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<title>Email reveals e-book talk between Steve Jobs, James Murdoch</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/15/indicates.apple.was.pushing.for.prices.higher.than.amazon/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368670300_ibooks3-ipad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[US Department of Justice filings in the e-book price-fixing case against Apple reveal an exchange between former Apple CEO Steve Jobs and News Corporation/HarperCollins' James Murdoch, notes AllThingsD.  In the course of a Jobs-penned email, which dates back to January 2010, the CEO explains why Apple is proposing to tie e-book prices to hardcover ones.  "We simply donít think the e-book market ca...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Vodafone 4G in Australia, Fox threat over Aereo</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/08/vodafone.australia.to.roll.out.4g.coverage.in.june/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353020232_vodafoneukstore.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Vodafone is to launch its 4G services to Australian customers in June. The initial rollout will see Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Wollongong, Newcastle, and the Gold Coast covered with 4G service, according to ZDNet. Tests on the 4G signal shows it as having a download speed of 80Mbps and an upload of 20Mbps, with a claimed maximum of 150Mbps possible for some customers. Like its c...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Report: Former News Corp exec Peter Chernin offers $500M for Hulu</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/05/status.of.talks.remains.unclear/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/news/1109/Hulu-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Former News Corp president Peter Chernin has reportedly submitted a $500 million bid to buy Hulu, several unnamed sources have told Reuters. Aside from noting the value of the alleged offer, the report does not shed light on the seriousness of the buyout talks. The company has been wooing potential buyers for several years, aiming in 2011 to fetch $2 billion for the streaming TV service....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor: Hulu contemplates possible sale, takeover bids</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/26/streaming.service.yet.to.receive.formal.offer.for.sale/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/Hulu-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Hulu could come under new ownership, if rumors about its potential sale is true. News Corp and Disney are said to be considering selling the streaming service to one of a number of potential suitors, though they are also considering the option of buying each other out in order to take full control of the company....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>News Corp. reveals Amplify Android tablet for schools</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/06/news.corp.looking.to.tap.into.3.billion.educational.market/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1303/amplify-tablet-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[News Corp. has used the SXSWedu conference in Austin, Texas to reveal the Amplify 10-inch Android tablet  for students in K-12, reports The New York Times. The device is a product of News Corpís new education division, which is using the tablet to gain a physical foothold in educational curriculum market. The Amplify tablets will ship with News Corp curriculum materials preinstalled, and will be s...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>News Corp to close digital newspaper 'The Daily' on Dec 15</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/03/low.readership.numbers.blamed.for.the.daily.closure/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/thedaily-handson2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[News Corporation is shuttering its digital-only newspaper, The Daily, as part of the company's organizational changes. The date of its last publication, December 15th, will be just two months before the second anniversary of the iPad-only publication's creation. The primary motivation behind the closure has been revealed to be its unprofitability, caused through consistently low readership numbers...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chief Digital Officer Jon Miller departs News Corp</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/23/stays.with.company.in.advisory.role.until.september.2013/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1345759102_jonmiller-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[News Corp's Chief Digital Officer Jon Miller has announced his intention to depart News Corp. Miller will remain as adviser to CEO Rupert Murdoch, COO Chase Carey, and deputy COO James Murdoch until September 2013. The departure precedes a set of business transactions that will split the company into an entertainment company, and a publishing arm that includes the Wall Street Journal in both print...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>News Corp.'s The Daily to lay off almost one-third of staff</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/31/marks.failure.of.ipad.focused.publication.to.catch.on/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/news/1109/thedaily-handson2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[News Corporation publication The Daily is laying off almost a full third of its workers, according to sources for AllThingsD, which is owned by the same parent company.  That translates into about 50 people, who are expected to get their job loss notices today.  The editorial and sports departments are said to be taking the biggest hits, although "skeletal" coverage in those areas will remain.  ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Roku gains $45M investent from BSkyB, News Corp, others</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/26/funds.earmarked.for.increased.production.roku.marketing/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/news/1111/rokult.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Roku has secured funding from BSkyB and News Corp. A third partner that declined to be named, along with previous investors Menlo Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners, join the funding round and bring the strategic investment total to $45 million. Roku has already earmarked most of the new capital for specific purposes, with generous portions going toward advertising, expanding into new interna...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>News Corp. considering cutting The Daily, source says</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/12/tablet.based.news.app.said.to.be.losing.millions/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1336064421_thedaily-iphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[News Corporation may be on the verge of shutting down The Daily, according to a source in contact with the New York Observer.  The publication has allegedly been put "on watch" because of ongoing financial losses totaling about $30 million per year.  Its fate is expected to be reevaluated after the US Presidential elections on November 6th....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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