News Corp Split

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  Google to Pay EUR 1.1-Million Fine Over Hotel Ranking Practices, French Finance Ministry Says

  Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay a EUR 1.1-million (roughly Rs. 10 crore) fine after a probe found that Google's hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers, France's finance ministry and fraud watchdog said.

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  Google Strikes Deal With Australian News Outlet Amid Content Payment Row

  Australia's Seven West Media became the country's first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the Internet giant to pay media companies for content.

• Rupert Murdoch splits empire into two firms

  Rupert Murdoch split his corporate empire into two parts Friday under a long-promised plan to "unlock value" by separating high-flying entertainment operations from struggling publishing activities.

• News Corp spinoffs start preliminary trading

  News Corp's publishing and entertainment arms began trading separately on a preliminary basis on Wednesday, one of the last steps before Rupert Murdoch's company officially splits in two on June 28.

• Rupert Murdoch to divorce Wendi Deng

  News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his wife Wendi, the company confirmed on Thursday, just days before News Corp. itself splits into two.

• Murdoch stands to make 15 per cent more after News Corp split

  The increase is based entirely on Murdoch's performance and long-term opportunity targets.

• Indian-origin executive among top new appointees at News Corp

  News Corp today announced a major restructuring of its top management in line with its decision to split into two publicly traded firms, naming a new head for its troubled British newspaper arm and appointing an Indian-origin executive to head the publishing business' finances.

• News Corp's Rupert Murdoch quits boards of British papers

  Media mogul Rupert Murdoch stepped down from the boards of News Corps' British papers ahead of splitting publishing and TV & entertainment businesses.

• News Corp board approves publishing, entertainment business split: source

  The board of News Corp approved in principle splitting the $60 billion media conglomerate into separate publishing and entertainment businesses.

• News Corp mulls media, entertainment unit split

  Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on Tuesday that it was "considering a restructuring" that would split off its larger entertainment division from the struggling publishing businesses. The New York-based company confirmed reports earlier in the day and said the move would "separate its business into two distinct publicly traded companies."

• Rupert Murdoch's News Corp considering splitting in two

  News Corp said on Tuesday that it was considering splitting into two publicly traded companies.