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  • Rupert Murdoch
    Facebook, Google promote 'scurrilous' news, and should pay for quality content, said Rupert Murdoch

    Rupert Murdoch accused Facebook and Google of popularizing "scurrilous" news sources, says the social media giants to pay publishers for quality content

  • Martin Sorrell, chief executive officer of WPP, pauses during a session on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Jan. 22, 2014.
    The world's largest advertising company lowers its full-year expectations again

    WPP lowered expectations for full-year organic net sales and profit margin on Tuesday, two months after an earlier downgrade.

  • Sir Martin Sorrell
    Ad mogul Martin Sorrell hints Facebook could soon become WPP's second largest media investment

    Advertising mogul Martin Sorrell told CNBC on Wednesday his company is poised to increase its investment in Facebook to "well over" $2 billion this year.

  • Getty accuses Google of ‘promoting piracy’

    Google faces a new threat in its rapidly expanding antitrust battle with the EU after a complaint by Getty Images, the Financial Times reports.

  • Donald Trump speaks during the Republican presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015.
    Conservative confab dumps Trump after Kelly remark

    The billionaire presidential contender waded into a new controversy, resulting in his being barred from a conservative gathering because of it.

  • Rupert Murdoch
    Murdoch prepping to step down from 21st Century Fox

    Rupert Murdoch is preparing to step down as CEO of 21st Century Fox and hand the title to his son James, sources close to the family said.

  • Rebekah Brooks set for News Corp return
    Rebekah Brooks set for News Corp return   

    Nearly four years after Rebekah Brooks left Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation as the phone hacking scandal erupted, she is set for a return to the company. CNBC's Catherine Boyle reports.

  • Wall Street New York Stock Exchange NYSE American Flags
    Conditions ripe for huge IPO market in 2015: Pro

    2015 is shaping up to be a huge year for IPOs, particularly for disruptive technology companies, a former CFO said.

  • Cramer: World is slowing
    Cramer: World is slowing   

    CNBC's Jim Cramer weighs in on the state of international business and comments on the earnings of media giants CBS and News Corp.

  • News Corp earnings miss
    News Corp earnings miss   

    CNBC's Julia Boorstin reports News Corp missed estimates with $0.01 ex-items vs. $0.03 estimated. Revenue beat by a hair.

  • Bewkes has a lot to answer: Analyst
    Bewkes has a lot to answer: Analyst   

    Rich Greenfield, BTIG analyst, provides his thoughts on the fallout from shareholders after Rupert Murdoch withdrew his bid for Time Warner.

  • Murdoch 'underestimated' Time Warner's backbone: Levin
    Murdoch 'underestimated' Time Warner's backbone: Levin   

    Gerald Levin, former Time Warner chairman & CEO, shares his thought on 21st Century's decision to drop its bid for Time Warner. I don't think it's a "head shake," says Levin. There's a lot more work to be done to properly valuate Time Warner.

  • Murdoch's control issues
    Murdoch's control issues   

    David Banks, RBC Capital Markets analyst, provides a preview of big media's earnings, and shares his thoughts on Fox's bid for Time Warner.

  • Politics at play in Murdoch's failed bid for Time Warner?
    Politics at play in Murdoch's failed bid for Time Warner?   

    James Stewart, New York Times columnist, shares his thoughts on whether Rupert Murdoch's conservative reputation played a role in 21st Century Fox's failure to buy Time Warner.

  • Rupert Murdoch attends the Time 100 Gala at Lincoln Center in New York.
    21st Century Fox faces big hurdles: NYT's Stewart   

    James Stewart, New York Times columnist, and Michael Wolf, Activate co-founder, discuss Time Warner's rebuff of Rupert Murdoch's $80 billion bid. It's clear there are a lot of synergies between these two companies, says Wolf. But Stewart points out the deal faces tough regulatory issues.

  • Media enters age of consolidation
    Media enters age of consolidation   

    Andre Barlow, former DOJ trial attorney, and Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, share insight on emerging antitrust issues as consolidation efforts seep through the media sector.

  • Brooks cleared on 4 counts of phone hacking
    Brooks cleared on 4 counts of phone hacking   

    A U.K. jury has found former newspaper editor Andy Coulson guilty of one count of conspiracy to hack phones, and former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks was cleared of four counts of conspiracy charges. CNBC's Catherine Boyle reports the details.

  • UK hacking trial: Coulson found guilty; Brooks cleared
    UK hacking trial: Coulson found guilty; Brooks cleared   

    A U.K. jury has found former newspaper editor Andy Coulson guilty of conspiracy to hack phones while former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks was cleared of phone-hacking conspiracy charges. CNBC's Catherine Boyle reports the details from London.

  • Ex-Murdoch editor Brooks found not guilty
    Ex-Murdoch editor Brooks found not guilty   

    Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks has been found not guilty of phone-hacking conspiracy, reports "Squawk Box" host Andrew Ross Sorkin. However fellow editor Andy Coulson was found guilty of conspiracy to intercept phone messages. CNBC's Catherine Boyle provides the latest details outside the courthouse.

  • News Corp. reports earnings beat
    News Corp. reports earnings beat   

    News Corp. is reporting Q3 EPS of $0.11 ex-items on revenue of $2.08 billion, with CNBC's Seema Mody.