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Brown has revenge as Murdoch's Sky loses Ashes

12.11.09
Labour exacts revenge over the Sun’s criticism of Gordon Brown by axing Sky Sports’ exclusive rights to live TV coverage of The Ashes... more

Murdoch has lost his magic touch at News Corp

07.10.09
Plan to charge for online news is raising doubts about his leadership ... more

Beautiful building syndrome

23.09.09
After 20 years with her late husband Jan Kaplicky’s Future Systems, Amanda Levete has unveiled her first big solo project just off Oxford Street — and it has all of her old partnership’s vision and elegance... more

Free paper to shut after ‘most difficult year’ for Rupert Murdoch

20.08.09
Evening free paper thelondonpaper is to be closed with the loss of 60 jobs, Rupert Murdoch’s News International announced... more

Murdoch rents out his yacht at £181,000 a week

14.08.09
For those with a little spare cash to spend on a boating holiday, Rupert Murdoch is renting out his super-yacht... more

Murdoch: I will charge for online content

06.08.09
Rupert Murdoch, head of the News Corp global media empire, plans to charge for all the online content of his newspapers and television channels in a dramatic shake-up of the industry ... more

From editor to CEO, it's Rebekah Wade wot won it

24.06.09
Rebekah Wade loves newspapers. So at a time when they face unprecedented economic problems, her promotion has not gone down badly at News International... more

Sun editor Rebekah Wade to become chief executive

23.06.09
Rebekah Wade is leaving the editorship of The Sun after six years to become chief executive of News International... more

News is being strangled by the BBC’s web

12.05.09
When I first went into journalism it was a leisurely business steeped in tradition and alcohol... more

Savoy 'up for sale' as Saudi owner's billions dwindle

16.04.09
The Savoy Hotel may soon be put up for sale because of huge losses suffered by its billionaire Arab owner... more

Murdoch faces Titanic hole at News Corp as top man Chernin goes

25.02.09
Media analysis: For those who have followed the twists and turns of Rupert Murdoch’s remarkable career over the last 40 years the departure of another right-hand man comes as no surprise... more

Hollywood big shot who kept the family at peace

24.02.09
Media: Peter Chernin is set to pick up a pay-off package worth some $40 million when he leaves News Corp this summer... more

News Corp crisis as 'next in line' to Murdoch resigns

24.02.09
Media: Rupert Murdoch's vast News Corp media empire was thrown into turmoil as the man seen as his immediate next in line quit, leaving a massive question mark over the 77-year-old mogul's succession plans... more

Obama in at the deep end as US woes grow

06.11.08
The economic crisis facing Barak Obama was made starkly clear as corporate America hit the president-elect with a barrage of bad news... more

Bounce goes out of global share markets

06.11.08
The Obama Bounce looks well and truly over as stock markets around the world plunged on growing fears of a prolonged global recession... more

New Media

08.10.08
London is one of the greatest digital hotspots outside California's Silicon Valley and these are the people leading the way... more

IPOs dry up as markets feel Lehman effect

15.09.08
Here is a startling measure of just how tough life currently is for investment bankers... more

Disney may tackle Sky for rights to Premiership

11.09.08
Media giant Walt Disney is mulling over the idea of bidding against BSkyB for Premier League football broadcasting rights next year... more

It's a win-win for Chernin at News Corp

26.08.08
Filings by News Corp in the US contain the information that, should anyone other than Rupert Murdoch take charge of the company, chief operating officer Peter Chernin is to receive $40 million... more

Lehman, Credit Suisse and the rumour mill

22.08.08
One rule for banks — another for everybody else. In the US, the Federal Reserve phoned Credit Suisse to see if it had pulled a line of credit from Lehman Brothers... more

Murdoch’s pay climbs to £14m

21.08.08
News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch’s salary, bonus and stock compensation has risen by about 9% in the past year to $27.1 million (£14.5 million)... more

Murdoch sights on online ads

08.07.08
Tycoon's News Corp plans to enter Japan's £2.84 billion online advertising market in September... more

News Corp eyes up pay-TV pair

27.06.08
Media giant News Corp is said to be considering a bid for two major European pay-TV broadcasters - Germany's Premiere and Spain's Digital+... more

Murdoch's mum saves millions as tax ruling is reversed

28.05.08
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, the mother of News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch, has won an appeal against the Australian Taxation Office, saving her millions of pounds in tax... more

Microsoft seeks pal in Facebook

08.05.08
Microsoft, whose bid for Yahoo was rebuffed, has reportedly approached social networking website Facebook as it tries to build a credible online strategy... more

Murdoch 'must talk' on hacking

06.05.08
Rupert Murdoch could lose a court case over claims of industrial espionage unless he testifies... more

Rupert's renewed love affair with print faces a test

30.04.08
When Rupert leaves the stage, how will his successors at News Corporation regard the newspapers in their empire?... more

News Corp joins battle for Yahoo

10.04.08
Microsoft's threat to take its bid for Yahoo hostile has sparks a flurry of new interest in the deal... more

Diversify or die - that is the harsh reality for media firms

26.03.08
There is no reason why diversification cannot give journalism a wonderful new lease of life free from the continual worry about advertising... more

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