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News Corp and Telecom Italia in $871 million TV station merger

New Corporation and Telecom Italia today completed a $871 million acquisition of Vivendi Universal's Telepiu satellite pay TV platform in Italy. Telepiu and Stream have merged and the combined platform has been renamed Sky Italia, which is 80.1% owned ...

Midday market wrap: News Corp, AMP lead index higher

The pendulum-like performance of the All Ordinaries index continued in the morning trading session, rising by 30.90 points to 2878.30 on the back of higher prices in the US and UK and strong buying interest in blue chips such as News Corp and AMP. Investors ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries runs out of steam

The All Ordinaries index was pegged back in afternoon trade as the market gave up most of the morning session's gains. The index finished at 2847.40 points, virtually unchanged from yesterday's close. News Corp was again a strong performer, climbing ...

Afternoon market wrap: Doubts end, war begins, News Corp rises

The US today wasted no time in moving from bellicose rhetoric to direct action by launching war on Iraq in a matter of hours after its 48 hour deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave the country had passed. Australian share prices were nudged higher as ...