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Murdoch forces Sorrell to make U-turn over paid-content
Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP and one of adland’s best known soothsayers, has dramatically revised his stance on the viability of publishers charging for content online following comments...
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Are we all in the brown stuff if Times paywall fails?
For a media hack like me, it’s had more twists and turns and dragged out longer than the final series of Lost; and the budget-busting climax is still yet to come. This week’s launch of the repurposed...
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Why News Corp really pulled the plug on Project Alesia
News Corporation has been forced to abandon plans for its eagerly anticipated digital news platform, part of the company’s so called ‘Project Alesia’ initiative, citing runaway costs. As we revealed...
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Hollywood’s take on the relentless rise of Facebook in The Social Network is set to pass a milestone of its own this week, when UK box office takings top £10 million. It’s still got some way to go to...
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Murdoch’s News Corp set to become the UK’s biggest advertiser
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is believed to be gearing-up to clear the way for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to acquire the 61% of BSkyB it does not already own, and in a single stroke create...
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News International’s commercial leaders face redundancy
The incredible spectacle that swept through News International last month following accusations of phone hacking had devastating consequences for the business, but for some senior executives the media...
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Murdoch no longer sets the news agenda, Twitter does
Rupert Murdoch began 2012 by joining Twitter This time last year I made the prediction that the media in 2011 would be dominated by the 80 year old media mogul at the helm of News International,...
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