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Rupert Murdoch

Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian American media mogul. Murdoch became managing director of Australia's News Limited, inherited from his father, in 1952. He is the founder, Chairman and CEO of global media holding company the News Corporation, the world's second-largest media conglomerate.

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Date of Birth

  • 1931-03-11

Profession

  • Businessperson
  • Entrepreneur

Also Known As

  • Keith Rupert Murdoch

Comapny

  • DirecTV Group
  • DirecTV
  • News Corporation
  • News International
  • British Sky Broadcasting
  • Sky Television plc
  • Fox Television Stations Group
News Corp's 3Q Profit Rises 47% On Cable Growth, One-Time Gains

News Corp.

(NWS, NWSA) on Wednesday reported a 47% jump in its fiscal third-quarter profit, helped by one-time gains and continued growth at the company's cable networks and film divisions.In addition, News Corp.--which owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of this newswire and The Wall Street Journal--also increased its stock-repurchase program by $5 billion, bringing the total to $10 billion."I believe we are better situated than ever to capitalize on the increasing global demand for our superior content," Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said in a press release.Net income was $937 million, or 38 cents a share, for the quarter ended March 31, up from $639 million, or 24 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding one-time charges, per-share earnings rose to 37 cents from 26 cents. Analysts, on average, expected a profit of 31 cents a share, according to Thomson Reuters.Revenue increased to $8.4 billion from $8.26 billion, beating the average analyst prediction of $8.24 billion.The ...

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