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newspaper article		CBS is the real drama in the battle for control of Ten in AFR Weekend (2/09/2017) p.25 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; NETWORK TEN Author: Patrick, Aaron -- Mason, Max PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: CBS; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM; NETWORK TEN; OWNERSHIP, TV. AUSTRALIA; NEWS CORPORATION Summary: Reporting on the ramifications of a takeover of the Ten Network by US owned CBS, with some background on CBS's operations and its owner Summer Redstone More info
newspaper article		Conflicts of interest abound in the story behind Ten's collapse in Crikey.com.au (15/06/2017) p.1 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; NETWORK TEN Author: - PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: NETWORK TEN; NEWS CORPORATION; WIN CORPORATION; MURDOCH, LACHLAN; GORDON, BRUCE Summary: A look at the board of directors and major shareholders for the Ten Network and how their have impacted the financial situation for the company More info
newspaper article		Cultural in Australian Financial Review [AFR Magazine] (6/10/2017) p.51 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; MEDIA. AUSTRALIA Author: Drummond, Matthew PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: INDUSTRY, TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA; MEDIA. AUSTRALIA; SPORT ON TV. AUSTRALIA; SPORT AND TV. AUSTRALIA; ENDEMOL SHINE; NEWS CORPORATION; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY FOX; FENNESSY, CARL; FENNESSY, MARK; MURDOCH, RUPERT; MURDOCH, LACHLAN; MURDOCH, JAMES; MURDOCH, ELIZABETH; ALY, WALEED; RACKARACKA; KIDMAN, NICOLE; PURCELL, LEAH; WILSON, REBEL Summary: Discussion and listing of the most powerful figures in Australian culture in 2017. Those listed are: Carl and Mark Fennessy (Endemol Shine), AFL Women's competition, the Murdoch family (News Corporation), Waleed Aly, Racka Racka, Nicole Kidman, Megan Davis and the referendum council, Leah Purcell, Rebel Wilson, Leigh Carmichael More info
newspaper article		The diary : Sky shareholders reject News offer in The Australian (22/06/2015) p.27 Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE Author: Markson, Sharri PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: SKY NEWS; NEWS CORPORATION Summary: Report about News Corporation looking to purchase More info
newspaper article		Doubling profit just the start for buoyant News in Courier-Mail (07/11/2003) p.33 Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER Author: Brammall, Bruce Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; DVD, FILMS ON; DVD, TV SHOWS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD Summary: News Corp posting large profits. Rupert Murdoch talks about the growth area of DVD sales. Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007). Quotations: -- "Strong DVD and home video sales of the moview DareDevil and TV shows MASH, Buffy and The Simpsons led the stronger sales for News's filmed entertainment division."; -- "Mr Murdoch...said the quarter had got off to a promising start with successful DVD and video releases of Bend it Like Beckham and 28 Days Later."; -- "DVD sales are already huge in the US, so News Corp is turning its attention to Australia, Britain, Japan, and France, where consumers are hungry for DVDs of their favourite for DVDs of their favourite films and TV shows. "The growth of penetration of DVD players both in the US and in the rest of the world is quite incredible," Mr Murdoch said yesterday. "It's got a long, long way to go."" More info
newspaper article		DVDs drive News Corp growth in The Age [Business] (07/11/2003) p.1 Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER Author: Catalano, Christian Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; DISTRIBUTION. DVD Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007). Quotations: --; -- Tony Wilson, UBS Media Analyst - "Even in the USD it's only at 42-43 per cent of the market."; -- "News Corp's chief operating officer Peter Chernin said the company had spent heavily on researching DVD growth. He said penetration of DVDs was also driven by affordability, with basic DVD players retailing for $US45 ($A63) in America and under $100 in Australia. More info
