BSkyB bid withdrawn – but can Murdoch still win?
Rebekah Brooks or no, James Murdoch or no, anti-takeover-MPs or no, Rupert Murdoch will do whatever it takes to clinch the BSkyB deal. And history suggests he’s got a very good shot, writes Jon Snow.
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Rebekah Brooks or no, James Murdoch or no, anti-takeover-MPs or no, Rupert Murdoch will do whatever it takes to clinch the BSkyB deal. And history suggests he’s got a very good shot, writes Jon Snow.
David Cameron joins the Liberal Democrats in support of Labour’s motion calling on Rupert Murdoch to drop his takeover of BSkyB in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.
Rupert Murdoch has been urged to abandon his takeover bid for BSkyB after it emerged that all three main parties will back a call for him to drop his plans.
Rupert Murdoch withdraws his BSkyB takeover bid as David Cameron vows to end the “ugly chapter” of phone hacking. Here’s how the day unfolded.
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon looks at whether political opposition to Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB bid marks its death-knell.
As News Corporation announces plans to spend $5bn to buy back its shares, Channel 4 News looks at how the past 10 days have highlighted the bizarre corporate structure of the Murdoch Empire.
The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt refers the takeover bid for BSkyB to the Competition Commission after News Corp withdraws plans to hive off Sky News.
Currently Dow Jones CEO, Les Hinton has worked with Rupert Murdoch for more than 50 years. But attention is now focused on his time between 1995 and 2007, when he was in charge of News International.
All eyes turn to the arrival in the UK of News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch, who says his first priority is Rebekah Brooks, despite facing mounting pressure to drop his takeover bid for BSkyB.
News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch is expected to arrive in London to take charge of the growing crisis at News of the World, amid calls for a judge to lead an inquiry into the scandal.
Rupert Murdoch is due in London as the News of the World draws to a close its 168 years in print and a storm brews over News Corporation’s takeover bid for BSkyB.
MPs call for Ofcom to launch an immediate investigation into whether News Corp executives are ‘fit and proper’ people to run BSkyB in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.
The position of Rebekah Brooks, News International chief executive and favourite of Rupert Murdoch, has come under increasing scrutiny after the latest phone hacking revelations.
As Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt gives initial approval to News Corp’s plans to take over BSkyB, he tells Channel 4 News the move strengthens safeguards on plurality of media ownership.
Channel 4 News Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy reacts to the rumours that Sky News could be sold and looks at the possible ramifications.