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The media mogul stepped down from his role on Thursday after a career spanning more than seven decades and handed the reins to his son, Lachlan Murdoch, who will become the sole chairman of News Corp and continue as chair and CEO of Fox.

Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox, News Corp: Report

Murdoch, who has near-controlling stakes in both the companies, will be appointed chairman emeritus of both the companies.

News Corp plans job cuts, misses estimates for earnings

The company also said it incurred $6 million in one-time costs associated with its merger with Fox Corp, plans for which News Corp Executive Chairman and Fox Co-Chairman Rupert Murdoch scrapped in January.

Rupert Murdoch scraps proposal to combine Fox, News Corp, eyes sale of Move

Several top shareholders had publicly said they opposed the proposed plan, and on Tuesday News Corp said in a statement that the combination was "not optimal for shareholders of News Corp and Fox at this time."

Rupert Murdoch wants to put his media empire back together again

Both Fox Corp and News Corp have set up special committees of independent directors to study a potential deal and evaluate possible terms

News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch takes swings at Google, Facebook

The Silicon Valley companies are favorite targets for Murdoch, 90, who for years has criticized Google for taking the publisher’s news articles without compensation and Facebook with failing to adequately reward publishers.

News Corp reaches three-year deal with Facebook in Australia

The agreement announced on Monday involves News Corp's The Australian national newspaper, and metropolitan papers such as The Daily Telegraph in New South Wales.

Google strikes deal with News Corp, Agrees to pay for showcasing its news

Google and Facebook had earlier pushed back against the proposed legislation with Google threatening to completely exit the island country. Facebook has also warned that it would ban Australian users to share news on the platform.

Almar Latour Named CEO of Wall Street Journal Publisher Dow Jones

Latour takes over the helm following the departure of William Lewis effective May 15, the Wall Street Journal owner said.

News Corp, group firm REA invest another $70 mn in Elara Technologies

Singapore-based Elara Technologies, which is also backed by investors such as SoftBank, Accel and SAIF Partners, would use this fund to expand its business in India.

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Google relaxes rules on free news stories, plans subscription tools

For the last decade, Google's "first click free" policy helped ensure that non-subscribers wouldn't be stifled by paywalls when they clicked on news articles from searches.

News Corp completes acquisition of GMX Services in India

GMX founder Rajan Parasuraman will stay on to lead the company as Managing Director. The new company has been renamed News Technology Services (NTS).

Housing.com logs into Ahmedabad with 1,000-property listing

Housing.com had earlier this year merged itself with the News Corp-backed PropTiger.com.

Realty portals PropTiger, Housing.com look to break even by FY20

PropTiger.com, which recently merged Housing.com with itself in a major consolidation in the online realty space, will consider more acquisitions if it complements the company's existing business operations, its CEO Dhruv Agarwala said.

EXCLUSIVE: PropTiger, Housing and Makaan to be merged into single entity

The merger will provide customers with complete hand holding - right from search and discovery on the Housing platform to transaction fulfillment which includes site visit, registration, help with documentation, and home finance.

Realty portal PropTiger acquires Housing.com in all-stock deal

As part of the transaction, REA Group Limited will invest USD 50 million in the joint entity with an affiliate of SoftBank Group Corp, investing USD 5 million.

PropTiger and Housing.com come together to become India‘s largest digital real estate company, procuring the largest investment in India‘s in recent times

PropTiger.com and Housing.com, two of India‘s leading online real estate service providers, today announced they will come together to become India‘s largest online real estate services company. As part of the transaction, REA Group &#82

News Corp's quarterly revenue falls 7.3 %, posts loss

The 7.3 percent fall in revenue was worse than analysts had expected, but the company's shares were flat after-hours.

PropTiger likely to sell properties worth Rs 2,100 cr in FY16

The company had sold about 3,000 units worth Rs 1,800 crore in the fiscal 2015, PropTiger.com CEO and founder Dhruv Agarwala said.

News Corp agrees to $280 mn settlement in US antitrust case

News America Marketing, a News Corp subsidiary, has faced accusations since 2012 from companies such as Dial Corp and Kraft Foods -- now Kraft Heinz -- that it abused its dominant position for in-store advertising that includes coupon dispensers and electronic signs.

News Corp's revenue falls for fourth quarter in a row

Newspaper and magazine publishers have been under unabated pressure to offset a decline in print advertising dollars by shoring up their digital business to attract advertisers and by boosting subscriptions.

News Corp denies rumours that it plans to buy Twitter

The stock rose from a record low after unconfirmed chatter about News Corp's interest in Twitter circulated on Wednesday. The rumours intensified after a CNBC segment, tech website Re/code said.

Google, others help messaging startup Symphony raise $100 m

Symphony's chat service allows financial firms, corporate customers and individuals to put all of their digital communications on one centralized platform.

PM meets top US media executives, assures IPR protection

Top executives of Comcast, Time Warner, Discovery, Sony, ESPN, News Corp, 21st Century Fox, Disney Industries, ABC television group were invited for the interaction with Modi.