The Irish Times

The story behind Flutter’s difficult relationship with Fox in the US

Murdoch-backed Fox and Flutter have failed to resolve issues around Fox Bet

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 17:18

Flutter Entertainment may still float part of its US business Fanduel – CEO

Results favouring punters and €111m spent on ‘safer gambling’ contribute to €345m fall in profits

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 08:20

Succession and the Murdochs: Tighten your shoelaces for the next twist in the family saga

As Rupert buys a mega-ranch, it’s hard not to think: haven’t we seen this episode already?

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 14:33

Women’s JFC final: Wicklow are back again and favourites to go one better

Antrim pushed Wicklow closer than any of their opponents en route to the final

Sat Sept 04 2021 - 05:00

Virgin TV targets 2019 revenues as it vies to keep Love Island audience all year round

MD Paul Farrell on The Big Deal, daytime changes and sharing Six Nations with RTÉ

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 05:54

‘Get the shot’: Fox News anchors turn heads with vaccination pleas

Mixed messages persist, however, as the US grapples with Covid-related misinformation

Thu Jul 22 2021 - 06:00

Can Flutter find friends again in Fox to deliver on US online gambling promise?

Market Beat: Potential investors will need assurances that both sides can be partners

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 16:44

Will owner of Jacob’s and Batchelors venture into US after €1.7bn takeover?

Agenda: Bain Capital’s purchase of Valeo nets it 85 household brands across 106 markets

Fri May 14 2021 - 05:10

Cheltenham festival a winner for Flutter with €275m in bets placed

Paddy Power owner reports revenue growth of 32 per cent to €1.7 billion in first quarter

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 05:25

‘What the film says is that you can hold on to your principles, and still emerge a winner’

David Puttnam recalls series of accidents that helped make Chariots of Fire a classic

Sat Apr 10 2021 - 09:45

Fox files arbitration claim over value of stake in Flutter’s Fan Duel

Dispute ties back to deal two companies made when Flutter was acquiring Stars Group in 2019

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 08:02

US voting company sues Fox News for $1.6bn over election fraud claim

Rupert Murdoch faces second big defamation suit over coverage of 2020 presidential election

Fri Mar 26 2021 - 13:55

Paddy the Next Best Thing – An Irishman’s Diary on the novel that inspired a movie hit

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 19:30

Flutter to buy out US business in €3.4bn deal

Irish gambling giant to boost Fanduel stake to 95%

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 20:36

Bush fires, Brexit and Fox News make 2020 pivotal year for Murdoch

Awkward 12 months attracts Australian scrutiny, end of Trump and a boardroom exit

Tue Nov 24 2020 - 05:23

Fox News a surprise focus of Trump supporters’ anger after Arizona call

President’s campaign reportedly attempted to have the network’s decision overturned

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 16:14

Longford squeeze through despite best efforts of Louth’s Sam Mulroy

Mulroy scored all of his side’s total but it’s Longford who meet Laois in quarter-finals

Sun Nov 01 2020 - 16:07

Maghery call a halt to Crossmaglen’s reign

Goal blitz proves enough to dethrone the defending Armagh champions

Sun Sept 13 2020 - 20:24

Flutter bets Covid-19 will ease puritan take on gambling in US

Shares have surged by more than 90 per cent over the past 2½ months,

Fri May 29 2020 - 15:32

Rupert Murdoch gives up bonus as News Corp posts $1bn loss

Group to cut costs in all its units as it tries to limit the hit of the pandemic on its business

Fri May 08 2020 - 07:12

Cheltenham Festival 2020: Day-by-day guide

Brian O’Connor looks at the Irish contenders for next week's Cheltenham Festival

Sat Mar 07 2020 - 09:00

Flutter’s planned merger with Stars gets informal approval in Australia

But deal still requires formal regulatory approval in Australia and other countries

Tue Feb 18 2020 - 07:27

Celebrity Facebook quitters, Aston Martin’s rescuer and a pricey Super Bowl night

Planet Business: The week when Johnson unleashed himself again

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 04:00

No place for the faint-hearted as Offaly go level with Longford

Draw was a fair result at O’Connor Park after a mix of mediocre play and fine football

Sun Feb 02 2020 - 17:10

Pizza woes, mixer blues and ‘OK Boomer’ trademark fever

Planet Business: Downgrades all round

Fri Nov 22 2019 - 05:56

Paddy Power reaches for Stars to create global gaming group

Merger with Stars Group could turn Irish group into world’s biggest betting business

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 06:00

The business of family feuds

The plague of long-running feuds in family businesses

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 05:44

The future of... your TV, music collection and sittingroom

A decade ago who would have guessed Netflix would become an entertainment giant?

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 06:00

Barneys New York to close stores as it files for bankruptcy protection

Chapter 11 will allow chain to stay open while it negotiates with landlords, seeks sale of business

Tue Aug 06 2019 - 13:58

Dublin-based VideoElephant raises €5.5m to expand its content

Irish company has an online library of more than two million professionally-produced videos

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 06:00

A new Star Wars trilogy isn’t far, far away

Disney shares its eight-year film schedule: Artemis Fowl lands next year, Avatar 2 in 2021

Fri May 10 2019 - 05:45

Dublin woman Gail Slater leaves senior White House role

Irish lawyer departs Trump administration and take up position with Fox Corporation

Sun Apr 28 2019 - 10:39

Element Pictures: ‘We’re very ambitious and glass half empty people’

Interview: Element Pictures founders are back from the Oscars ‘fishbowl’ with plans for expansion

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 05:49

Dr Crokes’ free-flowing forward line too slick for Mullinalaghta

Leinster champions’ half-back Shane Mulligan proud of his side’s improbably journey

Mon Feb 18 2019 - 06:00