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☆ Rupert Murdoch, 92, is dating again after breaking off his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith 4 months ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 92, has a new girlfriend, Elena Zhukova. Murdoch met Zhukova at a family gathering hosted by one of his ex-wives, per The Guardian. Zhukova is a retired biologist and was previously married to Russian billionaire, Alexander Zhukov. Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is back on the dating scene again, four months after he called off an engagement with another woman. Earlier this year, Murdoch had announced plans to wed Ann Lesley Smith, a former conservative radio host.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Elena Zhukova, Murdoch, Zhukova, Alexander Zhukov, Wendi Deng, Ann Lesley Smith, Cindy Adams Organizations: Guardian, Fox Corp, Daily Mail, New York Locations: Russian

☆ A top lawyer who oversaw the Fox News and Dominion settlement is stepping down with a $23 million exit package
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Fox's top lawyer is stepping down just a few months after the company's mammoth Dominion settlement. Viet Dinh will receive a $23 million lump sum payment when he exits as chief legal officer later this year. Dinh was a key confidant of the Murdochs and is godfather to Fox Corp CEO Lachlan's son. One of Fox's most prominent lawyers and a key player in the Dominion settlement is stepping down from his influential role at the company, and will take home a $23 million exit package. Dominion sued Fox for $1.6 billion after the group's news channel raised doubts about the Dominion's voting machines following the 2020 presidential elections.

Persons: Viet Dinh, Dinh, Lachlan Murdoch, Murdoch, Dinnh, pitbull, George Bush, Fox Organizations: Fox Corp, Morning, Securities and Exchange Commission, FOX, Century Fox, Fox, Disney, Dominion Locations: Viet, Dominion, Republican

☆ Fox's legal head to step down in another major exit after Dominion settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoAug 11 (Reuters) - Fox Corp (FOXA.O) said on Friday that Chief Legal Officer Viet Dinh was stepping down, a high-profile exit that follows its $787.5 million settlement in April of a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over its 2020 U.S. election coverage. Top-rated host Tucker Carlson agreed to part ways with Fox in April, just days after the legal resolution. As part of a separation agreement, Dinh will get a lump-sum cash payment of $23 million, Fox said. He will become a special adviser to the company after leaving the role of legal head. In June, Fox Corp also settled a lawsuit by former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, who claimed gender discrimination and accused the network's lawyers of pressuring her to make misleading statements in the Dominion Voting Systems case.

Persons: Mike Segar, Dinh, Tucker Carlson, Fox, George W Bush, Bancroft PLLC, Kirkland & Ellis, Ng, Abby Grossberg, Chavi Mehta, David Thomas, Anil D'Silva, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Fox, News Corporation, Fox News, REUTERS, Fox Corp, Dominion Voting Systems, Dominion, Patriot, U.S, D.C, Kirkland &, Voting, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Washington, Bengaluru, Chicago

☆ Fox's chief legal officer to step down
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Fox Corp (FOXA.O) said on Friday Viet Dinh would step down from his role as chief legal officer and become a special adviser to the company, effective Dec. 31. Dinh joined FOX as chief legal and policy officer in 2018 and has led the news company's legal, compliance, and regulatory matters, as well as overseen government affairs. This follows the $787.5 million defamation settlement earlier this year with Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox in 2021 over Fox News' coverage of false vote-rigging claims about the voting technology firm. Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Shilpi MajumdarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Viet Dinh, Dinh, Chavi Mehta, Anil D'Silva, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Fox Corp, FOX, Dominion Voting Systems, Fox, Fox News, Thomson Locations: Viet, Bengaluru

☆ Fox Chief Legal Officer Viet Dinh to step down months after Dominion settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fox Corp. Chief Legal and Policy Officer Viet Dinh will step down from his post, months after the company agreed to pay a $787.5 million settlement to Dominion Voting Systems. The departure comes after Dinh advised the company through the lawsuit with the voting machines company, which was halted just short of a trial with the April settlement. While Fox agreed to the settlement, its hosts weren't required to talk about the lawsuit or make any public apology for on-air statements. Carlson and Dinh were among the Fox anchors and executives who were questioned as part of the lawsuit. "We are grateful that he will continue to serve FOX as Special Advisor where we will benefit from his counsel."

