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What a week it is proving for Murdoch
Jon Snow blogs: the sacking of Andy Gray represents a major watershed in our social revolution, but what now for Rupert Murdoch whose media outlets continue to dominate headlines?
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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.
Rupert Murdoch’s biographer tells Channel 4 News the tycoon “is in more trouble than he has ever been in” and questions News Corp’s entire future after another dramatic day in the phone-hack crisis.
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.
As calls grow for Rebekah Brooks to be sacked, Channel 4 News learns the axing of the News of the World may have “shifted” the fate of Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control of 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.
Jon Snow blogs: the sacking of Andy Gray represents a major watershed in our social revolution, but what now for Rupert Murdoch whose media outlets continue to dominate headlines?
Channel 4 News learns that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is in talks with the government about relinquishing control of Sky News in return for being allowed to buy the remaining part of BSkyB.
Media analysts tell Channel 4 News that Business Secretary Vince Cable’s remarks about Rupert Murdoch make it more likely his bid to take over BSkyB will go through.
The government will desperately not want to be seen to be bending the knee to Murdoch. He was amongst the first callers on David Cameron when he entered No. 10 but he came in by the back door and he’s a man politicians prefer to court in private not in public.