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   Pitch news: BSkyB, The Home Office, Centrica, Department of Health

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   International - 25/05/2012

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2. On the Hunt: What James Murdoch's Leveson evidence tells us about public affairs

   Opinion: Guest Columnists

   Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been landed right in it following James Murdoch's evidence to the Leveson Inquiry on Media Ethics, over... Read more

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   Kevin Johnson - 25/04/2012

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3. Were there once two Monopolies and Mergers Commissions? One for Rupert Murdoch and one for everyone else?

   Opinion: Guest Columnists

   Jim Chisholm, an advisor to some of the world's leading news media companies, looks at what James Murdoch's resignation as BSkyB chairman... Read more

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   Jim Chisholm - 04/04/2012

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   Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt faces new pressure to resign over BSkyB bias

   Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is facing fresh calls to resign after details emerged of a written memo to David Cameron espousing his support of Rupert Murdoch’s bid to wrest control of BSkyB. ... Read more

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   UK - 25/05/2012

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   BSkyB profits from Competition Commission U-turn

   The Competition Commission has abruptly reversed its provisional decision of August 2011 and cleared Sky Movies of having “adverse effects on competition”. ... Read more

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   UK - 24/05/2012

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   BSkyB keeps its distance for now - but will Murdoch still bag the main prize in the end?

   The fallout from the Commons Select Commiteee's fierce condemnation of Rupert Murdoch continued yesterday with British Sky Broadcasting distancing itself from its largest shareholder, Murdoch’s News Corporation. ... Read more

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   UK - 03/05/2012

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   BSkyB sees record sales of home communications offering as it reports 5% revenue growth during start of 2012

   Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has revealed a record quarter for home communications sales as it reports revenue growth of 5% in its unaudited three-quarter report, reaching £5,078m. ... Read more

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   London - 02/05/2012

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   Prime Minister explains to Commons why he opposes immediate inquiry in Hunt and BSkyB allegations

   Prime Minister David Cameron was forced by the Speaker, John Bercow to go to the House of Commons yesterday to explain why he was not launching an immediate inquiry into allegations that culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, breached the ministerial... Read more

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   London - 01/05/2012

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   Labour want PM to tell Commons why he has blocked immediate inquiry into Government links with BSkyB

   Prime Minister David Cameron is being asked to come to the House of Commons today to explain why he is opposed to an immediate inquiry into any breaches of the ministerial code by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt in his role in the takeover attempt... Read more

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   London - 30/04/2012

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    Ofcom to study phone hacking evidence as it probes BSkyB through 'fit and proper' test

    Media regulator Ofcom has escalated its ‘fit and proper’ investigation into BSkyB, having said that it will study evidence of phone hacking within News International, which could result in parent company News Corporation reducing its stake in the... Read more

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    London - 27/04/2012

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