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  • 10 Jul 2011

    Sales of the final edition of the News of the World jump 30 per cent as the Sunday tabloid apologises, telling its readers: “Quite simply we lost our way”.

  • 9 Jul 2011

    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.

  • 7 Jul 2011

    The Government’s decision on Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of BSkyB could be delayed after a flurry of responses, as the broadcaster’s share price falls in the wake of News of the World hacking claims.

  • 7 Jul 2011

    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.

  • 30 Jun 2011

    The Government says it is ready to accept the Murdoch-owned News Corporation takeover of BSkyB, but a Labour MP brands the move as a “seedy deal”.

  • 17 May 2011

    Silverstone – the home of the British Grand Prix – shows off its new £27million pits and paddock complex – as speculation continues over the ownership of Formula One’s worldwide commercial rights.

  • 3 Mar 2011

    Sky News will be spun off by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, allowing the media mogul’s proposed deal to take full control of BSkyB to go ahead with Government backing.

  • 3 Mar 2011

    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.

  • 2 Mar 2011

    Channel 4 News Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy reacts to the rumours that Sky News could be sold and looks at the possible ramifications.

  • 26 Jan 2011

    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?

  • 25 Jan 2011

    News Corp battles for BSkyB

    A big chunk of News Corps argument that Ofcom’s been unreasonably severe in recommending referral to the Competition Commission is based on whether just because you get a news product from Sky News (like Channel 5 or IRN) doesn’t mean you’re getting Sky’s editorial judgment.

  • 25 Jan 2011

    The M word and m'learned friend

    The issue of Rupert Murdoch and his News Corporation is back on the front page. It hasn’t been far from it since he expressed the desire to take over the rest of BSkyB that he does not own.

  • 25 Jan 2011

    Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt gives News Corp more time to meet concerns over its bid to take over BSkyB, as MPs and the deal’s opponents tell Channel 4 News there are still questions to be answered.

  • 24 Jan 2011

    The Prime Minister’s private dinner with News Corporation executives raises questions over his impartiality in the light of News Corp’s attempt to take over BSkyB, one MP tells Channel 4 News.

  • 20 Jan 2011

    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.

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