Former special advisor to the culture secretary and News Corporation's head of public affairs to appear before inquiry on Thursday (24 May)
Culture secretary tells reporters he 'will be handing over all my private texts and emails to my special adviser' Adam Smith
In a statement to the House of Commons, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt dismissed accusations 'there was a back channel through which News Corporation was able to influence decisions' in relation to its bid for BSkyB
Adam Smith, special advisor to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt, who the Leveson inquiry heard was often the point of contact for News Corp during the BSkyB bid, said his activities 'at times went to far'
Broadcast regulator is inviting submissions to a consultation on media ownership and plurality requested by the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt calls on media regulator Ofcom to propose new media plurality measures which can be applied across all forms of the media
Bid for full control of broadcaster withdrawn ahead of Commons vote on government-backed Labour motion
David Cameron calls on News Corporation to get its 'house in order' during lively prime minister's questions
Tom Watson singles out BBC political editor Nick Robinson for 'missing the story of his life'
News Limited chairman John Hartigan says he has 'no reason to suspect any wrongdoing' at the company
Ed Miliband calls for Rupert Murdoch 'to recognise the feelings of the public' and withdraw BSkyB bid
Jeremy Hunt sends BSkyB bid to Competition Commission as News Corp withdraws its undertakings to spin off Sky News
Scotland Yard says Evening Standard story on News of the World paying royal protection officers represents a deliberate attempt to undermine investigation
The culture secretary contacts Ofcom and Office of Fair Trading to take another look at News Corps' bid for BSkyB
Government whip rejects emergency House of Lords question over delaying bid process but says that a decision will not be rushed
News Corp chairman says alleged phone hacking is 'deplorable and unacceptable' but indicates that Brooks will continue to lead News International
Broadcasting regulator acknowledges it has 'a duty to be satisfied that the holder of a broadcasting licence is fit and proper'
Prime minister said this morning that an inquiry was needed but warned it could jeopardise the current police investigation
MP Tom Watson warns Hunt he will pay 'a very high political price' if he allows the BSkyB News Corp merger
Hunt said in a statement today that he plans to give News Corp's bid a green light, subject to a minor new consultation
Shadow culture secretary Ivan Lewis calls for cross-party support for amendment to media takeover rules
David Cameron recalled MPs before the summer recess to discuss the developing issues relating to phone hacking. Here is his full statement read to the House of Commons before the debate: With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement. Over the past two weeks, a torrent of revelations and allegations has engulfed [...]
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is now considering the BSkyB takeover bit as the latest consultation closed at noon today
The National Union of Journalists is planning to protest outside the Department of Culture, Media and Sport headquarters in London, over News Corp's BSkyB takeover bid
Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Ofcom require more information about the merger remedy offered by News Corp before the company's BSkyB bid can go ahead
Jeremy Hunt considers ending politicians' quasi-judicial role as part of new Communications Bill
Vince Cable was stripped of the responsibility for making a decision over News Corp's bid for BSkyB after comments made to Telegraph reporters
Telegraph journalists have been 'provisionally cleared' by an internal investigation into how recordings of Vince Cable 'declaring war' on Rupert Murdoch were picked up by the BBC
The Telegraph reports proposals to 'hive off' Sky News into an independent trust as part of News Corporation's bid for full ownership of BSkyB
New Statesman's Dan Hodges claims to have obtained an email sent on behalf of Ed Miliband's director of strategy Tom Baldwin warning Labour spokespeople to avoid linking hacking with the BSkyB bid
Dipity timeline showing progress of the BSkyB bid
Media and entertainment union BECTU urges members to contact MPs calling for referral of News Corp's BSkyB bid to the competition commission
Robert Peston insists Ofcom sending News Corp's BSkyB bid to the Competition Commission is not just speculation
Stephen Glover critiques the Murdoch backlash in his Independent column, and suggests those opposing the BSkyB bid should consider how Google affects privacy
Guardian suggests political risks to Jeremy Hunt as phone-hacking scandal tarnishes News Corp's takeover bid for BSkyB
Church media spokesman the Bishop of Manchester, the Right Rev Nigel McCulloch, said if the bid were accepted it would 'place News Corp in a position of dominance'
Rupert Murdoch’s son James, who heads News Corporation’s Europe and Asia operations, warned that it could relocate some of its most innovative projects to more “welcoming” countries if its bid for Sky is blocked by the UK, according to a report by the Telegraph. Earlier this month, business secretary Vince Cable issued an intervention notice [...]
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