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Murdochs nowhere to be seen, as heads begin to roll

Murdochs nowhere to be seen, as heads begin to roll

By Staff on July 24, 2012

Here comes a chopper to chop off your head… Well, Rebekah Brooks’ and Andy Coulson’s heads at any rate. Along with those of 6 other hacks from The News of the World (ob. 2011) and The Sun. It’s career death for them, whatever the outcome of a trial. And, frankly, things look pretty grim for [...]

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Leveson is side-tracked by the politicians but Rebekah Brooks' day in court may be the clincher

Leveson is side-tracked by the politicians but Rebekah Brooks’ day in court may be the clincher

By Stephen Foster on June 17, 2012

The UK’s Leveson Inquiry into media ethics, set up by PM David Cameron to take the heat off politicians for their cosy relationships with law-breaking newspaper groups, has well and truly backfired. For Cameron and co obviously, because their cringe-making relationships with the media have been under the spotlight. But for his Lordship too, as [...]

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Is it time to stop laying into Rupert Murdoch?

Is it time to stop laying into Rupert Murdoch?

By Stephen Foster on May 2, 2012

Why should we, you ask, when it’s so much fun? It is indeed fun to observe the over-mighty Murdochs, paterfamilias Rupert and once super-cocky son James suffering the slings and arrows of the commentariat, various MPs and, rather more worryingly from their point of view, legislators on either side of the Atlantic and, possibly, Australia [...]

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UK culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is clinging to his job, will Rupert Murdoch puts the skids under PM David Cameron?

UK culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is clinging to his job, will Rupert Murdoch puts the skids under PM David Cameron?

By Stephen Foster on April 24, 2012

Former News International boss James Murdoch was up before the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics today and, while James escaped pretty well unscathed (in part due to his professed reluctance to read evening emails revealing phone hacking on a grand scale at the News of the World) he’s left the coalition government reeling. Culture, media [...]

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Does James Murdoch's BSkyB exit mean that his media career is over? And, maybe, dad Rupert's too?

Does James Murdoch’s BSkyB exit mean that his media career is over? And, maybe, dad Rupert’s too?

By Stephen Foster on April 3, 2012

It’s no great surprise that James Murdoch has chosen to resign as chairman of British pay-TV company BSkyB in the wake of the phone-hacking and other scandals at his dad’s News Corporation (39 per cent owner of BSkyB). James has become an embarrassment after his disastrous reign as chairman of News Corp’s News International which [...]

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Now UK broadcast regulator Ofcom tightens the screw on James Murdoch and BSkyB

Now UK broadcast regulator Ofcom tightens the screw on James Murdoch and BSkyB

By Stephen Foster on March 9, 2012

It all seems a long time ago now but, pre-dating the phone hacking scandal’s full glory, the big media story in the UK was News Corporation’s bid to buy the 61 per cent of UK pay-TV operator BSkyB it didn’t already own. News Corp was prepared to pay £8bn for the remainder of highly-profitable and [...]

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Murdoch says it's to be The Sun on Sunday - did old mate Martin Sorrell have anything to do with this?

Murdoch says it’s to be The Sun on Sunday – did old mate Martin Sorrell have anything to do with this?

By Stephen Foster on February 17, 2012

Well I only ask because: Rupert Murdoch’s statement today that he backs the Sun, wants to be bring back all the suspended (and arrested) journalists and still wants to launch The Sun on Sunday (‘in the near future”) flies in the face of all known reason. As my colleague Stuart Smith has pointed out, the [...]

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Former Y&R boss McLennan lands new hot seat at News Corporation

Former Y&R boss McLennan lands new hot seat at News Corporation

By Stephen Foster on February 16, 2012

Out of the frying pan into the fire you might say for Hamish McLennan who resigned as boss of WPP-owned Y&R last year and has now taken a new role, developing ‘global brand partnerships,’ for crisis-stricken News Corporation. McLennan, an Aussie, will be executive vice president, office of the chairman (wow!) and report to Rupert [...]

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Can Rupert Murdoch save the sinking Sun?

Can Rupert Murdoch save the sinking Sun?

By Stuart Smith on February 13, 2012

A News International spokesman tells us Sun editor Dominic Mohan is “not resigning” in the wake of five more high-profile arrests of his senior colleagues. Well, thank goodness for that. Someone has to be there to switch off the lights, and there now seem precious few editorial staff of any standing who aren’t on bail, [...]

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Former News of the World editor Myler steps up Murdoch feud with move to rival New York Post

Former News of the World editor Myler steps up Murdoch feud with move to rival New York Post

By Stephen Foster on January 5, 2012

It must have been a big decision for former News of the World editor Colin Myler (he was in charge when Rupert Murdoch closed the paper at the height of the phone hacking scandal) when he chose, along with former legal manager Tom Krone, to challenge James Murdoch’s recollection of the notorious ‘for Neville’ phone [...]

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