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Murdoch backs down on News Corp, Fox merger

News Corporation has announced that the Company’s Board of Directors received a letter from Rupert Murdoch withdrawing the proposal to explore a potential combination of News Corp and Fox Corporation. Fox was spun off after the 2017 Disney acquisition of Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox. In withdrawing the proposal, Murdoch indicated that he and Lachlan K. […]

January 25, 2023By Colin Mann

Murdochs eye News Corp, Fox combination

Fox Corporation, which was spun off after the 2017 Disney acquisition of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, has announced that the Company’s Board of Directors, following the receipt of letters from Murdoch and the Murdoch Family Trust, has formed a Special Committee composed of independent members of the Board to begin exploring a potential combination […]

October 17, 2022By Colin Mann