Behind closed doors in a courtroom in Reno, Nevada, a high-stakes family business dispute has been unfolding. Rupert Murdoch is trying to change the terms of a longstanding family trust to give his favoured eldest son, Lachlan, full control of his media empire after his death.Associate professor... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-09-23 15:00:07 UTC ]
It’s 1995, and I’m trying to watch a video on the internet. I entered the longest, most complex URL I’d ever seen into AOL’s web browser to view a trailer for Paul W.S. Anderson’s long-awaited film adaptation of Mortal Kombat. I found it in an issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, tucked away in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-03-01 17:00:14 UTC ]
Google has inked agreements with over 300 news publications in Germany, Hungary, France, Austria, the Netherlands and Ireland that would allow it to publish snippets of their stories on Search. The tech giant has announced the development in a blog post, where it has also launched new tool that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-05-11 10:25:45 UTC ]
Germany-based media and services company Bertelsmann says it will buy the 25% of publisher Penguin Random House that it doesn't already own for $675 million Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2019-12-18 11:47:31 UTC ]
Tycoon makes offers to allay media monopoly fears and ease through 21st Century Fox dealRupert Murdoch has doubled the length of time he is willing to keep running Sky News to “at least” 10 years, as 21st Century Fox sweetens its offer to protect the news channel to gain clearance for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Move comes as Fox seeks to allay media plurality concerns in £11.7bn takeover of SkyRupert Murdoch has pledged not to meddle in editorial decision-making at Sky News but says he will not guarantee funding the service for more than five years, as 21st Century Fox seeks clearance for its £11.7bn... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crain Communications, the parent company of brands including Advertising Age and Crain's Detroit Business, has changed its ownership structure with the buyout of longtime President Rance Crain and his family.Crain Communications acquired Rance Crain's 50% stake in the company, giving Chairman... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has taken full control of its India arm, following 10 years of running it in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]