Persons: Dinh, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Tucker Carlson, Jesse Watters, Carlson, Lachlan Murdoch Organizations: News Corporation, Fox News, New York City . Fox Corp, Voting Systems, Dominion, Fox, FOX, Century Fox, Fox Corp Locations: New York City

CNN —Fox Corporation on Friday said its top lawyer, Viet Dinh, will exit the company in a significant shakeup to its corporate ranks in the aftermath of the company’s historic $787 million settlement with election technology company Dominion Voting Systems. Dinh is the latest senior executive to depart after the historic Dominion settlement. Days after Fox settled the lawsuit with Dominion early this year, the company fired its star prime time host, the right-wing extremist Tucker Carlson. Dominion is just one of several high-profile lawsuits Fox has settled this year over its airing of false election conspiracy theories in 2020. In June, the network settled a lawsuit brought by former producer Abby Grossberg for $12 million.

Persons: Viet Dinh, ”, Lachlan Murdoch, Dinh, “, Fox, Rupert, Lachlan, ” Dinh, Murdoch, Raj Shah, Lou Dobbs, Smartmatic, Tucker Carlson, Abby Grossberg, Grossberg, Carlson, Smartmatic —, Erik Connolly Organizations: CNN — Fox Corporation, Voting Systems, FOX, Century Fox, Fox Corporation, SEC, Fox News, Fox, Dominion, CNN Locations: Viet, Dominion, Venezuelan

☆ Fox General Counsel Will Depart
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jeremy W. Peters | More About Jeremy W. Peters | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Fox Corporation’s chief legal officer, Viet Dinh, is departing, the company announced on Friday, in a major shake-up at the company after the landmark $787.5 million settlement it paid to Dominion Voting Systems in April. Mr. Dinh, a former official in the George W. Bush White House who amassed considerable power inside Fox, will stay on through the rest of the year, Fox said. Mr. Dinh gave what some inside the company considered flawed advice during the Dominion suit, which exposed a pattern of deceptive coverage by Fox News after the 2020 election. He insisted that Fox was on firm legal footing and could take the case, if need be, all the way to the Supreme Court, where he believed the company would prevail on First Amendment grounds. Check back for updates.

Persons: Fox, Viet, Dinh, George W, Bush Organizations: Dominion Voting Systems, Mr, Bush White House, Fox, Dominion, Fox News Locations: Viet Dinh

☆ News Corp beats profit estimates on cost cuts, touts AI boost to future sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSA.O) on Thursday beat quarterly profit estimates thanks to its cost-cutting efforts and talked up how generative artificial intelligence will support future results. For the first time, digital revenue accounted for over half of the company's total revenue for the full year, News Corp said. Higher digital subscription revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter helped News Corp absorb the impact of a 11.5% decline in advertising revenue. Revenue in its professional information business, which includes data and analytics platforms such as Oil Price Information Service, rose 10%. Excluding items, News Corp earned 14 cents per share, beating estimates of 8 cents, according to Refinitiv data.

Persons: Rupert, Robert Thomson, OpenAI, Thomson, Chavi Mehta, Dawn Chmielewski, Anil D'Silva, Stephen Coates Organizations: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, News Corp, Sunday Times, Wall Street, Associated Press, Corp, Revenue, Price Information Service, New York Times Co, Fox Corp, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru, Dawn, Los Angeles

☆ Flutter's US bet drives first half profit 76% higher
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Padraic Halpin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Dublin-based company said this made it the first online betting operator to turn a profit in the U.S and it did so six months ahead of schedule. Analysts at JPMorgan also noted a more cautious outlook on Australia, where Flutter's first half revenues fell by 1%. The U.S. profits contributed to reported EBITDA of 765 million pounds across the group, versus the 731 million pounds forecast by eight analyst polled by Refinitiv. Flutter and broadcaster Fox Corporation (FOXA.O) said last month it would close the FOX Bet sports betting platform. That would eclipse the record full year earnings of 1.4 billion pounds Flutter posted during the COVID-19 online betting boom of 2020.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Jefferies, Paddy Power, Padraic Halpin, Louise Heavens, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, JPMorgan, PokerStars, Ireland, Refinitiv, FOX Bet, Fox Corporation, Thomson Locations: Dublin, U.S, Australia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Beyond Meat, Chegg, PNC Financial, Dish & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The health care company reported earnings per share of $1.31. Organon posted $1.61 billion in revenue, beating analysts' expectations of $1.57 billion. Beyond Meat — The plant-based meat company fell 16% during midday trading after missing on second-quarter revenue, citing weak U.S. demand. The fragrance and cosmetics company reported revenue of $2.93 billion, falling shorter than analysts' estimates of $3.07 billion, according to StreetAccount. See Corp. — Shares of the packaging company lost 7% after See missed revenue expectations for the second quarter.

