Liberty Takeover of Virgin Media U.K. Again Pits Malone Against Murdoch
London ad sources expect a European marketing onslaught from a combined Liberty Global-Virgin Media company after Liberty founder John Malone announced the cable giant’s $16 billion agreed takeover of the [...]
News Corp. Abandons BSkyB Bid
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News Corp. has decided to drop its bid to acquire satellite company British Sky Broadcasting, the media conglomerate announced today.
Amid Scandal, News Corp. Stock Drops Dramatically
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The phone hacking scandal that has rocked Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and led to the closure of its News of the World has not gone unnoticed on Wall Street.
News Corp.’s BSkyB Bid in Peril?
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It was less than two weeks ago that the British government gave Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. the green light to move forward with the acquisition of British Sky Broadcasting.
Inside News Corp.’s Jockeying for Britain’s BSkyB
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After more than a year, News Corp.’s takeover bid for British satellite broadcaster BSkyB is nearing completion. Britain’s culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, gave his approval for the takeover last Thursday, [...]
U.K. Government Backs News Corp. BSkyB Takeover
Nearly a year after News Corp. first made moves to acquire British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate has finally gotten the go-ahead for a takeover from the [...]