Elisabeth Murdoch Made $214 Million on Shine Deal

News Corp. paid $675 million for the production company

Elisabeth Murdoch collected a whopping $214 million from the sale of her TV production company, Shine Group, earlier this year, according to the Los Angeles Times—and she could be getting even more.

This past April, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. purchased Shine—which is behind titles like The Biggest Loser and The Office—for $675 million. Elisabeth Murdoch was the company’s majority shareholder with 53 percent, while Sony owned 20 percent. Until now, it wasn’t known how much Ms.

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