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News and Media - Yahoo! News Search Results News Corp reaches more phone hacking settlements LONDON (Reuters) - A further 15 politicians, sportsmen and celebrities reached settlements with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday over a phone hacking scandal that has rocked his global media empire. The development increases the chances that the publisher may yet avoid further embarrassing details of its conduct from being publicly aired in court - although at ... Big media buy back shares with cable TV cash (Reuters) - Big U.S. media companies bought back record amounts of their own shares in the last year, with cash generated by cable television networks that drew strong viewership and advertising dollars despite the economic uncertainty. News Corp was the latest media conglomerate to top Wall Street's profit forecasts after the market closed on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Time Warner Inc ... For Election News, Voters Still Turn To Old Media A study from the Pew Research Center shows that the promise that "new media" will dominate the nominating process isn't coming true. But Twitter and other social media can reveal voters' moods, functioning like "a focus group in the wild." |