Rupert Murdoch

moutuakilla

Subject to regulatory approval Rupert Murdoch is set to take over Sky TV for £11.7bn (already currently owns 37%) - thus giving him control of paid TV in the UK, Germany and Italy.

As well as this he owns Fox TV and all of it's subsidiaries (through which he plans to take over Sky), News Corp (The Sun, The Times, seemingly every Newspaper in Australia, TalkSport, Wallstreet Journal etc.), Dow Jones and Harper Collins publishers - this is not an exhaustive list.

This man's companies have been accused of: Phone Hacking (including Millie Dowler), bribery and a string of controversial tweets - Once again this short list is in no way exhaustive.

The control this man has over world media seemingly knows no bounds and he looks set to take an even greater control over what we see/hear/read.

Should the regulators once again put a stop to Murdoch taking over Sky TV? Does it really matter?

Lincsaddick

R I P

McBobbin

Lincsaddick said:

R I P

That's what I was hoping

Anna_Kissed

I'd be pleasantly surprised if the toothless regulators block this. Murdoch's an acquisitive capitalist who was friends with Thatcher and courted by Bliar. I have never purchased anything controlled by Murdoch and never will I do so.
#youllneverwalkalone

cafcdave123

i'm not that bothered about it tbh, in this day and age their are so many news outlets you can still avoid those controlled by him.

SELR_addicks

The cancer of the media world.

eaststandmike

cafcdave123 said:

i'm not that bothered about it tbh, in this day and age their are so many news outlets you can still avoid those controlled by him.

This, plus you do not need Sky nowadays to watch TV, I sacked Sky off over 5 years ago, saved a shed load of money each month yet watch everything they have to offer.

Lincsaddick

eaststandmike said:

cafcdave123 said:

i'm not that bothered about it tbh, in this day and age their are so many news outlets you can still avoid those controlled by him.

This, plus you do not need Sky nowadays to watch TV, I sacked Sky off over 5 years ago, saved a shed load of money each month yet watch everything they have to offer.

tell me how please (just whisper in my shell like)

mrbligh

Lincsaddick said:

eaststandmike said:

cafcdave123 said:

i'm not that bothered about it tbh, in this day and age their are so many news outlets you can still avoid those controlled by him.

This, plus you do not need Sky nowadays to watch TV, I sacked Sky off over 5 years ago, saved a shed load of money each month yet watch everything they have to offer.

tell me how please (just whisper in my shell like)

might wanna have a look over here lincs.....

not tried it myself....

http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/68019/kodi-not-a-footballer-we-have-been-linked-with/p23

Lincsaddick

mrbligh said:

Lincsaddick said:

eaststandmike said:

cafcdave123 said:

i'm not that bothered about it tbh, in this day and age their are so many news outlets you can still avoid those controlled by him.

This, plus you do not need Sky nowadays to watch TV, I sacked Sky off over 5 years ago, saved a shed load of money each month yet watch everything they have to offer.

tell me how please (just whisper in my shell like)

might wanna have a look over here lincs.....

not tried it myself....

http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/68019/kodi-not-a-footballer-we-have-been-linked-with/p23

cheers .. should be some good tips .. in 23 pages ((:>)

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

If you're gonna embrace capitalism you are going to get Rupert Murdoch.
#justsayin'

Algarveaddick

cafcdave123 said:

i'm not that bothered about it tbh, in this day and age their are so many news outlets you can still avoid those controlled by him.

Trouble is that not everyone is as broadminded as you Dave

They believe everything they read/watch that's controlled by him...

se9addick

To be honest I thought he already owned Sky