Persons: Moody's, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Organon, StreetAccount, Chegg, Charlie Ergen, EchoStar, Eli Lilly —, Eli Lilly, Palantir, —, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim Organizations: PNC Financial, Citizens, T Bank —, T Bank, Webster, PNC, JPMorgan, Nordisk —, Technologies, Refinitiv . Fox Corp, Corp, —

☆ On tap next week: Two key inflation reports and 4 Club earnings releases. Here's what we're looking for
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Economic releases : The Labor Department releases its monthly consumer price index and producer price index on Thursday and Friday, respectively. For that reason, we'd be content if the July figure doesn't indicate a resurgence of rising wholesale costs, which is a concern given a recent uptick in energy prices. On Tuesday before the opening bell, Club holding Eli Lilly (LLY) reports. Finally, Club names Walt Disney (DIS) and Wynn Resorts (WYNN) will report on Wednesday after the closing bell. In preparation for these releases, be sure to check out our first-quarter earnings report card .

Persons: we'll, Knight, Eli Lilly, We'll, donanemab, Walt Disney, We're, Tyson, Henry Schein, Li Auto, Armour, WEN, Ralph Lauren, Price, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Spencer Platt Organizations: Nasdaq, Labor Department, Reserve, Manufacturing, ADP, Fitch, AAA, U.S ., PPI, Coterra Energy, Walt, Wynn Resorts, Disney, Tyson Foods, TSN, KKR, Energy, Paramount, UPS, Barrick, Duke Energy, Restaurant Brands, Warner Music, Fox Corp, NRG Energy, AMC, Bros, Endeavor, IAC, Sony, SONY, Brookfield Asset Management, WYNN, Trade, Novo Nordisk, US Foods, News Corp, Air Canada, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Getty Locations: United States, Mounjaro, Hollywood, Las Vegas, Boston, Macao, PENN, Valvoline, VVV, Credicorp, New York City

☆ Fox names Vimeo's Anjali Sud as Tubi streaming service CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 17 (Reuters) - Fox Corp (FOXA.O) on Monday named Anjali Sud, the former longtime head of video-sharing platform Vimeo, as the chief executive of its streaming service Tubi. Sud recently stepped down as the CEO of Vimeo, after about nine years at the streaming platform. She will report into Tubi Media Group CEO Paul Cheesbrough. Before Vimeo, Sud held positions in finance, media and e-commerce at Time Warner and Amazon.com. In a restructuring in April, Fox created Tubi Media Group to house the streaming service along with some of Fox's news, sports and entertainment digital platforms.

Persons: Anjali Sud, Paul Cheesbrough, Farhad Massoudi, Fox, Cheesbrough, Yuvraj Malik Organizations: Fox Corp, Tubi Media, Time Warner, Fox, Tubi Media Group, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ The media industry is in turmoil, and that's not changing anytime soon
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

All of this turmoil will be on investors' minds as the media industry kicks off its earnings season this week, with Netflix up first on Wednesday. Netflix, with a new advertising model and push to stop password sharing, looks the best positioned compared with legacy media giants. At the top of the list is contending with Disney's TV networks, as that part of the business appears to be in a worse state than Iger had imagined. The labor fight blew up just as the industry has moved away from streaming growth at all costs. Last week's ruling from a federal judge that Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard should move forward serves as a rare piece of good news for the media industry.

