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British Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt appears at the Leveson Inquiry into media practices in the UK. The inquiry hears that he congratulated James Murdoch on the progress of News Corp.ration's takeover bid for BSkyB just hours before he was charged with overseeing it, but acted impartially once he took on the role. Prime Minister David Cameron says he will not order an inquiry into Hunt's ministerial conduct.
2012-05-31

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

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the Leveson Inquiry he had a "working relationship" with News Corp.ration chairman Rupert Murdoch, but that Murdoch did not influence policy during his time in office.
2012-05-28

News Corp.ration lobbyist Fred Michel tells the Leveson Inquiry there was nothing inappropriate in his relationship with Adam Smith, a special adviser to UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt. Smith later tells the hearing Hunt sent a memorandum to Prime Minister David Cameron in which he said he was in favour of News Corp.s bid to take control of BSkyB before he was given a key role in the process.
2012-05-24

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

MSNBC reports that the United States Department of Justice is investigating claims that News Corp.ration's advertising arm repeatedly hacked into the computers of competitors.
2011-07-21

The UK Government states its intention to support a Labour Party motion in the House of Commons calling for the withdrawal of News Corp.ration's bid to take over BSkyB.
2011-07-12

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

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