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News Corp. U.K. Employee Arrested in Tabloid Bribery Scandal

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:20:44 -0700
News Corp. (NWSA) ’s U.K. bribery scandal led to the arrest of an employee at its British publishing unit today, bringing to 30 the number of tabloid journalists, police officers and other public officials detained in the probe.
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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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This YouTube Star Wants To Create The Next Big News Network

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:36:53 -0700
"News as it happens."
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Hannity Signs Multi-Year Deal with FOX News

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:10:00 -0700
FOX News has signed Sean Hannity to a new multi-year deal where he will continue as the host of Hannity and extend his tenure at the network past the 20-year mark, announced Roger
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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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UK's Cameron again defends minister on News Corp.

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:16:29 -0700
Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday he had no regrets about his decision to put Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt in charge of deciding whether Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. could proceed with a bid to take over British Sky Broadcasting.
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UK minister leaked information in Sky deal: News Corp

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:08:00 -0700
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 ...
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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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UK appointed pro-Murdoch minister to News Corp bid

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:46:03 -0700
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron gave the job of ruling on a multi-billion dollar takeover by News Corp to a minister he knew supported the deal, an inquiry heard on Thursday, reigniting accusations he was in hock to Rupert Murdoch. Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary who was handed the task of deciding whether to support Murdoch's $12 billion bid for BSkyB, had previously sent a ...
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