Sources: BBC
At the Leveson Inquiry into British media practices, UK Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable, who initially had responsibility for overseeing News Corp.ration's bid to take full control of BSkyB, tells the hearing he was warned the Liberal Democrats would be "done over" by the company's newspapers if he ruled against the takeover. 2012-05-30
Tony Blair's former Director of Communications, Alastair Campbell, tells the Leveson Inquiry that there was no "express deal" between Blair and News Corp.ration CEO Rupert Murdoch in the run-up to the 1997 UK general election. 2012-05-14
The News Corp.ration board expresses its "full confidence" in Rupert Murdoch following a UK government media committee's conclusion yesterday that Murdoch is "not a fit person" to run a major international business. 2012-05-2
News Corp.ration Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch and his son James Murdoch appear before a select committee of the United Kingdom parliament over the "News of the World" phone hacking affair. Murdoch Senior apologises for the scandal, but says he is not responsible for it. 2011-07-19
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.ration takes out a second series of adverts in Britain's Sunday newspapers apologising for wrongdoing at the "News of the World". [https:--www.cnbc.com-id-43784302 (CNBC)]date=August 2019 2011-07-17
British Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt refers News Corp.ration's bid to take full control of BSkyB to the Competition Commission. 2011-07-11
News Corp.ration, the third largest media company in the world, gets approval to buy out British Sky Broadcasting, the largest pay-TV broadcaster in the United Kingdom, for $12.7 billion. 2011-03-3
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.ration agrees to sell Sky News in order to be in a position to buy BSkyB without a Competition Commission inquiry. 2011-03-2
Giant media conglomerate News Corp. says it will launch a digital newspaper as content of Apple's iPad, on 2 February. This is a later launch date than many had expected. 2011-01-27
United Kingdom - Business Secretary Vince Cable orders Ofcom to investigate News Corp.ration's plan to take full control of BSkyB. 2010-11-4