WSJ Publisher Hinton leaving News Corp. too
The latest fallout from News Corp.
Iowa legislator tries to get House panel on News Corp. case
Bruce Braley (D-IA) is a member in good standing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and believes that the Committee has an angle on the News
Spotify launches in the US
Spotify, the European music service, launch in the US on 7/14 as a competitor to Pandora. The service offers free and paid options (without ads) of streaming of selected music from a range of major
FBI looking into News Corporation, FCC probably not
Nobody wants to be the target of an FBI investigation, but it does not mean that News Corp. has broken any US laws
Netflix customers not happy after price increase
While the company likely needed to make a price change to remain profitable (it
News Corporation now has a Republican on its case
The phone-hacking scandal that has put News Corporation in a world of hurt in the United Kingdom has splashed over to the United States..Democrats in Congress were first to call for probes, and have been joined by Rep. Pete King (R-NY).
Corporate debt defaults running in line with expectations
An economic recovery won’t make every business solvent, but Moody’s Investors Service reports that speculative grade defaults are in line with expectations. Also, the...
Pressure building for US News Corp. investigation
In the wake of the scandal that has enmeshed Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation in the UK, watchdogs have been asking for an investigation into...
Sen. Rockefeller calls for investigation of News Corp.
Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, has called for an investigation of News Corp. following the telephone hacking
News Corp. pulls bid for BSkyB
News Corp. announced 7/13 it has withdrawn its bid for the remainder of British Sky Broadcasting Group that it does not already own. "We...
News Corporation authorized to reel in stock
The move comes as the stock is being hammered on Wall Street in the wake of the ongoing phone hacking scandal that is currently rocking the United Kingdom.
The company announced its plan and reported it to the SEC. It said,
UK comes out against Murdoch BSkyB bid
While News Corp. changed its bid 7/12, deciding it will no longer spin off Sky News and take its chances before the nonpartisan Competition Commission rather than play politics with Parliament
Contemporary consumers are conservative car-buyers
As has been noticed in many consumer categories since the financial collapse of Fall 2008, consumers are getting into the habit of taking more...
News Corp. delays BSkyB buy; Murdochs to Parliament?
In order to stave off an emergency Parliament vote that could officially squelch the British Sky Broadcasting merger deal that News Corp. CEO Rupert...
Glenn Beck heading to Texas, building studio
Glenn Beck is headed to Dallas the Dallas area and he’s bringing both his family and a new studio with him. Beck left the...