Media mogul Murdoch to marry Jerry Hall

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has announced his engagement to Jerry Hall, the US actress and former supermodel who had a longtime relationship with rock star Mick Jagger.

Murdoch, 84, and Hall, 59, placed a classified ad on Monday in the births, marriages and deaths section of The Times newspaper, which is owned by Murdoch's News Corp.

Murdoch, the executive chairman of News Corp, and Hall have been dating since late summer after being introduced by one of Murdoch's sisters and his niece in his native Australia, The Times reported in a story posted online.