# BSKYB

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# jobs fairy

New Sky services to create 900 Irish jobs

Sky will launch its phone and broadband services later this year with plans to open a customer care centre in Dublin.

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Jul 26th 2012, 12:03 PM

# Leveson

Leveson: Gordon Brown contradicts Murdoch, criticises The Sun

The former British Prime Minister kicked off a week of senior political witnesses at the inquiry into British media ethics which also heard from current Chancellor George Osborne.

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Jun 11th 2012, 6:55 PM

# Inquiry

Investigation launched into donations for British culture secretary

The British parliament’s commissioner for standards has opened an inquiry into allegations Jeremy Hunt failed to register donations from media companies.

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May 21st 2012, 2:13 PM

# Fallout

Confirmed: James Murdoch resigns as BSkyB chairman

However, he remains on the board as a non-executive director of the company, stating he has behaved “ethically at all times”.

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Apr 3rd 2012, 3:00 PM

# Under Threat

Al-Jazeera to compete for Sky's Premier League rights - report

The broadcaster is danger of losing their rights to show top flight English football according to the league’s chief executive.

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Mar 21st 2012, 8:00 PM

# Cash Money

Fergie is the Beeb's new best friend, thinks TV companies have too much power

The Manchester United boss feels that Sky and ESPN are “God” when it comes to the Premier League schedule.

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Sep 27th 2011, 10:34 AM

# Move over Auntie

F1 bosses cautious as Sky snap up race rights

Blow for the Beeb who will only broadcast half of the races live from next season onwards.

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Jul 29th 2011, 12:15 PM

# NOTW

Rupert Murdoch signs public apology public over phone-hacking

A full-page advert in all of today’s British papers says sorry for the “serious wrongdoing that occurred” at NotW.

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Jul 16th 2011, 10:40 AM

# Phone Hacking

Timeline: News of the World hacking scandal

As Rebekah Brooks bows to pressure to resign, take a look back at events leading up to the scandal…

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Jul 15th 2011, 12:27 PM

# News International

Meet the new CEO of News International... Tom Mockridge

Who is Tom Mockridge? 9 things you probably don’t know about the Sky Italia boss who stepped into Rebekah Brooks’s shoes today.

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Jul 15th 2011, 11:16 AM

# NOTW

Under-fire Murdoch insists: "We've handled crisis extremely well"

His comments came as an FBI investigation into alleged attempts to hack the phones of 9/11 victims was confirmed.

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Jul 15th 2011, 8:33 AM

# Hacking

Hacking: Another arrest with calls for US probe and Murdoch to face questions

The phone hacking scandal that has engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has spread to the US.

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Jul 14th 2011, 11:15 AM

# Hacking

News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB

It follows the controversy surrounding the allegations that newspapers owned by its proprietor Ruper Murdoch were involved in phone-hacking.

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Jul 13th 2011, 2:45 PM

# BSKYB

British government to pressure Murdoch to abandon BSkyB bid

Britain’s Conservative Party has indicated that it will support the opposition in calling for News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch to withdraw his bid “in the public interest”.

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Jul 12th 2011, 5:50 PM

# BSKYB

UK Labour leader calls to delay BSkyB takeover

The Liberal Democrats – currently in coalition with the Conservatives – have hinted at supporting the opposition in calls to postpone the proposed takeover.

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Jul 10th 2011, 1:07 PM