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This post was written by Content Keyword RSS on April 22, 2010
Microsoft rumored to be in talks regarding new Xbox Live television channel
Microsoft might be planning to launch a new television channel on Xbox Live, Edge reports. If the rumor is true, Microsoft has been in discussions with former News Corporation president Peter Chernin about the possibility.
FOX reality shutdown leaves Lyle looking.
Australian expat, David Lyle, is in discussions with News Corporation following the media giant’s decision to shut down the FOX Reality Channel. Lyle is a former television executive at Nine and was previously presenter of the nostalgic series The Golden Years of Television for both Nine and TEN. According to the Wrap website, which first wrote about the shutdown, a complete rebranding of the channel is in the works, and may include a new partner outside the Fox Cable Networks group. FOX
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This post was written by Content Keyword RSS on October 15, 2009
The Moguls of Mirage, Now Muted
The moguls were out in full frolic on Tuesday at Michael’s, the ego gymnasium of Manhattan media, The New York Times’s David Carr writes in latest Media Equation column.Not only was Bill Clinton in the house, hosting some folks from his Global Summit, but so were Barry Diller of IAC/InterActiveCorp, Peter A. Chernin, formerly the president of the News Corporation, Jeffrey L. Bewkes, who runs Time Warner, and Edgar Bronfman Jr., head of the Warner Music Group.By most accounts, it was smiles and h
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This post was written by Content Keyword RSS on September 28, 2009
Former FCC Commissioner: Congress and FCC Abandon Citizens - Appeal to Rupert Murdoch Our Only Hope
Former FCC Commissioner: Congress, FCC Abandon Citizens - Appeal to Rupert Murdoch Our Only Hope FromDC2Iowa by Nicholas Johnson "Rupert Murdoch, this Australian-born, 78-year-old media mogul, and 132nd richest person in the world, controls the News Corporation, which owns Fox. And today, unlike 1932, he can legally use his media to spew forth hatred-for-ratings of a sort that would have resulted in the loss of his licenses in the Commission's early days. "
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This post was written by Content Keyword RSS on September 24, 2009
Rumor Alert: Hulu May Be Launching Subscription Service
Hulu has quickly become one of the largest video streaming site on the net, and could soon debut a subscription service, according to News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch and Jeff Zucker, the CEO of NBC Universal. Though, apparently “no decisions have been made yet,” according to the two at a Goldman Sachs conference. However, sources are confirming that Hulu has already begun beta test trials for the subscription service. Since details on the subscription service are foggy at this point
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This post was written by Content Keyword RSS on September 19, 2009
