Rupert Murdoch BSkyB takeover gets government go-ahead

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has been given government approval for its controversial bid to take over BSkyB.

The green light follows News Corp's offer to spin off Sky News as an independent company.

Rival media groups dismissed News Corp's offer as a "whitewash" and said they would "vigorously contest" it.

News Corp, which owns the Sun, the News of the World and the Times and the Sunday Times, is looking to take over the 61% of BSkyB that it does not own.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he intended to accept News Corp's offer rather than refer the takeover to the Competition Commission.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12631875



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Sleaze! Sky! Sleaze!

Another one I did over a year ago that shows nothing changes.
Murdoch opponent Cable conveniently taken out of the
Murdoch BSKYB decision and handed over to known Murdoch
toady Jeremy Hunt. Sleaze, sleaze, sleaze.

Same Old Tories, Same Old Lies

Idiot

Shadow Culture Minister Does His Master's Bidding

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/tories-threaten-to-tear-up-lord-reiths-bbc-legacy-1805627.html?action=Popup


Only a couple of weeks since Murdoch endorsed the Tories and low and behold the Tories repay their master's kindness stating their plans to 'rip up' the BBC's Royal Charter. One thing you can always say for the Tories they're not hung up on quality, at least not for the rest of us anyway.