newspaper article		DVDs make or break film trade in The Australian [Finance] (22/09/2003) p.27 Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER Author: Schulze, Jane Subject: DVD, FILMS ON; DVD, TV SHOWS ON; DISTRIBUTION. DVD; DISTRIBUTION. DVD. AUSTRALIA; NEWS CORPORATION; VILLAGE ROADSHOW; PIRACY. AUSTRALIA; BECKER GROUP Summary: In depth article on the growth of DVDs. All companies mentioned here recorded extra profits due to DVD sales. Plenty of info to chew over! Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007). Quotations: -- "Macquaire Equities has estimated that 36 per cent of the earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) reported by News's film division in 2002 came from DVD sales and believes "this is likely to grow dramatically in the next few years".; -- Peter Chernin - COO News Corp. "We are still around the 50 per cent penetration of US households in DVDs -- it's still a very fast growing consumer product. ANd I think we're still somewhere in the high teens/low 20 per cent penetration of DVDs internationally, so we feel confident there's still a lot of growth left in the whole category."; -- Simon Bush, Chief Exec. Australian Visual Software Distributors Association - "It took the industry a bit by suprise because the home entertainment arms of the movie houses have traditionally been the poor cousins..."; -- Brendan Lyons - Media Analyst Goldman Sachs. "The sale of TV shows on DVD has also been a major plus for Fox Film. This is especially the case for older series (The Simpsons/X-Files), which would have little cost allocation against them." But Mr Lyons also believes highly popular film DVDs will dampen future TV ratings of those films. "Consumers will only watchh a film a certain number of times, irrespective of the medium," he said." More info
newspaper article		Elizabeth misses out in house of the rising sons in Saturday Age [Business News] (13/06/2015) p.4 Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; MURDOCH, RUPERT Author: Knight, Elizabeth PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: TWENTY FIRST CENTURY FOX; NEWS CORPORATION; MURDOCH, ELIZABETH; MURDOCH, JAMES; MURDOCH, LACHLAN; MURDOCH, RUPERT Summary: Report on the succession plans of the Murdoch family at News Corporation and 21st Century Fox More info
book		European television industries / Petros Iosifidis, Jeanette Steemers and Mark Wheeler London: bfi Publishing, 2005. Call No: 20(4)"313" IOF Author: Iosifidis, Petros; Steemers, Jeanette; Wheeler, Mark Source: UK Place: London Publisher: bfi Publishing PubDate: 2005 PhysDes: 186 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm Subject: PUBLIC BROADCASTING; DIGITAL TELEVISION; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; NEWS CORPORATION; ADVERTISING; CANAL PLUS; WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (AT, 1999-) Summary: Television in Europe operates in an increasingly globalised communications market characterised by commercialisation, fragmentation and transnational ownership. Digital transmission has resulted in an abundance of televisual offerings, operating in a less heavily regulated dual system of competitive private and publicly owned television channels.Concentrating on the historical , economic, cultural, technological, and political factors behind change, the book provides an opportunity to construct a conceptual and analytical base on which to judge future developments in television in Europe.[taken from back cover] Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 1844570592 More info
newspaper article		Family patriarch could tread the boards as a good King Lear in Australian Financial Review (15/06/2015) p.36 Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; MURDOCH, RUPERT Author: Masters, Brooke PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY FOX; MURDOCH, RUPERT Summary: Report on the Murdoch family and the succession plans to eventually replace the family patriach Rupert Murdoch More info
newspaper article		Foxtel's Freudenstein backs Murdoch on AFL supremacy in Australian Financial Review (20/08/2015) p.22 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; SPORT ON TV. AUSTRALIA Author: Mason, Max PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: SPORT ON TV. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE; NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE; FOXTEL; NEWS CORPORATION; MURDOCH, RUPERT Summary: Report on the broadcasting rights deal for the Australian Football League for 2017-2022 from the perspective of Foxtel and its owner, News Corporation. Some discussion of the strategies of both the Australian Football League and the National Rugby League regarding negotiation for the rights to broadcast their sports More info
