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Rupert Murdoch

Born: 11th March 1931, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Known For : Rupert Murdoch is best known as the creator, major shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation one of the largest and most powerful media companies in the world. The extent of what News Corp Owns and runs could fill pages and pages but just a few of the best known names you might recognize FOX, SKY Cable TV, National Geographic, Daily Telegraph, 20th Century Fox and the list goes on. He started with just one newspaper in his home country expanding and buying other newspapers. He then turned to New Zealand and then to Europe starting with the The Times (and The Sunday Times ). His growth has continued at breakneck speed following his becoming an American Citizen which allowed him to buy American Newspapers, Magazines and TV Stations. He now owns in excess of 175 newspapers worldwide, 9 movie studios, 16 TV Stations, 22 Cable and Satellite Channels plus things like Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal making News Corp one if not the most powerful media company in the world today.









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