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Hunt lobbied Cameron on News Corp's behalf

Maisie McCabe — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:35:00 GMT

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt made private representations to prime minister David Cameron on behalf of News Corporation's bid for BSkyB in the weeks before being handed responsibility for the merger, it has emerged.

The Sun on Sunday claims "success" despite tumbling sales

Arif Durrani — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT

News International's commercial chief has hailed the first 10 weeks of The Sun on Sunday as a "success story with both readers and advertisers", despite continued falls in copy sales.

NEWSPAPER ABCs: Sun on Sunday is biggest faller in April

Daniel Farey-Jones — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:05:00 GMT

The circulation of The Sun's Sunday edition continued down in April, two months after its high-profile launch, but it remains over double that of the Sunday Mirror and its rate of decline slowed.

News Corp profits rise 37% despite $63m hacking scandal charge

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

News Corporation has reported income before taxes of $1.28bn (£793.4m), a year-on-year increase of 37%, despite an ad revenue decline at its British newspapers, the absence of the News of the World and $63m (£39m) in costs relating to the hacking scandal.

Vince Cable: 'I certainly do feel vindicated'

Arif Durrani — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:02:00 GMT

Vince Cable, the business secretary stripped of handling News Corporation's bid to buy BSkyB amid doubts about his impartiality, has admitted to feeling "vindicated" as successor Jeremy Hunt faces public ridicule for his perceived handling of the process.

News Corp board expresses 'full confidence' in Rupert Murdoch

Arif Durrani — Thu, 03 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

News Corporation board members have issued an "unanimous statement of support" for Rupert Murdoch, their embattled chief executive and chairman.

Rupert Murdoch's message to News International staff after MPs report

Arif Durrani — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:20:00 GMT

Following a damning report by MPs on a Select committee yesterday, and continued negative media coverage from many quarters, Rupert Murdoch, the 81-year-old media mogul, took the time to write to all News International staff. His full leaked memo follows...

Rupert Murdoch is 'not fit' to run News Corporation, claim MPs

Maisie McCabe — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:01:00 GMT

Rupert Murdoch is "not fit" to have "stewardship of a major international company", while his son James showed "wilful ignorance" over phone hacking, according to a Select Committee report published today.

Ofcom extends review of News Corp's ownership of BSkyB

Maisie McCabe — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:50:00 GMT

Ofcom has asked News International for documents relating to phone hacking settlements, after stepping its probe into whether News Corporation is a "fit and proper" shareholder of BSkyB.

Murdoch: News Corporation shareholders 'want me to get rid of newspapers'

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:53:00 GMT

Rupert Murdoch has taken the stand at Leveson Inquiry for the second day, after admitting yesterday (25 April) that News Corporation's shareholders would like him to "get rid of" all the company's newspapers.