book		Hollywood in the information age : beyond the silver screen / Janet Wasko Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press, 1994. Call No: 201(73) WAS Author: Wasko, Janet Place: Cambridge, U.K. Publisher: Polity Press PubDate: 1994 PhysDes: x, 308 p. ill. ; 23cm Subject: USA; TECHNOLOGY AND THE CINEMA. USA; DISTRIBUTION. USA; PRODUCTION. USA; STUDIOS, FILM. USA; PAY TV. USA; INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION. USA; CABLE TV. USA; INDUSTRY, VIDEO. USA; EXHIBITION. USA; COMPUTERS AND THE CINEMA. USA; INDUSTRY, FILM. USA; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS. USA; PRODUCT PLACEMENT; MURDOCH, RUPERT; NEWS CORPORATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; ORION PICTURES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS; TIME WARNER Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. [255]-301 ISBN: 0745603181; 074560319X (pbk.) LON: 11620231 More info
book		International TV & video guide 1987 / edited by Richard Paterson London New York: Tantivy Press New York Zoetrope, c [1987]. Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 058 INT "1987" Author: Paterson, Richard, 1947 Place: London New York Publisher: Tantivy Press New York Zoetrope PubDate: c [1987] PhysDes: 256 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 21 cm Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; MURDOCH, RUPERT; [DOCTOR] DR WHO [TV] (UK, 1963-1989, 2005-); SURVIVAL [TV] (UK. 1961-) ISBN: 0900730536 LON: 21023883 More info
newspaper article		The many, many losers (and a few winners) from the CBS-Ten takeover in Crikey.com.au (29/08/2017) p.1 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; NETWORK TEN Author: Dyer, Glenn PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: CBS; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM; NETWORK TEN; NEWS CORPORATION Summary: An in-depth look at the CBS take over of the Ten Network More info
book		The Murdoch archipelago / Bruce Page in collaboration with Elaine Potter London: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Call No: 81MUR PAG Author: Page, Bruce Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Simon & Schuster PubDate: 2003 PhysDes: xii, 580 p. ; 24 cm Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; MEDIA; MURDOCH, RUPERT Summary: "Rupert Murdoch is one of the most powerful men in the world today. Through News Corporation he controls a global media empire with an unparalled array of assets in newspapers, television, movies and book publishing....What is the nature of Newscorp's power, and how was it constructed? This book describes a business built on a unique capacity to collaborate with established power - whether legitimate or otherwise - while pretending to rebel against it.... Bruce Page analyses the son's extension of the same essential method through Australia, Britain and the USA, showing how Murdoch's fluid, authoritarian personal qualities have enabled him to exploit systematic weaknesses in the media systems which we rely on to safeguard liberal democracy." -- Dust jacket Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography, p. 558-568 ISBN: 0743239369 Contents: Introduction: dynasts in cyberspace --1. A continent of newspapers -- 2. The conspirator as hero -- The Southcliffe inheritance -- 4. Black Jack and the student prince -- 5. Trading tabloid places -- 6. Mr Murdoch changes trains -- 7. An American nightmare -- 8. Times and values -- 9. Virtually normal -- 10. Cases of conscience -- 11. Patriotic like a fox -- 12. Margaret Thatcher's heroes -- 13. Present necessities -- 14. Rupert's establishment More info
newspaper article		Murdoch brothers forced to take on Ailes and Fox News in Australian Financial Review (19/07/2016) p.16 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; NEWS CORPORATION Author: Barnes, Brook -- Steel, Emily PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY FOX; MURDOCH, LACHLAN; MURDOCH, JAMES; AILES, ROGER Summary: Report on the moves by James and Lachlan Murdoch, executives at 21st Century Fox to punish news chief Roger Ailes for his sexual harrassment and of the moves the Murdoch brothers have made since being put in charge of 21st Century Fox in June 2015 More info
newspaper article		Murdoch's choice: save or kill Ten in Australian Financial Review (1/05/2017) p.1 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; NETWORK TEN Author: Patrick, Aaron and Mason, Max PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; NETWORK TEN; MURDOCH, RUPERT; OWNERSHIP TV. AUSTRALIA; BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; PURCHASE OF FILMS AND PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA Summary: An investigation into the reports that the Ten Network is very close to receivership and the implications this might have for its major investors and whether this might benefit some of the investors (in particular News Corporation) and how changes to broadcasting regulations may impact the Ten Network More info
