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Mari-Liis Lattik Form 10 Kanepi Gymnasium
Rupert murdoch
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Contents Keith Rupert Murdoch Career I Career II Personal life
References
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Keith Rupert Murdoch an Australian American business magnate
born 11 March 1931 in Melbourne, Australia Christian by religion He is a man with a net worth of US$13.4 billion. In 2014, Forbes ranked "Rupert Murdoch & Family" as the 33rd most-powerful person in the world.
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Career I He made a career in various places around the world: Asia, Europe, United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand and Australia Murdoch became managing director of Australia's News Limited in 1952 He is the founder, chairman and CEO of global media holding company News Corporation. His News Corporation acquired Twentieth Century Fox (1985),HarperCollins (1989) and The Wall Street Journal (2007). By 2000, Murdoch's News Corporation owned over 800 companies in more than 50 countries with a net worth of over $5 billion.
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Career II He formed BSkyB in 1990 and during the 1990s expanded into Asian networks and South American television. On 21 July 2012, Murdoch resigned as a director of News International By 2000, Murdoch's News Corporation owned over 800 companies in more than 50 countries with a net worth of over $5 billion.
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Personal life Murdoch has six children: Prudence Elisabeth, Lachlan, James, Grace and Chloe. He has been married for three times: with Patricia Booker, Maria Torv and Deng Wend
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References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch
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