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Re: Rupert Murdoch's finally gets his hand on Sky

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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35874900)

:tu: Exactly! :clap:

This increases Murdoch's ability to influence the government to dance to his current tune.He's not a the sit back and do nothing boss he made himself out to be at the Leveson Inquiry.

It's clear he influences The Sun. Several times his clear personal influences are shown in the paper.

It's complicated though because he seems to be far less interested in imposing a line on The Times which is a very good paper. Also anyone who funds proper journalism instead of the clickbait nonsense we're seeing from the Independent and increasingly The Telegraph is doing some good.

Re: Rupert Murdoch's finally gets his hand on Sky

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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35874900)

He is 85 so I'm sure he won't be asserting his influence as much as he's done in the past though. But I agree with you about his performance at the Leveson Enquiry.

Re: Rupert Murdoch's finally gets his hand on Sky

i love this guy well done Rupert

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Nobody has seen Jerry Hall for several months, rumours are she's done a runner... Poor Rupert, let him have his tv stations I say; they're full of US **** anyway.

Re: Rupert Murdoch's finally gets his hand on Sky

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35874913)

He is 85 so I'm sure he won't be asserting his influence as much as he's done in the past though. But I agree with you about his performance at the Leveson Enquiry.

don't forget he has spawned offspring

Children: James Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch, Prudence Murdoch, Chloe Murdoch, Grace Helen Murdoch

gloom indeed

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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35875934)

Gloom.

exactly Maggy

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If you want not-for-profit TV there's always the BBC.

Murdoch will do whatever turns a profit as with Sky before his takeover. I don't expect to see much change unlike the doom mongers here.

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35876046)

If you want not-for-profit TV there's always the BBC.

Murdoch will do whatever turns a profit as with Sky before his takeover. I don't expect to see much change unlike the doom mongers here.

Really? Murdoch really wants to see the back of the BBC and he now has the influence to bring it about and when he's done that then he really will be the power behind the government..

It's not about profit for him as he's already wealthier than most.It's influence and power by the back door. Something that should worry anyone who truly wishes to live in a democracy.

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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35876049)

It will be interesting on how the government approaches this as the prime minister said on the door of Downing Street when she became PM to the people of this country that 'when we take the big calls, we'll think not of the powerful, but you'.

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35876046)

If you want not-for-profit TV there's always the BBC.

Murdoch will do whatever turns a profit as with Sky before his takeover. I don't expect to see much change unlike the doom mongers here.

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35874897)

I think he should be stopped from owning it on general principle. For no other reason than its him and imo he's not a nice individual.

H'mm. So in your world, you would ban people from conducting business because you didn't like them.

Obviously you have lots of friends yourself and would not be hoisted by your own petard. ;)

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35876050)

And, no doubt, our Theresa would conclude that we all benefit from his multi channel offerings and he should be left alone to deliver the programmes we love to watch!

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It's not about the programmes..it's about influence.

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And sadly Rupert Murdoch has too much influence and power and his political lapdogs be them from whatever party as they have been in the past are cosying up to him again.

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35876065)

I really don't see what profit has to do with it. Without profit, multi-channel TV in this country wouldn't have appeared for many years.

The BBC is widely regarded as politically neutral, but it very plainly is not. We do need a counterbalance to that left leaning organisation and Sky News is well placed to deliver this.

There are rules in this country about political balance and additional safeguards can be introduced by having the independent editorial team that was offered last time around.

I don't like the Murdochs an awful lot myself, but that doesn't mean that they shouldn't be allowed to run the businesses that they are actually pretty good at running. They have done a very good job at bringing all those TV channels to us, with so much entertainment including films and sport. Shame about the cost, but I dare say the costs are not a long way off from what they are in the US.

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H'mm. So in your world, you would ban people from conducting business because you didn't like them.

Obviously you have lots of friends yourself and would not be hoisted by your own petard. ;)

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And, no doubt, our Theresa would conclude that we all benefit from his multi channel offerings and he should be left alone to deliver the programmes we love to watch!

Strange how right-wingers think the BBC is left wing, and left-wingers think that it is right wing...;)