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Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox sealed a 14.8 billion dollar deal for control of European TV giant Sky. (AFP)

EU Approves Fox’s Acquisition of Britain’s Sky Network

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 8, 2017 | Business

London – European Union regulators have approved Twenty-First Century Fox’s purchase of Britain-based Sky, in a deal worth 11.7 billion pounds. A British investigation into the impact on the country’s media landscape is the only remaining hurdle for...

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News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch (Reuters: Jessica Rinaldi)

Murdoch Expands his Empire by Buying Sky TV-Firm

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 16, 2016 | Business

London – Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O), has expanded his empire by striking a $14.6 billion deal to buy European pay-TV firm Sky, despite the objection of some of shareholders. Reuters quoted Fox as saying that it would pay 10.75...

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Rupert Murdoch poses for a photograph with his sons Lachlan and James. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Murdoch Empire Shaken, Even Before His Death

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Aug 22, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Washington- Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch, now 85, found himself last week surrounded by unpleasant news with an increase in the number of women accusing Roger Ailes, former Fox TV chairman, of sexual harassment; Fox T.V. belongs to Murdoch Empire. Rumors spread that...