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What's the difference between a media mogul and a chief executive elsewhere in the business world? About $10 million in compensation. Leaders in other industries earn far less than their media industry counterparts, the NYT reports.
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FRANKFURT, May 3- German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland stuck to its full-year outlook on Friday after a growing subscriber base helped it swing to an operating profit in the first quarter. Sky Deutschland reported a first-quarter operating profit of 5.8 million euros, up from a loss of 40.6 million in the year-earlier period.
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May 2- Warren Buffett accumulates Twitter followers even faster than he makes money. The 82- year-old " Oracle of Omaha" joined the service and sent his first tweet on Thursday, picking up more than 45,000 followers in just under 45 minutes. Other relatively recent converts to the service include News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch and former U.S.
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May 2- Warren Buffett accumulates Twitter followers even faster than he makes money. The 82- year-old " Oracle of Omaha" joined the service and sent his first tweet on Thursday, picking up more than 45,000 followers in just under 45 minutes.
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April 26- After News Corp splits later this year, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch's total target compensation will rise 15 percent, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
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April 26- After News Corp splits later this year, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch's total target compensation will rise 15 percent, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
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*Compensation committee of New Newscorp Llc determined Rupert Murdoch shall. *Compensation includes annual bonus of $2 million, long-term equity-based. award of $2 million for Murdoch'S role as exec chairman of New News Corp.
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*News Corp to get $139 mln in insurance proceeds. April 22- News Corp will receive $139 million worth of insurance proceeds in a rare cash settlement that resolves a lawsuit by shareholders alleging the board failed to investigate the company's phone hacking scandal.
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*News Corp to get $139 mln in insurance proceeds. April 22- News Corp will receive $139 million worth of insurance proceeds in a rare cash settlement that resolves a lawsuit by shareholders alleging the board failed to investigate the company's phone hacking scandal.
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April 22- News Corp on Monday said it recovered a $139 million in insurance proceeds in a settlement with shareholders over the board of directors' actions related to the company's phone hacking scandal and its acquisition of Shine studios.
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April 22- News Corp said on Monday it reached a $139 million settlement with shareholders over the board of directors' actions related to the company's phone hacking scandal. News Corp also said it would adopt enhanced corporate governance procedures, which would stay in place after the company's pending split.
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April 16- News Corp said on Tuesday it will call its newly independent entertainment company 21st Century Fox after the media conglomerate splits later this year. News Corp announced in June 2012 it would separate its publishing assets from its faster growing entertainment division.
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In the highly personal interview, the cable magnate talked about his wealth, his land holdings and the one toy he does enjoy: Barry Diller's yacht.
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SYDNEY, April 4- Australia's Fairfax Media, publisher of some of the country's leading newspapers, said on Thursday it is reorganising its business into five divisions to streamline its structure, focus on digital content and cut costs.
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News Corp. has gained 35 percent since announcement to separate its publication and TV businesses, earnings are estimated to rise 19 percent this year, TheStreet.com reports.
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Just do it, is the advice of the London schoolboy who's just sold his smartphone news app to Yahoo for a reported $30 million. The terms of the sale, four months after Summly was launched for the iPhone, have not been disclosed and D'Aloisio, who is still studying for school exams while joining Yahoo as its youngest employee, was not saying.
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*Harold Hamm's wife, Sue Ann Hamm, sues for divorce and subpoenas financial records.
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Dow Jones & Co said it found no sign of impropriety at its China operations, after the Wall Street Journal reported that a whistleblower had accused Journal employees of bribing Chinese officials for information.
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*Sunday Mirror targeted, Trinity Mirror shares plunge. LONDON, March 14- Police arrested four former editors from the Sunday Mirror tabloid on Thursday- the first journalists from a newspaper outside Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to be detained in a phone hacking scandal that shocked Britain.
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March 8- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on Friday that the publishing arm it plans to spin off from its entertainment assets will have about $2.6 billion in cash on hand and no debt when it becomes an independent company. Investors and analysts had been waiting for financial details to see how much cash and debt News Corp would put toward the slower growth asset.
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CNBC's David Faber reports News Corp.'s publishing business will have $2.6 billion in cash after the company splits its business.