Rupert Murdoch's third marriage fails
He was the billionaire mogul and she was the beautiful former executive at his giant Asian media company Star TV who, when faced with a pie-throwing assailant, jumped to her feet and defended her man.
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Murdoch might scrap Page 3 girls
Murdoch might scrap Page 3 girls
As much a part of the saucier side of British 20th-century life as cheeky seaside postcards and innuendo-loaded comedies, the topless models in Britain's best-selling daily paper might soon be no more.
Britain's 'Times' editor steps down
Britain's 'Times' editor steps down
James Harding has stepped down as editor of Rupert Murdoch's Times of London on in the latest upheaval at the mogul's troubled British newspaper business.
Murdoch chooses Kiwi to run British newspapers
Murdoch chooses Kiwi to run British newspapers
Rupert Murdoch has turned from one straight-talking New Zealander to another, appointing pay-TV executive Mike Darcey to run his troubled British newspaper arm through what is likely to be another tumultuous period for the Sun and Times titles.
Murdoch quits boards of British papers
Murdoch quits boards of British papers
News Corp's Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as a director from a string of boards overseeing the Sun, Times and Sunday Times newspapers in Britain, the company said in an internal memo.
Proposed News Corp split seen as beneficial
Proposed News Corp split seen as beneficial
The Rupert Murdoch-controlled News Corporation recently announced it was considering the split-off of its publishing businesses into a separate publicly traded company. Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms believes the split will be positive for the shares, even beyond the initial reaction. Business editor Dene Mackenzie reports.
Cruise near top of 'creepy' Scientology cult: Murdoch
Cruise near top of 'creepy' Scientology cult: Murdoch
News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch took a swipe at Tom Cruise in a series of tweets that labelled the Hollywood star a No 2 or No. 3 person in the hierarchy of Scientologists, a group the media mogul called "creepy."
Brokers see value in News Corp split
Brokers see value in News Corp split
The Rupert Murdoch-controlled News Corp is likely to split into two separate public companies, with brokers suggesting the company sees better value in its assets than is being reflected in the current share price.
Murdoch threat claim 'has no foundation in fact'
Murdoch threat claim 'has no foundation in fact'
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has flatly contradicted media tycoon Rupert Murdoch at a judicial hearing, suggesting the News Corp chief had misled the government-sponsored inquiry into press ethics under oath.
Blair feared 'full on' press attacks
Blair feared 'full on' press attacks
British leaders have no choice but to court powerful media barons such as Rupert Murdoch or risk savage press attacks which are "full on, full frontal, day in, day out," former prime minister Tony Blair told an inquiry.
Ex-PM Blair faces grilling over Murdoch ties
Ex-PM Blair faces grilling over Murdoch ties
Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and ensure favourable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media inquiry today.
Murdoch blames rogue tabloid for phone-hacking
Murdoch blames rogue tabloid for phone-hacking
Rupert Murdoch has called his News of the World tabloid an "aberration", accusing journalists of hiding phone-hacking from himself, his son James and his protegee Rebekah Brooks, and said he wished he had shut it down sooner.
"We don't have that sort of power" - Murdoch
"We don't have that sort of power" - Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch is used to slipping into Downing Street by the back door for discreet meetings with prime ministers, but there was no such privacy on Wednesday when he faced a grilling about his political influence in the full glare of the world's media.
Murdoch's media empire strikes back
Murdoch's media empire strikes back
An angry Rupert Murdoch has declared war against "enemies" who have accused his pay-TV operation of sabotaging its rivals, denouncing them as "toffs and right wingers" stuck in the last century.
Internal Murdoch inquiry covers four UK newspapers
Internal Murdoch inquiry covers four UK newspapers
A massive email cache that a corporate clean-up team has assembled as part of its effort to cooperate with British police contains message traffic generated by journalists at all four British newspapers once published by Rupert Murdoch, sources familiar with the unit's work said.
Familiar mix in Murdoch's new paper
Familiar mix in Murdoch's new paper
Rupert Murdoch's newest newspaper has launched with a familiar mix of celebrity news, scantily clad women and defiant language.
'Sun on Sunday' to launch in a week
'Sun on Sunday' to launch in a week
The successor to Rupert Murdoch's scandal-tarnished News of the World newspaper will start publication in a week's time, a senior News Corp. executive says.
Murdoch fights back with promise of 'Sun on Sunday'
Murdoch fights back with promise of 'Sun on Sunday'
Rupert Murdoch has vowed to launch a Sunday edition of his scandal-hit Sun tabloid in a bid to win over angry staff mounting one of the biggest challenges to his more than 40 years as a proprietor in Britain.
Police arrest 5 at Murdoch's Sun newspaper
Police arrest 5 at Murdoch's Sun newspaper
British police have arrested five senior staff at News Corporation's tabloid newspaper The Sun as part of investigations into journalists paying police for information.
Arrests in Murdoch tabloid bribery probe
Arrests in Murdoch tabloid bribery probe
Police have arrested four current and former staff of Rupert Murdoch's best-selling Sun tabloid and a policeman in a probe into suspected payments by journalists to officers for information, police and the newspaper's publisher said.