Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch /ˈmɜːrdɒk/, AC, KCSGis an Australian-born American media mogul. His father, Keith Arthur Murdoch, had been a reporter and editor and a senior executive of the Herald and Weekly Times newspaper publishing company covering all Australian states except New South Wales. After his father's death in 1952 Keith Rupert Murdoch declined to join his late father's registered public company and created his own private company, News Limited. Murdoch thus had full control as Chairman and CEO of global...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth11 March 1931
CityMelbourne, Australia
CountryUnited States of America
These shares don't carry rights and requirements. On the other hand, John's a friend and always would be welcome on our board.
The sky is the limit, ... Certainly we would see revenue over $US500 million (and) we would hope $US1 billion. But it will probably be somewhere in between there.
And, while we faced comparisons to a record quarter year ago at our film studio, we released a number of successful films this quarter each of which should generate strong returns later this fiscal year when distributed in home entertainment.
People grab the paper, tear the DVD off and throw away the paper. They've got to learn. That's got to stop.
We do recognize the fact that the share price at the moment is rotten, ... There's some disconnect between our company's growth and the share price.
Why would I spend $5 billion for something in order to wreck it?
We have a very civil relationship, but I just gotta watch him so that, in the interests of all shareholders, you can't have someone creep up and get control of the company without paying a premium.
Here (in the United States), we don't know. We may be forming a company with partners to build something out here that would give you broadband.
I wouldn't think he stands a chance. And long gone are the days when you pay a bit of greenmail and get rid of him.
I would really like to know a little bit more about what his vision is for the future of this country and his people. Some facts and some real policies rather than just a lot of almost throw-away positions they take to change their image.
I have a good relationship with him and I intend to keep it that way.
It will happen either in the last part of the year or the first month of next year,
We're in pretty intense discussions with the biggest cable companies, and making quite considerable progress. You can expect something fairly soon.
I'm not looking for a legacy, and you'll never shut up the critics. I've been around 50 years. When you're a catalyst for change, you make enemies - and I'm proud of the ones I've got.