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“Saying talks have cooled overstates them ... I'm not sure I would ever characterize (conversations) as 'talks.' As for Microsoft, "we're not in discussions with Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ). We talk with everybody in the space.”

Staci D. Kramer - Wed 07 May 2008 02:37 PM PST Asked during a press call today about cooling talks with Yahoo , News Corp COO Peter Chernin replied quickly: "Saying talks have cooled overstates them ... I'm not ... via Paid Content

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“The quarter was also quite strong from a strategic sense. We finally completed our deal with Liberty Media effectively selling our interest in DirecTV for a tax-free gain of $1.7 billion”

NEWS Corporation chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch said yesterday advertising revenue showed the US consumer economy was stressed but revenue in Australia was "just booming". News Corp yesterday ... via NEWS.com.au

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News Corporation chief executive Rupert Murdoch has again hailed the strength of its Australian businesses as a factor in the company's earnings increases. via The Age

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“We always have ethical business practices”

Lawsuit alleges Murdoch's company spied on competitors, revealed secrets online. via ABC News Nightline

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“It was what people imagine to be a journalistic upbringing”

In a long career, Robert Thomson has left a trail of happy reporters in his wake - at The Financial Times and more recently at The Times of London, where the newsroom under his guidance was, in the words of a ... via New York Times

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Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 30 Apr 2008 12:41 PM PST Yesterday, reports had Cablevision making a joint bid , possibly with Jared Kushner, for Newsday , the Long Island-based paper. via Paid Content

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“We came to the collective conclusion that there was so much upside in terms of billions of pages the paper wasn't monetizing. He [Falcone] never looked back.”

Fortune and BusinessWeek are piling on the story of Harbinger Capital Partners, a $19 billion hedge fund, seeking to take over the New York Times . via Blogging Stocks

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“The problem with America's media is that it has become a big business to Murdoch and many others instead of a tool for an informed citizenry”

Murdoch's Newsday bid faces hurdle This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Friday April 25 2008. via Guardian Unlimited

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“It is less about the iPlayer and more the process that leads to its birth”

Murdoch attacks BBC over iPlayer This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Friday April 25 2008. via Guardian Unlimited

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Rupert Murdoch is moving to tighten his already-imposing grip on American news media, striking a tentative deal to buy his third New York-based paper, Newsday, and getting his first chance to appoint the top ... via Slog

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