How Ted Turner lost CNN, Jane Fonda and $7 billionAn interview with (former) media mogul Ted Turner, who says he feels “like a dummy” for selling his cable TV channels, which are now worth billions, but he doesn’t have enough cash to get back into the media business.
Media moguls
Tales from China’s big media mogul love-in
Big fan of the free press, China, recently hosted a summit for the world’s media moguls to get together and pat themselves on the back. Rupert Murdoch railed against free-riders, pirates and kleptomaniacs, while President Hu Jintao ironically called for more “truth” in media.
Tech kings overthrow the media mogul empire
The media empire is dead. Tech moguls like Apple’s Steve Jobs of Apple and Google’s Sergey Brin and Larry Page now control the distribution of news, and the era of old-school moguls like Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch has come to an end.
Content isn’t king, growth isn’t always good: busting the media’s big myths
Newsflash, media moguls: your problems started well before the internet, say the authors of new book The Curse of the Mogul. A look at four big misconceptions that have been hurting the media industry far longer than the web.
How Telstra split opens up Foxtel ownership
The announcement that Telstra must separate its retail and wholesale division — including a sell-off of its 50% Foxtel stake — should make Consolidated Media a prime takeover target. Let the media mogul battle begin.
New York Times suitor comes a’courting
LA billionaire David Geffen, friend of Steven Spielberg, recent film industry retiree, has a long term goal in mind: outright control of a title many believe to be the most important in the US.
Murdoch’s secret plan to charge for content
Murdoch has gobbled up many media assets in recent times — from the Wall Street Journal to MySpace, writes Stryker McGuire. Now it turns out, he’s got bigger plan for them. Cue evil laughter.
Stokes and the vexed issue of editorial independence
Kerry Stokes is getting closer to becoming the biggest media mogul left standing, writes Stephen Mayne.
The Lajamanu Warlpiri community and the democratising power of YouTube
In a week when the headlines are all about media moguls and their doings, there is a another media story going on which is about the democratising power of new media, writes Margaret Simons.
Errington: Communications policy requires more attention
Communications policy under the present government has been nothing short of diabolical. Communication is vital to a healthy democracy, yet media and telecommunications policies rarely gets a look-in during an election campaign, writes Wayne Errington.
David Flint: Healthy bias beats an ideological monopoly
It would be ridiculous to expect the media not to be biased. In fact, a robust, diversely opinionated media is a sign of a vibrant democracy.
