Historical Figure
Rupert Murdoch
b. 1931
Australian and American business magnate (born 1931)
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Key Dates
Birth
1931 March 11, 1931 →Biography
Keith Rupert Murdoch is an Australian and American former business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in the United States, book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News. He was also the owner of Sky, 21st Century Fox, and the now-defunct News of the World. With a net worth of US$21.7 billion as of 2 March 2022, Murdoch is the 31st richest person in the United States and the 71st richest in the world according to Forbes magazine. Due to his extensive wealth and influence over media and politics, Murdoch has been described as an oligarch.
Timeline
Der australische Medienunternehmer Rupert Murdoch erwirbt die traditionsreichen Londoner Zeitungen The Times und The Sunday Times.
February 13 →Über den Fernsehsatelliten Astra 1A wird erstmals in Europa ein reines Nachrichtenprogramm, das englischsprachige Sky News, ausgestrahlt. Die betreibende Firma gehört zum Medienkonzern von Rupert Murdoch.
February 5 →Rupert Murdoch se positionne dans le sport et la radio numérique terrestre en achetant, pour 260 millions d'euros, le 3e groupe de radios privées du Royaume-Uni.
June 30 →More from the Interwar & WWII
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