GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -BSkyB Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch responded to accusations by British lawmakers about Rupert Murdoch’s running of media conglomerate News Corp., saying that BSkyB is fit to hold its broadcasting license. Darroch told reporters that his company “remains fit and proper” to hold the license, stating that “It’s important to remember that Sky and [...]
Murdoch son resigns to avoid Sky falling
April 3, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – James Murdoch, 39-year-old son of media mogul Rupert, handed in a letter of resignation from his role as chairman of the board of BSkyB to prevent damage from phone hacking scandals to affect the TV station’s chances of having its license renewed by the British government. The younger Murdoch said Tuesday that [...]
Phone hacking in UK takes centre stage with scandal’s latest crop
July 19, 2011 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It would be easy to believe nothing is happening in Britain except the phone hacking scandal, judging by UK headlines, with a fresh crop of details Tuesday about the sagging Murdoch news empire. British Members of Parliament are scheduled to question Rupert Murdoch, his son James and their former News International head [...]
