Mediagazer: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp reborn as publishing arm targets smartphones (Lisa O'Carroll/Guardian)

1:50 PM ET, July 1, 2013

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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp reborn as publishing arm targets smartphones — Chief executive says company aims to ‘own the second screen’ through deals such as Sun's Premier League highlights service — News Corporation, the newly devolved publishing division in Rupert Murdoch's global empire starts …

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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:

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Lisa De Moraes / Deadline.com:

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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

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Jon Russell / The Next Web:

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