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Sky leaves rivals playing catch-up in Libya
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This article titled "Sky leaves rivals playing catch-up in Libya" was written by Patrick Foster, for The Guardian on Sunday 28th August 2011 22.00 UTC
As the Libyan rebels rolled into Tripoli, Sky News beamed a steady stream of live reports from Alex Crawford. The network's special correspondent led the way in last Sunday's...
Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid
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This article titled "Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid" was written by Polly Curtis, for The Guardian on Sunday 28th August 2011 19.22 UTC
Labour is trying to secure cross-party support for an emergency change in the law to prevent News Corporation from renewing its bid to take full ownership of BSkyB.
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Sky’s Alex Crawford: ‘sexist’ to ask if motherhood compatible with frontline
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This article titled “Sky’s Alex Crawford: ‘sexist’ to ask if motherhood compatible with frontline” was written by Dan Sabbagh, for guardian.co.uk on Saturday 27th August 2011 13.43 UTC
Her four children ask why she can’t work at their school but Alex Crawford, the award winning Sky News reporter, said...
News Corp’s BSkyB deal: what do the documents reveal?
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This article titled "News Corp's BSkyB deal: what do the documents reveal?" was written by James Robinson and Josh Halliday, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 24th August 2011 14.12 UTC
The government has published a tranche of documents relating to the deal that never was – News Corporation's aborted £8bn bid...
Local TV is happening, but it bears no relation to Jeremy Hunt’s big vision
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This article titled "Local TV is happening, but it bears no relation to Jeremy Hunt's big vision" was written by Steve Hewlett, for The Guardian on Sunday 21st August 2011 18.29 UTC
As ministerial tenures go, Jeremy Hunt's is starting to look pretty successful – although mostly for reasons beyond his control. I don't...
News Corp income rises by 12% to $5bn as Murdoch defends empire
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This article titled "News Corp income rises by 12% to $5bn as Murdoch defends empire" was written by Dominic Rushe, New York, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 11th August 2011 06.56 UTC
Rupert Murdoch pledged to do "whatever is necessary" to prevent a repeat of the phone-hacking scandal that led to the closure of his News...
News Corp’s headache - what should Murdoch do with a $12bn cash pile?
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This article titled "News Corp's headache - what should Murdoch do with a $12bn cash pile?" was written by Roy Greenslade, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 8th August 2011 07.20 UTC
News Corp's board will meet in Los Angeles tomorrow for the first time since the phone hacking scandal turned toxic in early July.
It may...
James Murdoch back to chair BSkyB board meeting
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This article titled "James Murdoch back to chair BSkyB board meeting" was written by Jane Martinson, for The Guardian on Thursday 28th July 2011 00.42 UTC
James Murdoch will on Thursday chair a full board meeting of BSkyB for the first time since his family firm dropped its bid for full control of the satellite business. It will...
Discovery strikes deals for its first 3D TV shows outside US
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This article titled "Discovery strikes deals for its first 3D TV shows outside US" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 27th July 2011 06.35 UTC
Discovery Networks, home to shows including Mythbusters and Deadliest Catch, is to make and broadcast its first 3D TV shows outside the US after striking deals with...
James Murdoch likely to remain BSkyB head after winning key backer
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This article titled "James Murdoch likely to remain BSkyB head after winning key backer" was written by Jane Martinson, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 27th July 2011 06.34 UTC
James Murdoch is likely to remain chairman of satellite company BSkyB after winning the support of the leading independent director ahead of a crunch meeting...