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This week is potentially one of the most important in British media history, as Culture Secretary Karen Bradley decides whether or not to authorise an investigation into the planned £11.7 billion complete takeover of broadcaster Sky by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox.
Read moreThe resignation yesterday of Roger Ailes, Chairman and Chief Executive of Fox News in the US, sent shock waves through an American
Read moreThe latest polls are telling us that the British public are moving in droves to the Brexit camp: YouGov has
Read moreIn a move that Brand Republic describes as ‘highly symbolic’ James Murdoch is to return to Sky, the UK’s leading subscription broadcaster, as Chairman.
Read morePosted by Professor Richard Tait The 2011 Parliament Act has been bad news for the BBC. It means the two
Read moreIt’s to be yet another week of crisis, inspection and introspection for the forever under pressure BBC as the government
Read moreThe front pages of the Sun and the Scottish Sun on Thursday morning provided further evidence of Roy Greenslade’s recent
Read moreThere were newspapers articles, there were radio debates, there were thousands of tweets, there was (understandable) joyful triumphalism from those
Read moreWell, we’ve been here before. On Wednesday, the comedian, author and activist Russell Brand threatened to sue The Sun after the newspaper
Read moreThis very bad week for Ed Milband, which has ended with resignation of Shadow attorney general Emily Thornbury over her ‘sneering’ tweet during
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