# Guess how much media power one corporation has. **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [November 4, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/guess-how-much-media-power-one-corporation-has/6405 "2007-11-04T18:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tacitus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@tacitus](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tacitus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/guess-how-much-media-power-one-corporation-has/6405/1 "2007-11-04T18:58:03Z")
Uhhhhh… and how much independent opinion do you imagine exists in the “vertically integrated” mediasphere ? News Corporation10000 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90067Voice (310) 369-7540 [www.newscorp.com](http://www.newscorp.com/) - [Holdings](http://www.cjr.org/resources/index.php?c=newscorp#) - [Timeline](http://www.cjr.org/resources/index.php?c=newscorp#) Molded under the watchful eye of Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. continues to evolve and serve as a model for the modern vertically integrated media conglomerate. Aided by the acquisition of 20th Century film studio, News Corp. went from primarily a newspaper company in Australia and England to an influential force in American media. The Fox Network broke ground in the late 1980s as the first successful broadcast network to break through against the powerful Big 3. Recently, viewership for its Fox News Network surpassed the once formidable CNN. This proved to be another sign that American viewers favor News Corp.'s irreverent style. 1915William Fox leads successful fight against Thomas Edison’s Motion Pictures Patents Company. The Patents Company is dissolved in the face of anti-trust legislation.1931 (March 11)Rupert Keith Murdoch is born in Australia. Father, Keith Murdoch, is an established newspaper man in the country1935Century Pictures and Fox Film merge to form 20th Century-Fox1952Murdoch inherits _Adelaide News_, an Australian mid-size daily, and the _Adelaide Sunday Mail_1960Murdoch’s Australian newspaper holdings increase with the acquisition of Cumberland Newspapers, and Mirror Newspapers, Ltd., publishers of Sydney’s _Daily_ and _Sunday Mirror_1964Murdoch launches _The Australian_ as the first national newspaper 1969Murdoch takes over _News of the World_ and launches London _Sun_1972Murdoch purchases _Sydney Daily Telegraph_ and _Sunday Telegraph_1973Murdoch purchases his first newspaper in the U.S. _San Antonio Express and News_1974Enters the supermarket tabloid business by launching _The National Star_1977Murdoch buys _New York Post_ for $30 million from liberal socialite Dorothy Schiff. He continues his New York buying spree by purchasing _New York_ magazine, _Village Voice_ and _New West_ from Clay Felker1979Diversifies by acquiring Ansett Transport Industries which owns Melbourne TV station, Channel 10. Australia modifies media ownership laws to allow the deal. Critics call the move "The Murdoch Amendments"1980News Corp. forms1981Takes over _Times_ and _Sunday Times_ in London1982Buys the _Boston Herald-American_ and changes the name to _Boston Herald_. News Corp. also buys Australian book publisher Angus & Robertson1983Sky, the first satellite TV channel launches. News Corp. buys _Chicago Sun Times_ for $90 million1984Murdoch and News Corp. make take over bid of Warner Brothers but are thwarted1985Murdoch becomes United States citizen in order to purchase more American media outlets. Sells _Village Voice_. News Corp. buys TCF Holdings Inc., parent company of Twentieth Century Fox Film. In a related deal, News Corp. purchases seven television stations from Metromedia for $1.55 billion (WNEW-TV, New York; KTTV-TV, Los Angeles; WFLD-TV, Chicago; WTTG-TV, Washington, DC; KNBN-TV, Dallas; KRIV-TV, Houston, WFXT-TV in Boston. These stations reach 22% of all television households in the United States. These two deals help to form backbone of a new broadcast television network 1986Fox Broadcasting Company is established. News Corp. moves its UK newspaper printing operations to new plant in Wapping. A protracted labor strike ensues. Murdoch sells Chicago Sun-Times1987Takes control _Melbourne Herald_ and _Weekly Times_, Australia’s largest media group. News Corp. becomes world’s largest newspaper publisher. News Corp. also purchases the _South China Morning Post_, UK newspaper _Today_ and United States book publisher Harper and Row. Murdoch now controlled approximately sixty percent of Australian newspapers and thirty-five percent of UK newspapers1988Purchases Triangle Publications (main holding _TV Guide_) from Walter Annenberg for $3 billion. Sells off _New York