Facebook News Feed becomes personal newspaper

Facebook News Feed becomes personal newspaper

Facebook on Thursday began transforming the stream of updates from friends at home pages into a "personalised newspaper" with news ranging from the personal to the global.
Microsoft breaks from NBC to launch own news portal

Microsoft breaks from NBC to launch own news portal

Software giant Microsoft has parted company with NBC News, pulling out of their joint venture MSNBC to launch its own online news service, the two companies announced.
AOL joins iPad news reader race with Editions

AOL joins iPad news reader race with Editions

AOL, the one-time Internet star seeking to reinvent itself as a major media player, is joining the craze for personalized news readers for tablet computers.
News Corp to emerge 'a stronger company': Murdoch

News Corp to emerge 'a stronger company': Murdoch

Embattled Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday vowed News Corp. would bounce back from the phone-hacking scandal, saying he would never tolerate such behaviour at his global empire.
Murdoch pulls BSkyB bid amid British scandal

Murdoch pulls BSkyB bid amid British scandal

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch dramatically dropped his bid for control of pay-TV giant BSkyB, bowing to pressure from the British government over the phone-hacking firestorm at his newspaper empire.
Murdoch bids to save BSkyB deal amid hacking scandal

Murdoch bids to save BSkyB deal amid hacking scandal

Media baron Rupert Murdoch Monday fought to keep his bid for satellite broadcaster BSkyB alive after reports that his top executives were aware of the widespread phone-hacking which felled News of the World.
Facebook driving more traffic to news sites: study

Facebook driving more traffic to news sites: study

Facebook is driving an increasing amount of traffic to news sites but Google remains the top referring service, according to a study published on Monday.
Washington Post launches news aggregation site

Washington Post launches news aggregation site

The Washington Post Co. launched a news aggregation website on Wednesday called "Trove" that allow readers to customize the news around their interests.
News Corp. puts Myspace on the block

News Corp. puts Myspace on the block

News Corp. said Wednesday it was exploring a sale or other "strategic options" for Myspace, the ailing social network which has been eclipsed by Facebook.
Comcast finalises deal for NBCUniversal

Comcast finalises deal for NBCUniversal

Comcast Corp. said Saturday it finalised a deal for control of NBCUniversal, creating a media and entertainment empire that rivals that of The Walt Disney Company.
News Corp. abandons digital newsstand project: WSJ

News Corp. abandons digital newsstand project: WSJ

News Corp. has dropped a digital newsstand project that was part of an ambitious plan by the Rupert Murdoch-owned company to help publishers charge for content online, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.