BSkyB hangs onto broadcasting license; James Murdoch criticized
Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com - Thursday, September 20, 2012
LONDON -- British Sky Broadcasting, the satellite TV network partially owned by Rupert Murdoch, remains a “fit and proper” holder of a broadcast license despite the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed Murdoch’s media empire, Britain’s communications watchdog said Thursday. However, the regulatory agency harshly criticized James Murdoch, the former head of BSkyB, for his lackadaisical response to the hacking scandal, saying that he “repeatedly fell short of the conduct to be expected of him as a chief executive officer and chairman” of News International, the British arm of Rupert Murdoch’s giant News Corp. Although BSkyB was not directly involved in the phone-hacking scandal, which has centered mostly on the now-defunct News of the World tabloid, its operations have come under scrutiny by media regulators because of News Corp.’s 39% stake in the network. The Murdochs had hoped to win full control of the broadcaster but were forced to ditch their takeover bid last year when the hacking scandal exploded over revelations that News of the World reporters had tapped into the cellphone messages of a kidnapped teenager. The announcement by Ofcom, the communications watchdog, that BSkyB could hang onto its license came as a relief to the broadcaster, whose sports and entertainment programming reaches millions of homes in Britain. “Ofcom is right to conclude that Sky is a fit and proper broadcaster,” BSkyB said in a statement. “As a c
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Romney says he sympathizes with needy Americans
Source: www.chicagotribune.com - Thursday, September 20, 2012
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Mitt Romneyhas repeatedly refused to back down from controversial statements he made to donors that those who support President Obama don’t pay federal income taxes, consider themselves "victims" and are dependent on the government for their needs.
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