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"The Wall Street Journal" reports that the board of News Corp.ration has agreed to split the company into two businesses for publishing and entertainment.
2012-06-28

As the Leveson Inquiry releases emails exchanged between UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt and News Corp.ration lobbyist Fred Michel, Prime Minister David Cameron says he does not regret his decision to let Hunt rule on News Corp.s bid for BSkyB.
2012-05-25

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

British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband calls for Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt to resign after evidence at the hearing appears to show his support for News Corp.ration's bid to take control of BSkyB.
2012-04-24

The BBC's "Panorama" alleges that a company owned by News Corp.ration recruited a pay-TV "pirate" to hack a rival's secret codes then post the details online.
2012-03-26

The FBI is investigating reports that News Corp.ration sought to hack the phones of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
2011-07-14

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

The European Commission approves News Corp.ration's bid to take full control of British satellite broadcaster BSkyB. However, the deal will be reviewed by Ofcom before a final decision is made.
2010-12-21