Post_1989Harper Collins is formed after newly acquired William Collins Publishing is merged with Harper and Row. _The Simpsons_ becomes Fox Network’s first hit program. Satellite television provider Sky TV is launched.1990- BSkyB is formed after Sky merges with British Satellite Broadcasting. Accumulation of large debts leads News Corp. down the road to bankruptcy. Citibank, the company’s prime lender, takes active role in saving News Corp.1991News Corp. undergoes massive sell off to help lower corporate debt. The properties sold off include: _New York_, _Seventeen_, _Soap Opera Digest_, _Soap Opera Weekly_, _Premiere_, and _Daily Racing Form_1992Buys broadcasting rights for the Premier League, an Australian rugby league, for $300 million1993Gains controlling interest in Asian satellite television service, Star TV. Acquires the right to broadcast NFL games. The move shakes up American sports television as it leaves the NBC network without football coverage. Obtaining the NFL broadcasting rights costs over $1 billion but seen as a necessary investment to help promote fledging Fox Network. News Corp. reacquires _New York Post_1996HarperCollins sells its education unit to Pearson 1997Acquires Los Angeles Dodgers and Dodgers stadium from the O’Malley family for $311 million1998Orders HarperCollins to squash the memoirs of Chris Patten, Hong Kong’s last governor and vocal critic of the Communist China government1999Acquires William Morrow and Avon Books in a deal with Hearst 2001Sells stake in Fox Family Network to Disney. Duopolies established in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., and Houston2002Duopolies established in Chicago and Orlando2003Puts LA Dodgers up for sale. Spends $6.6 billion for stake in Hughes Electronic, the parent company of DirecTV2004Los Angeles Dodgers sold to real estate developer Frank McCourt for $430 millionTelevisionFox Broadcasting CompanyFox Television StationsWNYW - New York CityWWOR - New York City KTTV - Los AngelesKCOP - Los AngelesWFLD - Chicago WPWR - Chicago KMSP - Minneapolis WFTC - Minneapolis WTXF - Philadelphia WFXT - Boston WTTG - Washington D.C.WDCA - Washington D.C. KDFW - Dallas KDFI - Dallas WJBK - Detroit KUTP - Phoenix KSAZ - Phoenix WUTB - Baltimore WRBW - Orlando WOFL - Orlando WOGX - Ocala WAGA - Atlanta KRIV - Houston KTXH - Houston WJW - Cleveland WTVT - Tampa KDVR - Denver KTVI - St. Louis WITI - Milwaukee WDAF - Kansas City KSTU - Salt Lake City WHBQ - Memphis WGHP - Greensboro WBRC - Birmingham KTBC - Austin DBS & CableFOXTELBSkyBStarDirecTVSky ItaliaFox News Channel Fox Movie Channel FX FUELNational Geographic ChannelSPEED Channel Fox Sports Net FSN New England (50%)FSN Ohio FSN FloridaNational Advertising PartnersFox College SportsFox Soccer ChannelStats, Inc.Film20th Century Fox Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Television Studios Blue Sky StudiosNewspapersUnited StatesNew York Post United KingdomNews International News of the World The Sun The Sunday Times The Times AustraliaDaily Telegraph Fiji Times Gold Coast Bulletin Herald Sun Newsphotos Newspix Newstext NT News Post-Courier Sunday Herald Sun Sunday Mail Sunday Tasmanian Sunday Territorian Sunday Times The Advertiser The Australian The Courier-Mail The Mercury The Sunday Telegraph Weekly Times MagazinesInsideOut donna hay SmartSource The Weekly Standard TV Guide (partial)BooksHarperMorrow PublishersHarperMorrowGeneral Books GroupAccessAmistadCaedmonAvon EccoEosFourth EstateHarperAudioHarperBusinessHarperCollinsHarper Design InternationalHarperEntertainmentHarperLargePrintHarperResourceHarperSanFranciscoHarperTorchPerennialPerfectBoundQuillRayoReganBooksWilliam MorrowWilliam Morrow CookbooksChildren’s Books GroupAvonGreenwillow BooksJoanna Cotler BooksEosLaura Geringer BooksHarperAudioHarperCollins Children’s BooksHarperFestivalHarperTempestKatherine Tegen BooksTrophyZondervanHarperCollins UK HarperCollins CanadaHarperCollins AustraliaOther Los Angeles Kings (NHL, 40% option) Los Angeles Lakers (NBA, 9.8% option) Staples Center (40% owned by Fox/Liberty) News Interactive Fox Sports Radio Network Sky Radio DenmarkSky Radio GermanyBroadsystem Classic FMFestival Records Fox Interactive IGN Entertainment Mushroom RecordsMySpace.comNational Rugby League NDS News Outdoor Nursery WorldScout Medialast updated 06/12/07 ---
**Author:** ![NancysBoy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/nancysboy/32/391_2.png) [@NancysBoy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/NancysBoy)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/guess-how-much-media-power-one-corporation-has/6405/2 "2007-11-04T20:21:00Z")
Entertainment does not require communication ---
