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Introducing the News. Corp tablet, Amplify, aimed at schools
See that tablet above? That's the Amplify, built by the News Corporation-owned company of the same name, an educational unit of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. A 10-inch Android tablet, it's been designed with public school classrooms in mind, aimed at…
Rupert Murdoch joins Twitter, is branded a "w*nker"
Rupert Murdoch, the powerful and often controversial head of media powerhouse News Corporation, has joined Twitter. The ageing media baron has managed to rack up a whopping 80,000 followers in the short time since joining the micro-blogging service on…
News Corp withdraw bid for BSkyB
In the light of the recent hacking scandal that has rocked News Corporation to the core, Rupert Murdoch's media empire has decided to withdraw its bid for BSkyB, a monopolising move that seemed almost certain to be green-lit just a…
Activision Blizzard boss Kotick looking to buy Myspace?
Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick is said to be part of an investor consortium in talks with News Corporation about buying a controlling stake in the ailing MySpace social network. The New York Post (itself owned by News Corp.) is…
Branson's Project iPad magazine on the App Store Now
Richard Branson and Virgin's first roll of the iPad-publishing dice has touched down on the App Store. Issue 1 of the iPad only magazine Project is now available to download. Housed within a reader app, Project can then be bought…
The Times experiences massive loss in readers after introducing paywall
The Times and Sunday Times websites have experienced a huge drop in their readership after parent company News Corporation introduced a paywall, requiring readers to subscribe before accessing the content on the site. As of June 15th, readers were asked…
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch applauds the iPad, defends paywalls, slams Google (again)
Rupert Murdoch, the News Corporation chairman and massively rich media-maestro, has once again attacked Google in defence of his plans for paywalls on his news sites. "We are going to stop people like Google or Microsoft or whoever from taking…
Ashes cricket set to go free-to-air
Sky currently has an exclusivity deal on the Ashes worth £250 million, but former FA chief David Davies, who is heading the review, believes that sporting events with such "national resonance" should be widely available beyond subscription services.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation set to buy Yahoo?
Never mind Microsoft, it seems like Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is in pole position to buy Yahoo.
NBC Universal and News Corporation team up for YouTube killer
It can’t be much fun being in charge of YouTube at the moment. Not only is the site being sued by Viacom for $1bn for copyright infringement by its users, but it’s about to come up against a hefty rival.