BSkyB (Murdoch) buyout delayed amid widespread public concern for media

Snoutport

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Thu May-19-11 08:57 PM
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BSkyB (Murdoch) buyout delayed amid widespread public concern for media

Source: Independent U.K.

Rupert Murdoch's controversial buyout of BSkyB has been delayed after the Government received some 40,000 responses to a consultation process on planned purchase.

The Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said yesterday that the process had "taken longer than expected" and the scale of the public response indicates the widespread concern over the possible impact of the deal.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/bskyb-buyout-delayed-amid-widespread-public-concern-for-media-2286713.html

OK...I can't believe Murdoch and his minions in the govt. won't be able to pull of the takeover of most of BSkyB (Murdoch would control what half of Britains could watch!)

This must be killing him!

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Ian David

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Thu May-19-11 08:59 PM
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1. Why would he pull CurrentTV out of Italy when he knew this BskyB deal was still pending? n/t

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w4rma

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Thu May-19-11 09:43 PM
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2. He *had* to let his mask slip or else Murdoch's Party in Italy would be damaged. (nt)

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quakerboy

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Thu May-19-11 09:57 PM
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3. Gloating too soon

Delay does not equal not happening.

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Snoutport

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Thu May-19-11 11:57 PM
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5. I gloat not! I said in the OP I would be surprised if they didn't pull it off

but i like that it just got harder.

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quakerboy

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Fri May-20-11 12:39 AM
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6. I misread the emphasis

"I can't believe Murdoch and his minions in the govt. won't be able to pull of the takeover"

Harder is good. Who knows, maybe something good and redemptive can come of it all. Or we could all continue to descend into oblivion and the dominance of the eastern countries can come to full bloom. Ya know. whatever works.

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Bubba Kush

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Thu May-19-11 10:07 PM
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4. I hope it begins the death knell of the Faux, Sky and News Corporation.

Rupert Murdoch has done nothing to benefit mankind, and needs to have his citizenship permanently revoked and ordered to take the private jet back to Australia and stay there.

And the entire News Corp assholes go to prison one by one for committing fraud and bullshit and treason. Treason, you ask? Of course. THe same company that employed John Ellis, who is the cousin of JEB (John Ellis Bush is his full name, Jeb for short) and George W, and begin saying that Florida went for Bush, and it went downhill from there. That man needs to be executed for facilitation of right wing lies and that some shitting fucking Australian can poison American minds with the claptop?

Well, I say to one man of One Rupert Murdoch. You DO NOT GET WHAT YOU FUCKING WHAT BY BEING AN ASSHOLE! YOU WANT TO SPREAD LIES? AND FOR FUCKING WHAT?

That is what I would scream at Rupert Fucking Murdoch when I see his sorry ass.

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