**Author:** ![tacitus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@tacitus](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tacitus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/guess-how-much-media-power-one-corporation-has/6405/3 "2007-11-04T20:34:05Z")
We speak with one voice now. The boss is us. We are he. We are as Rupert requires. All hail. ---
**Author:** ![Fra\_Septimus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/fra_septimus/32/692_2.png) [@Fra\_Septimus](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Fra_Septimus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/guess-how-much-media-power-one-corporation-has/6405/4 "2007-11-04T22:04:01Z")
Fortunately, we are rapidly outgrowing the need for the monster. Unfortunately, he will soon eats the internet.😮 Content filtering is closer than most people realize. It will most likely start as a “lack of bandwidth” or some other plausible excuse, then filters “because of the children” and so on… Same old story, and a gullible populace buys it because it doesn’t affect “American Idol” or reporting on what Britney didn’t wear under her dress today.😛 A spoof ad I saw on another site for Diebold (the voting machine company) said: “This Presidency brought to you by Diebold. You don’t count because we don’t count.” Same with the news. If Rupert’s minions don’t report it, it NEVER HAPPENED. Go home, Citizen. Nothing to see here…☹ ---
**Author:** ![Pheraoh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/pheraoh/32/857_2.png) [@Pheraoh](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Pheraoh)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/guess-how-much-media-power-one-corporation-has/6405/5 "2007-11-04T22:06:10Z")
Just another great example of the inner workings of the globalist agenda. ---
**Author:** ![HABIB001](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/habib001/32/2159_2.png) [@HABIB001](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/HABIB001)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/guess-how-much-media-power-one-corporation-has/6405/6 "2007-11-08T19:57:43Z")
Why shouldnt Rupert be entitled to create his empire. Alexander created an empire, so Ghengis Khan, Napoleon, Hitler, but they killed and butchered their way into history. Rupert Murdoch didnt kill any one, Pitched battles have been replaced by boardroom battles, Invasions have been replaced by hostile takeovers Kingdoms uniting have been replaced by mergers and acquisitions Emperors have been replaced by cheif executive officers What else is rupert supposed to do. Glory to news corp ---
**Author:** ![Fra\_Septimus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/fra_septimus/32/692_2.png) [@Fra\_Septimus](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Fra_Septimus)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/guess-how-much-media-power-one-corporation-has/6405/7 "2007-11-09T00:07:05Z")
Why shouldnt Rupert be entitled to create his empire? Because at some point your news will all come from one source. The opinion of what is truth will be controlled by one man. The little guys won’t be able to compete, or will be absorbed into the maw of the beast, or be destroyed. If News Corp says it’s good to drink Drano, that will be the only opinion presented. ---
**Author:** ![HABIB001](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/habib001/32/2159_2.png) [@HABIB001](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/HABIB001)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/guess-how-much-media-power-one-corporation-has/6405/8 "2007-11-09T00:14:43Z")
> [@Fra\_Septimus](#): > > If News Corp says it’s good to drink Drano, that will be the only opinion presented. We can say the same for religion. Didnt every religious figure come with a do and a dont. Karl Marx .. religion is the opium of the masses… The TV is a relgion, and the media are just modern day messiah, never seen a TV advert calling on others to kill. Rupert Murdoch is an Emperor, and the point i am making is that News Corp is the new Roman Empire. Business has replaced global politics and mercantile/colonial expansion of the nation state. Business now performs those functions of imperialism, more cost effectively and without military consequences. ---
**Author:** ![Mtnjim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mtnjim/32/2010_2.png) [@Mtnjim](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Mtnjim)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/guess-how-much-media-power-one-corporation-has/6405/9 "2007-11-09T01:10:00Z")
You may want to look at the term “[Oligarchy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchy)”:eek: