Eric Hammond: the man who aided Murdoch’s Wapping move
Eric Hammond, the former leader of Britain’s electricians’ union who made secret deals with Rupert Murdoch on the News Corp…
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The Lebedev Standard, Part 1: What’s in the deal?
The press release announcing the sale of the Evening Standard to Alexander Lebedev issued by Daily Mail & General Trust…
ByThe pound in your pocket: More bad news for transatlantic media companies
So the pound has slumped to $1.62 after Mervyn King’s gloomy speech in Leeds last night. More bad news for…
ByThe discreet charm of non-executive directors: Sharp hires at The Guardian and The Telegraph
What do non-executives get paid for? Actually, the money isn’t great (at least not by the standards of Masters Of…
ByWhy Downing Street’s spinners should be scared of the Mirror and (yes) the Express
Who’d be a Treasury minister amid this mess? Or a Square Mile spin doctor? Well, OK — the aforementioned people…
ByAnother twist in recession’s tale: British profits are losing value in the eyes of US bean-counters
Who cares about the dollar exchange rate? If you work for Newsquest, Conde Nast, IPC or News International, you probably…
ByMurdoch’s Teflon margins: Even with Dow Jones aboard, News Corp’s newspapers still look good
If you work at Wapping, what should you think of News Corporation’s full-year results? Here’s the stuff investor relations would…
ByHow big are the hidden costs of tabloid excess?
No doubt Colin Myler, editor of the News of the World, carries around in his head a moral profit and…
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