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  • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
    Israel
    Israel urges crucial tech industry to separate politics from economy

    Benjamin Netanyahu’s government says planned judicial reforms will not damage investment

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    Fox Corporation
    Murdoch scraps merger of Fox and News Corp after investor pushback

    Media tycoon in talks to sell stake in digital property group instead

  • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Labour calls for probe into BBC chair’s link in Johnson loan guarantee

    Former Goldman banker Richard Sharp denies wrongdoing, saying he ‘simply connected’ guarantor to former PM

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    News in-depthNetflix Inc
    Netflix’s Reed Hastings: the ‘system builder’ who brought revolution

    Co-chiefs Sarandos and Peters face challenge of delivering returns while keeping up with rapid changes in entertainment industry

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Semafor
    Semafor explores options to buy out Sam Bankman-Fried’s interest

    Disgraced FTX founder was media start-up’s biggest outside backer

  • Monday, 16 January, 2023
    Boris Johnson
    HarperCollins to publish Boris Johnson’s memoir

    Autobiography covering stormy period from Brexit to pandemic likely to yield 7-figure fee, say industry insiders

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    News in-depthWalt Disney Co
    The fight for Disney: Magic Kingdom prepares for battle with Nelson Peltz

    Corporate drama pits chief executive Bob Iger against the veteran activist

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    The Big Read
    The Murdoch family trust: how the scions could battle for control

    The proposed Fox-News Corp merger could portend a realignment of the interests of Rupert Murdoch’s children

  • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
    Media
    TV content spending boom expected to slow

    Lossmaking streaming platforms and traditional channels face pivotal year in 2023, say analysts

  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    Guardian News & Media Ltd
    Guardian hit by suspected ransomware attack

    Media group urges staff to work from home and avoid accessing shared networks

  • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
    RedBird Capital Partners
    Jeff Zucker joins private equity group RedBird to launch $1bn fund

    Move marks comeback after forced exit as CNN president

  • Monday, 12 December, 2022
    News Corp
    News Corp appoints Emma Tucker as Wall Street Journal editor

    Journalist moves within Murdoch group from editor of Sunday Times in London to New York role

  • Saturday, 10 December, 2022
    News in-depthITV PLC
    Is ITV’s new streaming platform ‘too little too late’?

    UK broadcaster confident latest online offering will help it catch up with rivals such as Netflix

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    Media
    Brad Pitt puts Plan B in motion with sale to French media group

    Actor’s independent production house ready to go ‘grander and more global’ after deal worth $300mn with Mediawan

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    Penguin Random House Ltd
    Penguin Random House chief quits after Simon & Schuster deal collapses

    Markus Dohle says it is time to move on after proposed $2.2bn tie-up breaks down

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    BBC
    BBC appoints former Permira chief Damon Buffini as deputy chair

    Broadcaster seeks to allay fears over squeeze on licence fee revenue by tapping stalwart of private equity

  • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
    Inside BusinessRupert Murdoch
    Rupert Murdoch’s tricky dilemma over Trump

    The Fox News channel that helped elect the former US president appears not yet to have decided how far to back him

  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Meta Platforms
    Facebook threatens to remove news from US platform

    Warning comes in response to proposed law that would force Big Tech to pay publishers for content

  • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
    Media
    Sky News head steps down as traditional TV contends with decline

    John Ryley to leave in first big editorial shake-up since Comcast bought Rupert Murdoch-backed group in 2018

  • Saturday, 26 November, 2022
    Twitter Inc
    Twitter’s $5bn-a-year business hit as Elon Musk clashes with advertisers

    Top brands abandon social media platform as billionaire owner berates chief executives who have curbed spending

  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
    The Big Read
    Bob Iger, the sequel: this time it’s personal

    The returning chief executive hopes to repair relations with Hollywood creatives. But can charm alone revive Disney’s fortunes?

  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
    Walt Disney Co
    Disney awarded Iger $10mn consultancy deal to advise CEO

    Five-year agreement made despite deteriorating relations with Bob Chapek

  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
    Walt Disney Co
    Disney executives staged revolt against ousted chief Chapek

    Rebellion by senior staff hastened reinstatement of predecessor Bob Iger

  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
    Media
    Penguin Random House’s $2.2bn deal for Simon & Schuster collapses

    Companies walk away from book megamerger after a US judge deemed it anti-competitive

  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
    Walt Disney Co
    Iger returns to Disney as Chapek ousted as chief executive

    Entertainment company replaces leader after short tenure marked by controversy and missteps

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