News Corp investors raise concerns about proposed Fox merger

News Corp investors raise concerns about proposed Fox merger

An activist investor has escalated its pressure on News Corp,asking it to reconsider a proposal by Rupert Murdoch to combine the two parts of his media business,News Corp and Fox.

  • byLauren Hirsch

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First an ICAC corruption finding. Now John Sidoti backs the wrong bus

First an ICAC corruption finding. Now John Sidoti backs the wrong bus

The former Liberal minister wants to contest the election as an independent. He might have to brush up on his local knowledge first.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
‘The world according to Fox’:A CEO’s vision gets tested in $2.6b lawsuit

‘The world according to Fox’:A CEO’s vision gets tested in $2.6b lawsuit

Suzanne Scott has kept a low profile as one of Rupert Murdoch’s most-trusted lieutenants but she is a key figure in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against Fox.

  • byJeremy W. Peters andRachel Abrams
‘Legendary’:Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch pay tribute to Ken Cowley
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‘Legendary’:Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch pay tribute to Ken Cowley

Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch have praised the role Ken Cowley played in making News Corp a media giant in Australia.

  • byColin Kruger
Lachlan Murdoch the winner in News-Fox merger

Lachlan Murdoch the winner in News-Fox merger

Lachlan Murdoch would be the biggest beneficiary of his father’s bid to reconstruct the media goliath that he split apart nine years ago.

  • byChristopher Palmeri
News Corporation goes woke - for a moment,anyway

News Corporation goes woke - for a moment,anyway

The media empire is spruiking its commitment to emissions reduction. Nobody tell the pundits.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andCharlotte Grieve
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Biden uses James Murdoch fundraiser to warn of nuclear ‘Armageddon’

Biden uses James Murdoch fundraiser to warn of nuclear ‘Armageddon’

Speaking at a fundraiser in New York,Joe Biden said the world is facing its biggest nuclear threat since the Cuban missile crisis.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Rupert Murdoch’s son James to host Joe Biden for fundraising event

Rupert Murdoch’s son James to host Joe Biden for fundraising event

In 2020,James Murdoch resigned from the board of News Corp,which has gone on to become a fierce critic of Biden’s presidency.

  • bySteve Holland
Can’t buy me love:Rise of billionaire celebrities and why they can’t win over the public

Can’t buy me love:Rise of billionaire celebrities and why they can’t win over the public

Think Elon Musk,Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos,or Gina Rinehart and James Packer closer to home. All are household names and all regular recipients of headlines they would rather not have.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Rupert Murdoch’s life is built on doing the unexpected

Rupert Murdoch’s life is built on doing the unexpected

The media titan is once again generating headlines. But talk of a split from wife Jerry Hall is only one of the reasons.

  • byStephen Brook
Fallout continues from Lisa Wilkinson’s vocal Logies moment

Fallout continues from Lisa Wilkinson’s vocal Logies moment

There has been a social media pile-on following the veteran journalist’s speech after winning a Logie on Sunday night.

  • byAndrew Hornery