newspaper article		Murdoch's failure to launch Fox here in The Saturday Paper (7/10/2017) p.1 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; SKY NEWS Author: Seccombe, Mike PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: SKY NEWS; NEWS PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA; NEWS CORPORATION; OWNERSHIP, TV. AUSTRALIA; POLITICS AND TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: Report looking at Sky News in Australia and how it's right wing point of view shows are fairing on Australian TV More info
news corporation		Murdoch's media arm stretches wide in Canberra Times [Business News] (14/01/2017) p.26 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; NEWS CORPORATION Author: Battersby, Lucy PhysDes: Clippings Subject: NEWS CORPORATION Summary: News Corp have expanded their control over media in Australia with the recent purchase and full onwnership of Sky News and another company that publishes 72 newspapers around Queensland and northern NSW. This artcle lists percentage of Media owned and controlled by News Corporation. More info
newspaper article		Murdoch's media pay least tax in Australian Financial Review (06/01/2016) p.9 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; NEWS CORPORATION Author: Chenoweth, Neil PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: NEWS CORPORATION Summary: Report on the tax paid to the Australian tax office by companies linked to the Murdoch family in Australia in 2014 More info
newspaper article		Murdoch unlikely to be sportsmanlike in TV fight in The Age (24/02/2016) p.4 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; MEDIA. AUSTRALIA Author: Knott, Matthew PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: SPORT ON TV. AUSTRALIA; NEWS CORPORATION; NEWS LIMITED; MEDIA. AUSTRALIA; STATE AND TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: Report on the likely reaction by the Murdoch companies in regards to the proposed media law and regulation changes More info
newspaper article		News Corp eyes APN's regional newspapers in The Australian [Business News] (09/03/2016) p.20 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; NEWS CORPORATION Author: Carter, bridget - Friemann, Gretchen PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: NEWS CORPORATION More info
newspaper article		News Corp remains coy on Australian acquisitions in Australian Financial Review (11/05/2017) p.27 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; NEWS CORPORATION Author: Mason, Max PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: OWNERSHIP, TV. AUSTRALIA; NEWS CORPORATION Summary: Looking at the possibility of News Corporation attempting to purchase media companies in Australia in wake of the recent flagged changes to ownership laws More info
Online resource digital clippings file		NEWS CORPORATION Digital clippings file available Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; DIGITAL CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: NEWS CORPORATION URL status: URL: 'http://file://Q:/S/NEWS_CORPORATION.zip' Checked: 31/08/2021 12:50:27 PM Status: Error Details: Failed to send HTTP request (WinHttpSendRequest) More info
newspaper article		News move to increase stake in Foxtel will trigger ACCC interest in Australian Financial Review (23/03/2016) p.25 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; FOXTEL Author: White, Dominic PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; FOXTEL; OWNERSHIP TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will look into any moves by News Corporation purchasing any further stake into Foxtel. Some discussion of the reasons why this purchase might be part of a public offering with Sky television More info
newspaper article		News springs big profit leap in The Advertiser (03/02/2005) p.33 Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER Author: Beveridge, John Subject: NEWS CORPORATION Summary: News Corporation financial results for the 'December quarter' shows how important DVD sales were for their good company results. Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007). Quotations: -- "A swag of blockbuster movies and solid DVD sales helped to boost December-quarter operating income to $A1.23 billion." More info
