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The European Commission said the deal did not raise any competition issues as the various companies operated in different countries

EU approves BSkyB's Italian, German acquisitions

European Union competition authorities have approved British broadcaster BSkyB's planned $9bn takeover of Rupert Murdoch's pay-TV companies in Germany and Italy, which will make it the biggest pay-TV provider in Europe.

Business • 11 Sep 14

The News of the World closed in 2011 after it emerged it had illegally accessed people's voicemails

George Clooney to direct adaption of "Hack Attack"

George Clooney is to direct and co-produce a film about the hacking scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch's news empire, which triggered the demise of its weekly News of the World.

News • 04 Sep 14

Rupert Murdoch abandons plans to create one of the world's largest media conglomerates

Murdoch's Fox abandons Time Warner takeover bid

Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox has decided to pull its $80 billion offer to buy Time Warner.

Business • 06 Aug 14

Rupert Murdoch's $80bn bid for Time Warner was revealed last month

Fox to make its case for Time Warner merger

Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox is expected to make an aggressive case for merging with Time Warner during its quarterly earnings call tomorrow, though people familiar with the company's plans have said it would not use that forum to raise its bid.

Business • 05 Aug 14

BSkyB is set to become a pan-European provider to compete with many of its rivals

BSkyB to take control of Sky Italia, Deutschland

British satellite television group BSkyB said it had agreed multi-billion-dollar deals with Rupert Murdoch's media empire 21st Century Fox to create a pan-European pay-TV giant.

Business • 25 Jul 14

Time Warner made the move to pre-empt any move by a shareholder

Time Warner moves to block any quick takeover

Time Warner’s board has moved to prevent its shareholders from calling special meetings, effectively throwing up a hurdle to any quick move to approve a potential takeover by Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox.

Business • 22 Jul 14

Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox issued a statement after media report of the offer

Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in Time Warner bid

Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox Inc has said it offered to buy Time Warner Inc, a move that would unite two of the world's most powerful media conglomerates, but Time Warner rejected its offer.

News • 17 Jul 14

BSkyB in talks for potential deal for Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia

BSkyB confirms talks with Fox over European assets

BSkyB said it was in early talks with Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox over the possible acquisition of its pay-TV assets in Germany and Italy

Business • 12 May 14

James Packer was angry that a TV news van was parked outside his house

Australian billionaire fined over street fight

One of Australia's richest men, billionaire James Packer, faced a fine of AU$500 (€338) along with television executive David Gyngell over a street brawl between them.

News • 09 May 14

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the issue is about 'lifeblood of a democracy'

Murdoch media accused of bias in election coverage

Australia's newspaper regulator has intervened in a dispute over alleged bias by Rupert Murdoch's newspapers in the country's election campaign.

News • 27 Aug 13

News Corp has based its British newspapers at Wapping since 1986

News Corp to leave London's Wapping next year

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is leaving the east London location whose name has become synonymous with the revolution which the magnate brought to Britain's media.

Business • 12 Jul 13

Changes at Rupert Murdoch's news company

News International changes name to News UK

Media company News International, which owns newspapers including The Sun and The Sunday Times, today changed its name to News UK.

Business • 26 Jun 13

Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng have been married since 1999

News Corp confirms Rupert Murdoch's divorce

News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his wife Wendi, the company has confirmed.

Business • 13 Jun 13

Rupert Murdoch will be chairman of the new News Corp and 21st Century Fox

News Corp board approves company split

News Corp has said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies.

Business • 24 May 13

Rupert Murdoch to remain as chairman of both companies

News Corp board approves split

News Corp has said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies.

Business • 24 May 13

BSkyB 'fit and proper' to hold British TV licence

British TV group BSkyB is “fit and proper” to hold a broadcast licence, Britain's media regulator has said after an investigation sparked by allegations of criminality at shareholder News Corp.

News • 21 Sep 12

BSkyB a 'fit and proper' broadcaster - Ofcom

British pay-TV group BSkyB is 'fit and proper' to hold a broadcast licence, Britain's media regulator said.

Business • 20 Sep 12

Elizabeth Murdoch with her father and brother James

I don't want the top job - Elisabeth Murdoch

Elisabeth Murdoch said today she had no ambition to succeed her father Rupert as head of his News Corp global media empire.

Business • 24 Aug 12

Rupert Murdoch said the purpose of the review was to test internal controls

News Corp sets up ethics team over hacking scandal

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has set up a global compliance and ethics team led by its top in-house lawyer, as it deals with the fallout of the phone-hacking scandal that hit the company last year.

News • 16 Aug 12

News Corp reports £1 billion loss

News Corporation has reported a loss in its quarterly results, with the company facing ongoing legal charges over the phone-hacking scandal.

Business • 09 Aug 12

Murdoch resigns from News Corporation boards

Rupert Murdoch has stepped down from his role as director of a number of boards linked to his British newspaper titles.

Business • 23 Jul 12

Murdoch steps down as News International director

News Corp's Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as a director of News International, the company which oversees the Sun, Times and Sunday Times newspapers, an internal memo has confirmed.

News • 22 Jul 12

News Corp mulls restructuring measures

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp group said today it was "considering a restructuring".

Business • 27 Jun 12

Murdoch BSkyB bid was an 'inconvenience' - Osborne

The Murdoch bid for full control of BSkyB was a "political inconvenience" that would "cause us trouble one way or the other", the British Chancellor told the Leveson Inquiry.

News • 11 Jun 12

Blair says he got too close to Murdoch's empire

Former British prime minister Tony Blair has told a press ethics inquiry that he got too close to Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

News • 29 May 12