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U.K. Government Backs News Corp. BSkyB Takeover

But they'll have to make a few concessions

By Emma Bazilian

June 30, 2011

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 U.K. government provided that they make some concessions, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Emma Bazilian
@adweekemma emma.bazilian@adweek.com Emma Bazilian is Adweek's features editor.
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