it won’t be much use to him where he’s going. Paper’s flammable after all.’

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Ex-ABC podcast superstar Wendy Zukerman sends a message, and The Daily Aus passes around the cap

Wendy Zukerman stirs up ABC’s Futurecast, The Daily Aus asks for donations, and we say goodbye to Jane Hansen.

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How shrinking legacy media became captives of the gambling industry

The biggest political obstacle to banning gambling ads is the perceived power of the two remaining Australian media oligarchs: Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Stokes.

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Rupert, Lachlan and me: inside the Murdochs’ ‘medieval fiefdom’

Eric Beecher says he was ‘shocked’ by what he discovered during his time as editor in chief of News Corp’s Melbourne newspapers

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House Freedom Caucus Chairman Expected To Step Aside

House Freedom Caucus seeks replacement for Chairman Bob Good after his primary loss. Potential candidates include Andy Biggs and Scott Perry.

The Guardian - AU

Peta Credlin nominated for Kennedy award despite Uluru statement report failing factcheck

Credlin’s report was removed by Facebook after RMIT factcheckers found its central claim was incorrect – a finding subsequently disputed by Sky

The Conversation

Rupert Murdoch’s succession plan reveals a lot about his empire – and most of it is not pretty

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to continue controlling his company from beyond the grave would be better labelled Project Hegemony, than Harmony, because it’s designed to cement one sibling’s dominance over the others and shield the business from possible progressive reform.

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My flirtation with Murdoch only lasted two years before my moral compass became too dysfunctional

In this exclusive extract from his new book, Eric Beecher describes his first exposure to the subterranean world of media moguldom.

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Watch Hong Kong (not Reno) to understand what News Corp is really up to

News Corp’s Wall Street Journal has sacked a reporter who was elected head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association. In doing so, the company has shown once and for all just which side it’s on.

The Conversation

Rupert Murdoch’s real succession drama − why the future of his media empire could hinge on a legal effort in Nevada

Conservative media titan Rupert Murdoch is making news again – this time, with a secretive effort to change an irrevocable trust. That trust has important ownership interests in both Fox Corp. and News Corp., so it affects broadcast news as well as The Wall Street Journal and other publications.

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The Sun publisher agrees to searches over ‘fake security threat’ allegations

THE publisher of The Sun has agreed to search for documents that may relate to allegations it invented a “fake security threat” to justify the…

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Murdoch feud isn’t about money: Lachlan’s siblings want to save the empire

Lachlan’s adult siblings clearly want to remove his board and management control to tame the wilder right-wing instincts of Fox and News Corp.

The Guardian - US

Rupert Murdoch goes to war with his children over his media empire

The move by the billionaire news mogul, 93, could have a ‘real, significant impact’ on the global media landscape

The Guardian - UK

Are the lives of Rupert Murdoch and Succession’s Logan Roy inching closer?

A secret legal battle between the media mogul and his children is evoking parallels with his TV counterpart

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What You Need to Know Ahead of News Corp's Earnings Release

News Corporation is expected to release its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings next month, and analysts project a single-digit profit increase.

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