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09/21/2023
Rupert Murdoch to Step Down, Shift Role in November
Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp. The move will go into effect in mid-November at the annual general meeting of shareholders for each company, where Murdoch will be appointed to the new role of Chairman Emeritus of each company.
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07/12/2023
Former FOX Execs Voice FOX News ‘Disappointment’
Former Fox Beltway lobbyist Preston Padden isn’t stopping his drumbeat against Fox News.
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07/06/2023
Group Asks FCC to Deny Fox Station’s License Renewal
The Media and Democracy Project (MAD) has filed an FCC petition seeking to deny renewal of Fox’s broadcast license for Philadelphia station WTXF, alleging that senior management of Fox Corp. manipulated its audience by knowingly broadcasting false news about the 2020 election.
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04/12/2023
Fox News Sanctioned in Dominion Case
Day two of pre-trials hearings in Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News continued Wednesday, with the judge overseeing the case declaring he would sanction the news network and would likely launch a probe into apparent failures to disclose information.
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01/24/2023
No News Corp-Fox Corp Combo
Rupert Murdoch has withdrawn a proposal to explore possibly combining News Corp and Fox Corp. Fox said that Murdoch indicated that he and Lachlan Murdoch determined that a merger is not optimal for shareholders at this time.
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12/06/2022
Murdoch Not Assured on News Corp. Combo
Fox Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch and the Murdoch Family Trust will not vote in favor of a combination with News. Corp unless it is recommended by a special board committee and approved by a majority vote of the shares held by non-affiliated stockholders.
