BSkyB bid
#jpod: The top news stories from Journalism.co.uk, 25 March 2011
jpod includes a look at the accounts of journalists detained in Libya, the government's consultation on News Corporation's bid for BSkyB and acting deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police John Yates denies he had misled MPs
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 25/03/11BSkyB takeover: plans for Sky News are 'completely inadequate', claims union
Broadcast union Bectu has warned that Sky News will still be 'deeply dependent' on News Corp, despite creation of independent company
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 21/03/11Alliance of media rivals calls on MPs to oppose News Corp's Sky bid
Newspaper groups send letter to all MPs and peers challenging Jeremy Hunt's approval of an undertaking to spin off Sky News
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 14/03/11NUJ: News Corp proposal to spin off Sky News is a 'whitewash'
Union general secretary Jeremy Dear has called on supporters to protest against the decision outside Hunt's department
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 03/03/11Hunt approves News Corp's plan to spin off Sky News
Channel will be spun off under a separate publicly limited company to ease concerns over media plurality
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 03/03/11News Corp and BSkyB attack Ofcom over bid report
News Corp responded to Ofcom's report today, accusing the regulator of failing to approach its assessment with and open mind and carrying out the review with the intention of identifying concerns
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 25/01/11Hunt delays referral decision over News Corp's BSkyB bid
The culture secretary announced today that he intends to refer the bid to the Competition Commission but will first hear "undertakings" from News Corp
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 25/01/11'All hell will break loose' if Hunt ignores Ofcom, warns Lord Razzall
Speaking at last night's campaign meeting at the Houses of Parliament, Razzall said it is 'inconceivable that a secretary of state faced with a recommendation from Ofcom should ignore it'
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 13/01/11Protestors interrupt appearance by culture secretary
Around 30 demonstrators entered the LSE auditorium where Jeremy Hunt was speaking to protest News Corp's takeover bid for BSkyB
Posted by Joel Gunter on 12/01/11Cable intervenes in News Corp bid for BSkyB
Business secretary has ordered Ofcom to investigate News Corp's takeover bid and report by 31 November
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 04/11/10NUJ calls for more support in campaign against Murdoch
The National Union of Journalists joins campaign to block a News Corp bid for remainder of BSkyB
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 17/09/10Rupert Murdoch's bid for Sky should be blocked, Vince Cable told
Claire Enders tells business secretary News Corp's purchase of 60.9 per cent of BSkyB it does not own would be "a reduction in media plurality to an unacceptably low level"
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Labour calls for amendments to media takeover rules
Shadow culture secretary Ivan Lewis calls for cross-party support for amendment to media takeover rules
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 30 August 2011Prime Minister's statement to House of Commons in full
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 [...]
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 20 July 2011Jeremy Hunt considering impact of News of the World closure on BSkyB bid
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is now considering the BSkyB takeover bit as the latest consultation closed at noon today
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 8 July 2011NUJ to protest against green light for News Corp's BSkyB takeover
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
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 30 June 2011Financial Times: Clearance on BSkyB bid delayed by at least two weeks
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
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 10 May 2011Guardian: Shadow culture secretary calls for end to politics in media takeovers
Jeremy Hunt considers ending politicians' quasi-judicial role as part of new Communications Bill
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 21 April 2011Vince Cable on Telegraph recording: "I thought about resigning"
Vince Cable was stripped of the responsibility for making a decision over News Corp's bid for BSkyB after comments made to Telegraph reporters
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 18 April 2011Guardian: Telegraph journalists 'provisionally cleared' by leak investigation
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
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 2 March 2011Telegraph: Sky News to be 'hived off' into independent trust
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
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 2 March 2011New Statesman: Lay off Murdoch, says leaked Labour memo
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
Posted by Joel Gunter on 2 February 2011News Corp's BSkyB bid: a timeline
Dipity timeline showing progress of the BSkyB bid
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 25 January 2011BECTU calls on members to take action over BSkyB takeover bid
Media and entertainment union BECTU urges members to contact MPs calling for referral of News Corp's BSkyB bid to the competition commission
Posted by Joel Gunter on 18 January 2011Peston: Ofcom has recommended BSkyB bid go to competition commission, that is a fact
Robert Peston insists Ofcom sending News Corp's BSkyB bid to the Competition Commission is not just speculation
Posted by Joel Gunter on 13 January 2011Stephen Glover: 'Attack Google too, if you value privacy'
Stephen Glover critiques the Murdoch backlash in his Independent column, and suggests those opposing the BSkyB bid should consider how Google affects privacy
Posted by Alice Vincent on 10 January 2011MediaGuardian: What do the new phone-hacking developments mean for News Corp's Sky bid?
Guardian suggests political risks to Jeremy Hunt as phone-hacking scandal tarnishes News Corp's takeover bid for BSkyB
Posted by Alice Vincent on 7 January 2011News Corp Sky bid: Church of England weighs in
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'
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 23 November 2010Telegraph: Blocking Sky bid may jeopardise News Corp UK investment, warns James Murdoch
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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Prescott calls for delay in BSkyB takeover bid after phone-hacking arrests
Former deputy prime minister has repeated his call for a decision on the bid to be postponed while Met police phone-hacking investigation takes place
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 06/04/11