Persons: Mike Blake, Bob Iger, Iger, Bob Iger's, Michael Nathanson, SVB, CNBC's David Faber, Nathanson, Producers –, Mark Boidman, Ross Benes, Benes, Comcast's NBCUniversal, Solomon, Boidman, Random, Paramount's Simon, Schuster, Tegna, Jason Anderson, Peter Liguori, Anderson, HBO Max, Homer, Marge Getty Organizations: Guild of America, Netflix, Alliance, Producers, Reuters, Disney, Disney's, Paramount Global, Comcast, Warner Bros, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Media, Solomon Partners, CNBC, Hollywood, Intelligence, ABC, Paramount, BET, NBC Sports, USA, Discovery, Activision, Federal Trade Commission, dealmaking, Microsoft, Tribune Media, Max, HBO, Amazon, MGM, Sky, Fox Corp, FOX Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, MoffettNathanson, Hulu

☆ Fox News paid a record-breaking sum to settle Dominion's defamation lawsuit. Smartmatic could get even more money.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The settlement Fox News may pay to Smartmatic could be around $1 billion, experts say. Disney's $177 million settlement for the infamous "pink slime" lawsuit in 2017 dropped to second place. Experts told Insider that the $787.5 million settlement is a strong benchmark for Smartmatic — and that Smartmatic will likely get more. Either way you slice it, using those baseline numbers brings you above the $787.5 million figure Fox paid to settle Dominion's lawsuit. "It's hard to extrapolate from the Dominion case in part because it never got litigated," Hans said.

Persons: Smartmatic, Erik Connolly, Connolly, Donald Trump, Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, Joe Biden, Powell, Giuliani, Fox, Clay Calvert, James Goodale, Smartmatic's, Rupert Murdoch, Victoria Jones, Calvert, Erik McGregor, Hans, Goodale, Plimpton, De, Murdoch Organizations: Fox News, Dominion, Dominion Voting, Trump, Fox, American Enterprise Institute, New York Times, Fox Corp, Getty, Cornell Law, Debevoise Locations: cahoots, Delaware, New York, Washington ,, Africa, Europe, Smartmatic, Fox News's, York

☆ Tucker Carlson to create a new media company, Wall Street Journal reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 14 (Reuters) - Former Fox News (FOXA.O) host Tucker Carlson and former White House adviser Neil Patel are looking to raise funds to start a new media company that could potentially be anchored on Twitter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The duo is looking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the company, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Carlson did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for a comment, while Patel was not immediately reachable. In a video posted on Twitter in May, Carlson had said he would relaunch his show on the social media platform "soon". He released the first episode of his new show, "Tucker on Twitter", in June.

Persons: Tucker Carlson, White, Neil Patel, Carlson, Patel, Tucker, Samrhitha Arunasalam, Gursimran Kaur, Shilpi Majumdar, Varun Organizations: Former Fox News, Twitter, Wall Street, Elon Musk's Twitter, Fox News, Reuters, Fox Corp, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

NEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) - An Arizona man filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday, alleging the network spread a conspiracy theory that he played a key role in the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump. This years-long campaign of disinformation, Epps claims in his suit, "destroyed" the lives of Epps and his wife. The lawsuit in Delaware state court comes as voting technology company Smartmatic is suing Fox for defamation, and several months after the company settled defamation claims brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million. The company acknowledged the court found some Fox claims about Dominion were false. Carlson told viewers in January 2022 that Epps was a "central figure" in the attack and "helped stage-manage the insurrection," according to the lawsuit.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ray Epps, Fox, Trump, Epps, Abby Grossberg, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Helen Coster, Jack Queen, Tom Hals, Jamie Freed Organizations: YORK, Fox News, U.S, Capitol, Trump, FBI, Dominion Voting Systems, Fox, Dominion, Fox Corp, United States Capitol, Thomson Locations: An Arizona, Delaware, Washington, New York, Wilmington , Delaware

[1/2] Former U.S. President Donald Trump's White House chief strategist Steve Bannon attends his arraignment at the New York Criminal Courthouse in New York, U.S., September 8, 2022. Steven Hirsch/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoJuly 12 (Reuters) - Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn, two allies of former U.S. President Donald Trump, must answer questions under oath in voting technology company Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit against right-wing media outlet Newsmax, court records showed on Wednesday. Florida-based Smartmatic served subpoenas on Bannon, who served as a White House strategist under Trump, and Flynn, who briefly served as national security adviser, on Wednesday, according to documents filed in Delaware state court. Bannon and Flynn representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment, nor did Smartmatic and Newsmax. Bannon, an influential figure on the American right, worked on Trump's 2016 campaign and later in the White House.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Steve Bannon, Steven Hirsch, Michael Flynn, Donald Trump, Smartmatic, Bannon, Flynn, Joe Biden, Trump, Mike Pence, Jack Queen, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, House, New, Criminal, Trump, Democratic, Fox, Fox News, Fox Corp, Dominion Voting Systems, Capitol, U.S ., Army, White House, FBI, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, . Florida, Delaware, Russian, United States