newspaper article		News waves goodbye with a $2.75bn profit in The Australian (12/08/2005) p.19 Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER Author: Schulze, Jane Subject: NEWS CORPORATION Summary: News Corporation financial figures indicate strong growth. Mention of DVD sales. Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007). Quotations: -- "Continued growth in DVD sales pushed earnings at the film business 17 per cent higher to $1.05 billion, and chief operating officer Peter Chernin doused concerns about falling US cinema admissions and DVD sales.; -- "Mr Chernin said Fox was currently number one in terms of market share with strong recent releases such as Fantastic Four and Mr and Mrs Smith. He agreed that the DVD market would not grow at the previous "explosive rate" but would grow, aided by innovations such as high definition DVDs." More info
newspaper article		No second TV option for News Corp in Australian Financial Review (30/08/2017) p.15 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; OWNERSHIP, TV. AUSTRALIA Author: Patrick, Aaron -- Stensholt, John PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: OWNERSHIP, TV. AUSTRALIA; NETWORK TEN; NEWS CORPORATION Summary: News Corporation will most likely be unable to try to purchase another commercial network in Australia if they cannot get Network Ten More info
book		Outfoxed : Rupert Murdoch's war on journalism / written by Alexandra Kitty, introduction by Robert Greenwald New York: Disinformation, 2005. Call No: 79OUT KIT Author: Kitty, Alexandra Source: US Place: New York Publisher: Disinformation PubDate: 2005 PhysDes: 320 p. : ill. ; 23 cm Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; OUTFOXED: RUPERT MURDOCH'S WAR ON JOURNALISM (US, Robert Greenwald, 2004) Summary: "Journalist Alexandra Kitty continues the investigation of Fox News Channel where producer/director Robert Greenwald's documentary film sensation left off, digging deeper into Rupert Murdoch's role as unofficial Minister of Information for planet Earth and the sleep of reason that Fox News has helped induce in the American public"--Book Jacket Notes: Based on the documentary film ISBN: 1932857117 Contents: Introduction : "Fox news? : you're crazy!" -- Pt. 1. Consolidating the news -- Pt. 2. Darwin's darlings -- Pt. 3. The world according to Fox -- Pt. 4. The Fox factor -- Pt 5. Fox hunting More info
newspaper article		Packer and Stokes applaud Murdoch's succession plan in Weekend Australian (13/06/2015) p.25 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; NEWS CORPORATION Author: Davidson, Darren PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: NEWS CORPORATION; MURDOCH, RUPERT; MURDOCH, LACHLAN; MURDOCH, JAMES; PACKER, JAMES; STOKES, KERRY Summary: Comments by James Packer and Kerry Stokes on the succession planning for the News Corporation empire More info
newspaper article		Scoring points beats media policy in Australian Financial Review [Editorials] (30/08/2017) p.38 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; STATE AND TV. AUSTRALIA Author: Editorial PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: OWNERSHIP, TV. AUSTRALIA; CBS; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM; NEWS CORPORATION; NETWORK TEN; STATE AND TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: Criticising the purchase of the Ten Network by the foreign owned CBS and of the politicians who have applauded the move More info
newspaper article		Strong growth the big picture for News in Herald Sun (10/08/2006) p.37 Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER Author: Foley, Brett Subject: NEWS CORPORATION Summary: On News Corporation annual report. Mentions that success within their movie division helped to boost their profits. Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (put date - 14 May 2007). Quotations: -- Strong DVD sales for Big Momma's House 2 More info
newspaper article		Ten deal could give News Corp 'too much power' in The Age (04/08/2015) p.23 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; OWNERSHIP. AUSTRALIA Author: Mason, Max -- Stensholt, John PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: OWNERSHIP TV. AUSTRALIA; OWNERSHIP. AUSTRALIA; NETWORK TEN; FOXTEL; NEWS CORPORATION; SPORT ON TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: Report on the proposed 15 per cent stake that Foxtel wishes to take into the Ten Network and its ramifications, particularly around sport coverage on the free to air networks More info

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