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Spazito

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3. The next brick to hit the Murdoch empire, I hope, is...

Tue May 1, 2012, 02:04 PM

May 2012

that Ofcom rules that News Corp would NOT "be a fit and proper owner of the satellite broadcaster BSkyB" and that BSkyB, under News Corp, is NOT "fit and proper to continue to hold its broadcast licences."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr/26/ofcom-extends-bskyb-investigation

BSkyB is very lucrative for News Corp and to lose it and/or it's licences would decrease the value of the corporation enormously and, I believe, would result in the shareholders of News Corp racing to dump Murdoch and anyone affiliated with him and his empire.

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Rupert Murdoch is history - he will die in disgrace [View all] malaise May 2012 OP

I don't think he'll ever die. lpbk2713 May 2012 #1

This scandal will kill him malaise May 2012 #2

The next brick to hit the Murdoch empire, I hope, is... Spazito May 2012 #3

Oooh, thanks for that - I'd missed that development muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #7

News Corp and BSkyB shares rise on talk Rupert Murdoch may sell stake in satellite broadcasting comp malaise May 2012 #9

Ooohhhh, that's gotta hurt... Spazito May 2012 #10

Unfortunately, his US empire is intact Warpy May 2012 #4

Not for much longer malaise May 2012 #5

I sincerely hope that's true. Warpy May 2012 #8

Dupert Doomcock will be around when we're all gone... dogknob May 2012 #6

How come Fox News is not reporting on this? Or any US media outlet? n/t vaberella May 2012 #11

The any US media outlets is even worse malaise May 2012 #12