Murdoch-Controlled News Corp. Re-Ups CEO Robert Thomson Through 2030

Robert Thomson, a close confidante of Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch for decades, has been re-upped as CEO of News Corp. for another five years, through June 2030. Among Thomson's accomplishments as CEO, he has recently shepherded the company to its four most profitable years. He also steered the sale of Foxtel to DAZN last April and forged pacts with a number of tech platforms, notably OpenAI. The exec has overseen the media company, whose portfolio spans print, digital and book publishing, since 2013. Among t ...