ASX Announcements
This Month
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Perpetual wants to maintain Murdoch control at News Corp
News Corp shareholders have been asked to vote on whether the company’s dual-class share structure should be collapsed this week.
- Anthony Macdonald
Another News Corp loyalist eyes retirement
Word’s gotten back the media company’s Campbell Reid may soon depart.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Updated
- Crime
Police charge Alan Jones with 24 offences days before trip to US
The veteran broadcaster was charged with 24 offences against eight alleged victims after an investigation into “sexual touching offences spanning two decades”.
- Updated
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Star Casino gets a man on the inside at News Corp
The casino’s former PR man Peter Jenkins has popped up at Sydney’s ‘Daily Telegraph’.
- Mark Di Stefano
‘Active means active’: News Corp says Foxtel discussions are on
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson has given a fleeting update after putting Foxtel up for sale. There are “active discussions”, he says.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Second investor backs bid to end Murdoch’s control over News Corp
Irenic Capital supports a bid to collapse the company’s two classes of shares, which have cemented the founding family’s authority.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
October
Netflix’s co-CEO says it’s ‘impossible’ to run the $500b giant alone
Greg Peters once wanted to be an astronaut – now he’s leading a company worth more than Disney, Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery combined.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Jeff Bezos faces backlash for refusal to endorse Harris
The world’s second-richest man owns the prestigious Washington Post. He is being accused of squashing the newspaper’s endorsement of the Democratic candidate.
- Christopher Grimes and Daniel Thomas
Rock stars and Wiggles: Google takes on big tech rules
The search giant is bankrolling parties and events that are an unsubtle reminder to the government of its huge power.
- Paul Smith and Sam Buckingham-Jones
Harris says she’s ‘not Biden’ in fiery Fox News interview
The Democrat sparred with the host over immigration policy while asserting that, if elected, her presidency would be different to the current administration.
- Matthew Cranston
US pension giants line up against Hamish McLennan
California’s public sector pension funds make a point of objecting to the re-election of the REA chairman.
- Mark Di Stefano
The media storm behind the NRL’s next billion-dollar play
Peter V’landys and his chief executive Andrew Abdo want a mammoth broadcast deal to shore up the code’s future. Will they bring an NFL-style model to Australia?
- Zoe Samios and Sam Buckingham-Jones
News Corp chief says higher Rightmove bid would have been ‘foolhardy’
The Murdoch family-controlled giant owns 61 per cent of REA, which had lobbed a $12 billion takeover bid for its British rival. But the offer was rebuffed.
- Hans van Leeuwen
September
- Updated
- Media & marketing
Britain’s Rightmove to ‘carefully consider’ REA’s $12b takeover bid
News Corp’s real estate platform increased its offer to almost $12 billion after its first two bids were swiftly rejected by the UK’s biggest property portal.
- Updated
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Inside the Murdochs’ secret succession battle
This week on The Fin podcast, Neil Chenoweth and Sam Buckingham Jones discuss what Rupert Murdoch is trying to do to make sure Lachlan has total control.
Army of lawyers flanks Murdoch family as court battle gets underway
Rupert Murdoch is trying to ensure his eldest son, Lachlan, remains in charge. Some 40 lawyers are listed for the hearings in Reno.
- Updated
- Scott Sonner and Alex Veiga
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
REA’s $11b takeover fight is another headache for Murdoch
As the battle over the media mogul’s family trust heats up, a key driver of the empire’s financial success is trying to start a new era of growth with a big deal.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Trump meets Harris; RBA’s jobs boom warning; Pub buyer probed
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
The three headaches of Rupert Murdoch in his battle for control
A bombshell lawsuit between Rupert, Lachlan and his other children begins in Reno, Nevada, next week. Meanwhile, shareholders want change and Foxtel’s for sale.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Activist pushes for end of Murdoch voting control at News Corp
Rupert Murdoch’s transition of power to his children has allowed for “complicated family dynamics” to potentially impact News Corp, activist investor Starboard said.
- Updated
- Svea Herbst-Bayliss