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Murdoch pays the new government an early visit
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch visited Downing Street yesterday.
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The Coalition has “bent over backwards” to keep Vince Cable in Government despite his comments that he had “declared war on Murdoch” over News Corp’s deal to take over BSkyB, writes Gary Gibbon.
The Coalition has “bent over backwards” to keep Vince Cable in Government despite his comments that he had “declared war on Murdoch” over News Corp’s deal to take over BSkyB, writes Gary Gibbon.
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch visited Downing Street yesterday.
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One is spearheaded by former Downing Street adviser Sir Robbie Gibb, the other is reportedly being mulled by Rupert Murdoch’s News UK. Both insist they will be impartial.
Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full ownership of Sky has been thrown a lifeline. The government says the deal could go ahead if Mr Murdoch agrees to sell off Sky News to a credible owner. Unfortunately for Mr Murdoch, the government has also cleared a rival offer for Sky from the US media giant Comcast.…
The US media giant Comcast, which owns NBC and Universal Pictures, has launched a £22 billion bid for Sky, which could frustrate Rupert Murdoch’s efforts to take over the company. He’s already been the subject of concerns from the competition regulator about the amount of influence he would have over Britain’s media. Comcast says the only…
There’s been a major setback for Rupert Murdoch after the competition watchdog ruled that Fox’s multi-billion pound bid to take over Sky was not in the public interest. An interim ruling from the Competition and Markets Authority said it would give the Murdoch family too much influence over public opinion and the political agenda in…
Former Labour party leader Ed Miliband and Bloomberg’s entertainment reporter Anousha Sakoui discuss Rupert Murdoch’s decision to sell 21st Century Fox to Disney.
Rupert Murdoch’s £11 billion bid to take full control of Sky has been dealt a blow today after the government said it could ask the competition watchdog to look into the planned takeover by 21st Century Fox.