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OLD BOY 25-05-2017 19:01
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35890270)
One suspects they will say we have conducted a thorough review of it all and we cannot see any problem at all with it.
That's right, because they will find that there's no basis on which to block Mr Murdoch from getting what he wants.

He may not be well liked, but any refusal to grant permission must have a proper and legal basis.

If they come to a surprise and perverse decision to block this, he will appeal and win. Decisions of this nature cannot be made on the basis of how liked the person is.

---------- Post added at 19:01 ---------- Previous post was at 18:57 ----------

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35880416)
Funnily enough when I worked for ondigital so many people said they subscribed because they didn't want to put money in the dirty diggers pocket, I'd go as far as saying it was the most popular reason after exclusive champions league football matches
Well, I'm not stopping my subscription to Sky and Now TV because Rupert Murdoch gets control. I value Now TV too much to give that up. I'm not cutting off my nose to spite my face!

Maggy 25-05-2017 22:37
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35900395)
That's right, because they will find that there's no basis on which to block Mr Murdoch from getting what he wants.

He may not be well liked, but any refusal to grant permission must have a proper and legal basis.

If they come to a surprise and perverse decision to block this, he will appeal and win. Decisions of this nature cannot be made on the basis of how liked the person is.

---------- Post added at 19:01 ---------- Previous post was at 18:57 ----------

 Well, I'm not stopping my subscription to Sky and Now TV because Rupert Murdoch gets control. I value Now TV too much to give that up. I'm not cutting off my nose to spite my face!
Monopolies never work well for consumers..

denphone 26-05-2017 05:29
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35900412)
Monopolies never work well for consumers..
As we can see all around us with higher bills and poorer service...

muppetman11 26-05-2017 12:06
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35900412)
Monopolies never work well for consumers..
What exactly does Sky have a monopoly on these days ?

denphone 29-06-2017 12:05
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
Karen Bradley says she is minded to refer Rupert Murdoch bid for Sky to CMA for full investigation.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-politics-live

Maggy 29-06-2017 12:24
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Minded? I suspect that Tom Watson has it right.

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He says he thinks Bradley will be written up as a “tough operator” on the basis of this. But Rupert Murdoch will then come up with fresh undertakings in lieu, that were in his back pocket. Bradley will then allow the bid, he predicts.

RichardCoulter 25-11-2017 17:04
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
Ken Clarke says that David Cameron did a deal with Murdoch in order to win the 2010 election:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson...dw#.mh7XrkeE0x

deadite66 25-11-2017 17:23
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
Just like every other political party, the power of Murdoch is very reduced these days imo.

Mick 26-11-2017 22:22
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35926371)
Ken Clarke says that David Cameron did a deal with Murdoch in order to win the 2010 election:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson...dw#.mh7XrkeE0x
Well I’ll be damned, shall we appoint a special counsel right away LOL ? :erm:

Stuart 27-11-2017 11:08
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35926496)
Well I’ll be damned, shall we appoint a special counsel right away LOL ? :erm:
If Murdoch was president or prime minister of another country, yes. Most countries have laws against other countries interfering in their election processes. As he isn't, probably not. While this action is morally on dubious ground, it's not actually illegal for the print media to be biased, and it's not illegal for their staff, or even owner, to meet with ministers.

OLD BOY 30-11-2017 16:54
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35900476)
What exactly does Sky have a monopoly on these days ?
Sky Atlantic's exclusive rights to HBO in the UK!

denphone 30-11-2017 19:32
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35926973)
Sky Atlantic's exclusive rights to HBO in the UK!
But as you say being the great paragon of streaming there is always Now TV.;)

OLD BOY 07-12-2017 18:59
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35927004)
But as you say being the great paragon of streaming there is always Now TV.;)
Which of course is owned by Sky.

OLD BOY 23-01-2018 11:14
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
In what could well be the coup de grace of a long drawn-out saga, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that Fox taking full control of Sky is not in the public interest due to media plurality concerns.


https://www.rapidtvnews.com/20180123...#axzz550NPXRZH

Maggy 23-01-2018 11:20
Re: Petition to try and block Murdoch taking over Sky & it's channels.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35933520)
In what could well be the coup de grace of a long drawn-out saga, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that Fox taking full control of Sky is not in the public interest due to media plurality concerns.


https://www.rapidtvnews.com/20180123...#axzz550NPXRZH
Hmm! Things could change.

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The CMA has now set out a series of potential options for addressing these problems identified in its public remedies notice. It has also noted where Fox’s decision to sell assets, including its 39% stake in Sky to The Walt Disney Company leaves the proposed takeover. These will be carefully considered before the CMA’s report is finalised, and a final report will now be provided to Matt Hancock the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport by 1 May 2018 who will then make the final decision on the proposed deal.


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