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Factbox: Murdoch advertisers get cold feet over hacking claims

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Car maker Ford and billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Holidays have suspended advertising in Britain's News of the World due to allegations of hacking by the newspaper while travel operators Thomson and First Choice are among a growing band of companies reviewing their policies.
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Pressure on Murdoch over new hacking allegation

British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the alleged hacking of a murdered schoolgirl's voicemail by the News of the World, part of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, as the scandal closed in on a top News Corp executive and Murdoch protegee.
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FT launches Web-based app to work on all tablets

The Financial Times is launching a new, Web-based version of its mobile app, the first of its kind by a major publisher, that will allow it to adapt quickly to new tablet PCs and reduce its dependence on Apple Inc.
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News Corp profit down on weaker movie slate

News Corp posted a lower quarterly profit on a weaker box office performance than a year ago, which was partly offset by strong performance at its cable television business.
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News of the World hacking scandal moves to UK court

An attempt by Rupert Murdoch to draw a line under an escalating phone-hacking scandal looked set to fail on Friday with a host of lawyers going to court to join forces against his British newspaper publishing arm.
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News of the World faces rush of phone hack claims

Rupert Murdoch's British news arm faces a rush of fresh compensation claims and could be exposed to criminal prosecution after admitting its role in a long-running phone hacking scandal, lawyers said on Saturday.
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Financial Times takes shot at Apple's subscription policy

Financial Times takes up the cudgel against Apple, saying no to parting with subscribers' data as part of Apple's new subscription policy, which requires that if a subscription is made using its App Store, then Apple would not share customer data with publishers.
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Murdoch gets green light for BSkyB takeover

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp took a huge step toward securing its prized $14 billion buyout of satellite broadcaster BSkyB when Britain accepted its proposals to ease competition concerns.
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News Corp offers to sell Sky to ease BSkyB deal

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has offered to sell Sky News and also subsidize the channel for years to win approval of its planned takeover of all of British pay TV company BSkyB , the BBC reported on Wednesday.

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