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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

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

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

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

News Corp.ration chairman Rupert Murdoch, his son James, and News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks all agree to appear before British MPs next week to answer questions on the News of the World phone hacking affair.
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