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Article: Murdoch's global plan for WSJ; Times, CNBC and others could lose out to combined Fox, Dow Jones.(News)
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- Crain's New York Business
- Article date:
- May 7, 2007
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Byline: Matthew Flamm
last week, Rupert Murdoch, in a familiar role as insurrectionist, upset the already turbulent media landscape with his $5 billion offer for Dow Jones & Co. But associates and observers of the News Corp. chairman say that last week was nothing compared with what's in store if he acquires the property.
They foresee a reinvigorated Dow Jones brand that will combine with News Corp.'s global assets to create the foremost financial news and information provider. The combined properties would offer marketers access to outlets around the world and on every conceivable media platform--including the planned Fox Business cable channel--and ...