Miliband v Murdoch: Can Ed win this “battle to the death”?
Who will win the batte between Ed Miliband and Rupert Murdoch – which has been described as a fight between “Ed and Goliath” and a “battle to the death”?
BSkyB
Public turn on Murdoch: 70% oppose BSkyB takeover, 72% say he has “too much influence”
Public opinion is firmly opposed to Rupert Murdoch’s proposed takeover of BSkyB, with voters finally waking up to the fact he has way too much influence over UK politics.
News of the World goes down in flames – but will a ‘Sunday Sun’ replace it?
The News of the World has been well and truly screwed – this Sunday will be the last edition – but will it be replaced by a ‘Sunday Sun’ asks Shamik Das.
News Corp/BSkyB takeover decision “delayed until September”
Jeremy Hunt will delay his decision on News Corporation’s takeover bid for BSkyB until September, the Financial Times reports this lunctime, reports Shamik Das.
Spineless Cameron fails to speak out against Brooks, Coulson or BSkyB deal
David Cameron, asked to condemn Rebekah Brooks, apologise for appointing Andy Coulson and call for a pause to the NewsCorp/BSkyB deal, failed to do so at PMQs today.
A slow motion death for critics of NewsCorp/BSkyB deal
Martin Moore, director of the Media Standards Trust, reacts to the news Jeremy Hunt is allowing just seven more days’ consultation on the NewsCorp/BSkyB deal.
No wonder Murdoch’s happy: the News Corp horse had already bolted
The stable door had been open for a good while before News Corporation tabled its bid for the 61 per cent of BSkyB it did not already own, writes Martin Moore, director of the Media Standards Trust.
Sky’s attack on Ofcom is unjustified
BSkyB has lost patience with the process for deciding whether News Corp be allowed to buy the 61 pc of Sky it does not currently own – and yelled at Ofcom.
Murdoch bids for total control of BSkyB
An economic liberalising coalition government will not step in to put a halt to News Corporations plans for total control of BSkyB.
Ofcom ruling on Sky will test Cameron if Tories win
Could David Cameron’s commitment that a future Tory government would restrict Ofcom’s remit have anything to do with Rupert Murdoch’s decision to support him?