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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

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

Adam Smith, a special adviser to Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, resigns over his role in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.ration's attempt to take over satellite broadcaster BSkyB.
2012-04-25

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

U.S. senators call for a legal investigation into allegations that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.ration hacked victims of the September 11 attacks as the phone hacking scandal continues.
2011-07-13

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

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