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News Corp. lobbyist testifies on UK govt contacts
Thu, 24 May 2012 08:42:51 -0700
A lobbyist for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. testified Thursday that he thought a U.K. government minister knew that one of his aides was providing Murdoch's company with information on its bid to take over the British Sky Broadcasting satellite network.
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News Corp. Lobbyist Michel Sent 1,000 Messages on BSkyB Deal
Thu, 24 May 2012 08:07:42 -0700
News Corp. (NWSA) ’s chief European lobbyist told an inquiry he pushed for secret documents and meetings with U.K. government officials that were considered a conflict of interest during its bid for British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc.
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UK minister leaked information in Sky deal: News Corp
Thu, 24 May 2012 08:06:08 -0700
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK minister in charge of approving News Corp's bid for BSkyB passed on information about the process to Murdoch's media empire through his aide, a News Corp lobbyist insisted, brushing off denials by the government. Fred Michel said he had had no inappropriate contact with the minister, Jeremy Hunt, while he was deciding whether the $12 billion bid would impair media ...
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News Corp out of race for Turkey's ATV TV: sources
Thu, 24 May 2012 01:13:23 -0700
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has dropped out of the race to buy ATV television from Turkish group Calik Holding, but Time Warner Inc and Dubai-based Abraaj Capital remain interested in bidding, sources close to the process have told Reuters. Calik, which also has interests in energy and finance, appointed Goldman Sachs in January to manage the sale of a controlling stake in ...
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Lobbyist defends Hunt contact with News Corp
Thu, 24 May 2012 06:47:17 -0700
A lobbyist for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. told a press ethics inquiry on Thursday that he saw nothing "inappropriate" in contacting the British culture minister's office over the bid for BSkyB.
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Jeremy Hunt leaked information in Sky deal - News Corp
Thu, 24 May 2012 08:59:11 -0700
LONDON (Reuters) - The minister in charge of approving News Corp's bid for BSkyB passed on information about the process to Murdoch's media empire through his aide, a News Corp lobbyist insisted, brushing off denials by the government. Fred Michel said he had had no inappropriate contact with the minister, Jeremy Hunt, while he was deciding whether the $12 billion (7.6 billion pounds) bid would ...
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A Closer Look at That Fox News Viewer Survey
Thu, 24 May 2012 07:55:02 -0700
Yesterday we wrote about a study which found that people who watch no news were better informed than those who exclusively watched Fox News. And yes, we heard your complaints.
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Cloudforce: News International Trusts Customer Data to the Cloud
Wed, 23 May 2012 14:30:38 -0700
Newspaper publisher News International is using cloud-based solutions from Salesforce.com, CloudSense and Zuora to fulfil product orders, analyse customer behaviour patterns and process payments.
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News trio called on hacking 'lies'
Wed, 23 May 2012 07:09:10 -0700
Three former News International executives are to face the British Parliament's watchdog over claims they lied when giving phone-hacking evidence.
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Jeremy Hunt Aide Allegedly Discussed BSkyB Deal With News Corp. Lobbyist
Thu, 24 May 2012 05:56:18 -0700
LONDON (AP) — A lobbyist for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. says he had the impression that a government minister was aware of information being given by an aide about the company's bid to take over British broadcaster BSkyB.
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