☆ Fox News sued for defamation by Trump supporter Ray Epps over Jan. 6 conspiracy claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ray Epps, in the red Trump hat, center, gestures to others as people gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021. Fox News was sued for defamation Wednesday by self-described Donald Trump supporter Ray Epps for "spreading falsehoods" that Epps was an undercover FBI agent who was responsible for encouraging a mob of Trump backers that invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The suit by Epps, a former U.S. Marine, said that as Fox recently learned in the Dominion case, "its lies have consequences." He was among the throng of supporters of then-President Trump who gathered outside the Capitol on Jan. 6. Epps and other Trump backers believed false claims by Trump and his allies that the 2020 presidential election had been rigged in favor of President Joe Biden.

Persons: Ray Epps, Donald Trump, Epps, Tucker Carlson, Trump, Joe Biden, Ray Epps —, —, Robyn's Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Washington , D.C, Fox News, Trump, Arizona, Fox Corp, U.S . Marine, Fox, Republican Party, Dominion, U.S . Department of Justice Locations: Washington ,, U.S, Dominion, Delaware, Court

☆ DeSantis donors privately worry about campaign as Florida governor lags in 2024 polls
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis waves to a crowd at a campaign event on June 2, 2023 in Gilbert, South Carolina. "He has a tremendous record as governor of Florida, and our country would be well-served by him as president," Griffin said then. Braman's company, Braman Motors, contributed $100,000 to the state-based DeSantis PAC, as well, according to the records. Andrew Romeo, a spokesman for the DeSantis campaign, did not deny any element of this story. "You could wallpaper the governor's residence with the amount of premature political obituaries written about Ron DeSantis.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, They're, Trump, DeSantis, Ken Griffin, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Sen, Tim Scott of, Nothing's, Zia Ahmed, Griffin, Semafor, Norman Braman, Clive Fields, Robert Bigelow, Braman, Marco Rubio, Fields, Griffin's, Andrew Romeo, Joe Biden, Romeo Organizations: Florida, Florida Gov, Fox Corp, News Corp, Trump, Citadel, GOP, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Politico, New York Times, Republican, Philadelphia Eagles, Braman Motors, PAC, CNBC Locations: Gilbert , South Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, Tim Scott of South Carolina

☆ Even Fox News and the Murdochs are turning on DeSantis after his rough campaign start
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The GOP presidential hopeful's own super PAC has been blunt about his campaign's struggles. According to reports in Rolling Stone and The New York Times, Rupert Murdoch and his influential News Corp empire are souring on the governor. "They are transactional and can smell a loser a mile away," an unnamed Fox insider told Rolling Stone, referring to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, and top Fox News executives. You should be my governor," Fox News host Sean Hannity once beamed to DeSantis during the pandemic, The Times pointed out. These subtle shifts, Rolling Stone reported, are no accident.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Rupert Murdoch, Stone, Rupert, Lachlan Murdoch, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, DeSantis, Trump, Anthony Fauci, Sean Hannity, romped, Maria Bartiromo, what's, He's Organizations: Florida Gov, The News Corp, Service, Gov, GOP, The New York Times, News Corp, Fox, Fox News, The Times, Virginia Gov, Murdoch, New York Post, Wall Street, Post, Yahoo Finance, Fox Corporation Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, Rolling, Virginia, DeSantis, Iowa, Wells

☆ Rupert Murdoch Can Do Whatever He Wants. It’s Becoming a Problem. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( William D. Cohan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Mr. Murdoch’s heir apparent, Lachlan, defended Fox and the Dominion settlement when speaking to investors on May 9. Contrast Mr. Murdoch with, say, Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank. Does anyone at Fox or News Corp hold Mr. Murdoch accountable in the same way? One way to rein in Mr. Murdoch may lie with Smartmatic. Smartmatic, or even the recently filed shareholder lawsuit against Fox, could end up pressuring Fox, and indirectly News Corp, to scrap their dual-class stock structures.

