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Touted Fox, News Corp merger to have no major local impact

Calum Jaspan

October 17, 2022 9:31

News Corporation, the parent company of News Corp Australia, is planning on reuniting its Fox and News Corp businesses globally, however such a move would have no local impact according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

It is expected to remain ASX-listed in Australia, following a statement on Saturday morning that a special committee has been formed to “begin exploring a potential combination with Fox Corporation”, at the request of Rupert Murdoch and the Murdoch Family Trust.

It has been nine years since the company’s split

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Calum Jaspan was news editor at Mumbrella, based in Melbourne. He was also the producer and host of the Mumbrellacast. He left Mumbrella in May 2023.

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