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
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.
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.
It's a libel to say that I use my newspapers to support my other business interests. The fact is, I haven't got any other business interests.
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 have a good relationship with him and I intend to keep it that way.
I think it's too early to comment on that. I think you can certainly discern that we would certainly be interested if General Motors decides to do anything.
He was a man who you could truly say was larger than life.
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.
We're in pretty intense discussions with the biggest cable companies, and making quite considerable progress. You can expect something fairly soon.
We are in advanced negotiations to buy a controlling interest in what we think is a wonderful search engine, but (for what) you will think is an insignificant 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.
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.
It's been a long career, and I've made some mistakes along the way.