Persons: Murdoch’s, Lachlan, ”, “, ” Ms, Minow, Roberts, Shari Redstone, Murdoch, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, Joaquin Duato, Johnson, Dimon, he’s, Duato Organizations: Fox, Fox News, Fox Corporation, Comcast, Paramount Global, JPMorgan, Mr, News Corp Locations: America

[1/2] A Fox News channel sign is seen on a television vehicle outside the News Corporation building in New York City, in New York, U.S. November 8, 2017. The deal follows Fox's April 18 agreement to pay Dominion $787.5 million to settle the voting-technology company's defamation suit in Delaware. In firing her, Fox said her legal claims were "riddled with false allegations against Fox and our employees." She had also sought unspecified damages in a similar lawsuit in Delaware Superior Court, which she dismissed in May. The program on which Grossberg worked, "Tucker Carlson Tonight," was the top-rated prime-time U.S. cable TV news show.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Abby Grossberg, Tanvir Rahman, Tucker Carlson, Dominion, Grossberg, Carlson, “, ” Grossberg, Fox, ” Dominion, Gretchen Whitmer, Tudor Dixon, octogenarian, Nancy Pelosi, Maria Bartiromo, Kevin McCarthy, Helen Coster, Doina Chiacu, Leslie Adler Organizations: Fox, News Corporation, REUTERS, Fox Corp, Fox News, Voting, Dominion, Delaware Superior Court, Democratic, Republican, U.S ., Thomson Locations: New York City, New York, U.S, Delaware, Manhattan, Delaware Superior, Grossberg's Manhattan

☆ Fox News to pay $12 million to settle fired producer Abby Grossberg's lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The News Corporation headquarters, which is also home to Fox News, stands in Manhattan on April 18, 2023 in New York City. Fox News has settled another lawsuit, this time with a one-time producer for former primetime host Tucker Carlson. The Fox Corp. network agreed to pay $12 million to settle the lawsuit brought by Abby Grossberg, who alleged she was coerced into giving false testimony for the Dominion Voting Systems defamation case. Grossberg earlier this year had filed lawsuits against Fox in New York and Delaware, and had also accused the network of discrimination. Fox had earlier denied the claims by Grossberg, and explained its decision to let the producer go:

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Abby Grossberg, Grossberg, Carlson –, Dominion –, Maria Bartiromo, Fox Organizations: News Corporation, Fox News, New York City . Fox News, The Fox Corp, Dominion Voting, Fox, Network, Dominion Locations: Manhattan, New York City, New York, Delaware, Dominion

☆ Trump is the only Republican who will lose to Biden in 2024, Paul Ryan says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday he believes the 2024 Republican presidential nominee will "for sure" be able to unseat President Joe Biden — unless that person is former President Donald Trump. "It's a disaster if we nominate Trump," Ryan, who also serves on the board of Fox News' parent company, told CNBC's "Squawk Box." Cheney is right that Trump "could win," Ryan said, but "I think we lose with him." "I think we're much more likely to lose — we haven't won anything with him since he first won in '16," Ryan said of Trump. "I'm for anybody not named Trump," he added, "because I think we beat Biden for sure if we nominate a Republican not named Trump."

Persons: Paul Ryan, Joe Biden —, Donald Trump, Trump, Ryan, CNBC's, Liz Cheney, Cheney, haven't, Biden, Rupert Murdoch, Fox Organizations: Republican, Fox News, GOP Trump, Trump, Fox Corp

☆ Fox News names Jesse Watters as replacement for Tucker Carlson primetime slot
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jesse Watters host of "The Five" interviews Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush during "The Five" at Fox News Studios on November 13, 2017 in New York City. Fox News has named Jesse Watters as the newest star of its 8 p.m. ET primetime slot, as the network looks to boost ratings two months after ousting Tucker Carlson from the post. He is currently the host of the 7 p.m. opinion show "Jesse Watters Primetime," and appears regularly on "The Five," one of Fox News' highest rated programs. There was no sendoff for Carlson and his "Tucker Carlson Tonight," which had long been one of Fox's most-watched shows.

Persons: Jesse Watters, Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Bush, Tucker Carlson, Watters, Laura Ingraham's, Sean Hannity's, Greg Gutfield's, Suzanne Scott, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Greg Gutfeld, Carlson Organizations: Fox News Studios, New York City . Fox News, Fox News, FOX, Fox, Fox Corp, Systems, Twitter, Dominion, NBC Locations: New York City

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