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BSkyB Shares Drop As Hunt Offers Regulators A Do-Over On News Corp. Deal

Jul 11, 2011 4:57 AM

Another major setback for News Corp in the UK today: Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, is sending back the media giant’s bid for broadcaster BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) to both the broadcast regulator Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading. The next step? A possible referral to the Competition Commission, giving…

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BSkyB Growth Raises News Corp Stakes

Apr 28, 2011 7:22 AM

BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) has reported strong growth in the three months to the end of March, adding pressure on Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation (NSDQ: NWS) to improve its 700p-per-share offer when culture secretary Jeremy Hunt gives final clearance for the takeover to go ahead.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Satellite, Money, Earnings, Companies, News Corp., BSkyB, jeremy darroch, ofcom, rupert murdoch

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