Tag: News Corp
Introducing the News. Corp tablet, Amplify, aimed at schools
See that tablet above? That's the Amplify, built by the News Corporation-owned company of the same name, an educational unit of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. A 10-inch Android tablet, it's been designed with public school classrooms in mind, aimed at…
Sky planning US push with new Roku investment?
Roku, the leading streaming set-top box provider in the US, have received a major investment push of $45 million from News Corporation and BSkyB among others. BSkyB's investment has sparked suggestion that the company are looking to expand Sky's offering…
Rupert Murdoch attacks Google, claiming they profit from piracy
Media mogul and News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch has taken to his recently-opened Twitter account to attack search-giants Google, accusing them of enabling internet pirates and profiting in the process. In a tirade that also pulled in Barrack Obama, the…
YouTube to announce new channels with custom-made content?
YouTube could reveal as early as next week that it is launching its own channels with original content, according to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal. YouTube is thought to have signed a series of partnership deals with…
LulzSec "spokesperson" Topiary arrested in Shetland Islands raid
A 19 year old from the Shetland Islands has been arrested in a raid by the Metropolitan Police, believed to be a "spokesperson" for the hacking collectives LulzSec and Anonymous. It is thought that the teen arrested is the member…
News Corp withdraw bid for BSkyB
In the light of the recent hacking scandal that has rocked News Corporation to the core, Rupert Murdoch's media empire has decided to withdraw its bid for BSkyB, a monopolising move that seemed almost certain to be green-lit just a…
Justin Timberlake planning X-Factor style Myspace talent show
Justin Timberlake may have only recently nabbed himself an ownership stake in the flailing social network MySpace, but it seems the SexyBack star already has big plans for the website. Chief among these is a possible X-Factor style talent…
Justin Timberlake takes ownership stake in MySpace, looks to bring its sexy back
News Corp have sold the flailing MySpace social network to Specific Media for just $35 million (£22 million), a far cry from the $580 million Rupert Murdoch's empire paid for the site back in 2005. In a bizarre twist, Justin…
MySpace to be sold for a miniscule £18 million
MySpace may be sold on again as soon as Thursday of this week, but for a fraction of the cost that current owners News Corp paid for it. Rupert Murdoch's media empire bought the social network for $580 million back…
Activision Blizzard boss Kotick looking to buy Myspace?
Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick is said to be part of an investor consortium in talks with News Corporation about buying a controlling stake in the ailing MySpace social network. The New York Post (itself owned by News Corp.) is…
