Cable: News Corp targeted Lib Dems with ‘veiled threats’
Vince Cable has claimed that the Liberal Democrats faced “veiled threats” that the party would be “done in” by News Corp newspapers if he did not approve the company’s bid to take over BSkyB. The...
View ArticleHunt congratulated Murdoch on BSkyB progress hours before taking...
Jeremy Hunt congratulated James Murdoch after the European Commission (EC) approved News Corp’s bid for BSkyB, just hours before the UK Government put the culture secretary in charge of making the...
View ArticleRegular plurality tests for media companies recommended by Ofcom
Media organisations should be subject to regular reviews to ensure that no one company has too much power within the UK media landscape, Ofcom has advised culture secretary Jeremy Hunt. After the News...
View ArticleNews Corp split ‘not about phone-hacking’
Rupert Murdoch yesterday confirmed the separation of News Corp’s publishing and entertainment divisions – but denied the move was driven by the phone-hacking scandal. The $54m company will split into...
View ArticleHunt: Leveson evidence vindicated handling of BSkyB
Jeremy Hunt believes his appearance at the Leveson inquiry vindicated his handling of News Corp’s BSkyB bid and should remove any doubts about his integrity. His special aide, Adam Smith, resigned for...
View ArticleJames Murdoch reappointed as BSkyB director
James Murdoch has been reappointed as a director at BSkyB despite having stepped down as its chairman in the wake of the phone hacking scandal. Last year’s AGM saw a third of shareholders vote against...
View ArticleBSkyB hoovers up new customers in o2 broadband deal
BSkyB will become the UK’s second-largest broadband provider after announcing a deal to acquire Telefónica’s o2 and BE broadband business. The deal will add over 500,000 to Sky’s 4.2 million broadband...
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Channel 4 awarded BT Sport contract worth up to £40m
Channel 4 has beaten rivals BSkyB and Channel 5 to an advertising sales contract for BT’s sports channels BT Sport1, BT Sport2 and ESPN. It had been widely speculated that BT would award the contract...
View ArticleBSkyB executive dies in Padstow speedboat accident
BSkyB executive Nick Milligan, who was killed in a tragic speedboat accident in Padstow, Cornwall on Sunday afternoon, has been described as “a great friend and colleague,” whose loss will be felt...
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Concerns remain as shareholders back News Corp split
Shareholders have backed News Corporation’s move to separate its publishing and entertainment arms, although concerns remain that Rupert Murdoch will stay in charge of both. The split, approved by the...
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