The proposed Sky takeover is just the latest chapter in the Murdoch family saga which will see power shifting at the top of the empire.
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Not the sort of amount you’d want to lose down the back of the sofa.
The Australian-born media mogul’s decision to offload his entertainment assets reflects his core priorities in the fast-changing world of broadcasting and cinema.
Of the four concessions One Nation won from the government in the latest media reforms, one has the potential to seriously threaten the public broadcaster.
There has been much attention paid to the widespread resurgence of populism. Restorationism in Western democracies is a subset of this.
Culture secretary Karen Bradley’s decision will stall the bid, but the saga is far from over.
The Australian media policy omelette cannot simply be unscrambled. But forward-thinking diversity rules could help prevent further concentration of media ownership.
As the federal government looks to reform media ownership laws, the Australian media environment – in diversity and stability – is looking decidedly shaky.
John McDonnell’s claim that the BBC was uncritically repeating ‘Tory lies’ this week once more raises the question of bias in the media’s political reporting. But is he right?
The culture secretary must make a call on the deal based on the public interest.
Media plurality is vital in a democracy. Full ownership of Sky would give the Murdoch family too much power.
It’s not alternative facts we need to worry about, it’s the fact that moguls still dominate the media, both old and new.
Was shadow minister for communications Michelle Rowland right when she said Australia’s level of media ownership concentration is one of the highest in the world?
The former Fox News CEO crossed the line between unbiased coverage and political activism with ease.
Its formidable chief executive may have resigned, but the US’s most-watched news network is in rude health all the same.
Given newspapers’ continued role as the main provider of new news every day, and the amplifying effect of social media, their potential to influence the body politic remains substantial.
If you want to safeguard the licence fee and shore up public-service content, time to introduce democracy to the BBC.
As an eight-week election campaign stretches out ahead of us like a trackless desert, it might be useful to take a bearing on where the prime minister stands in relation to the conservative side of the…
If the word “reform” implies genuine public benefit, then real reform has been in short supply for all of the 106 years of electronic media regulation in Australia.
New appointment will make Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son one of the most powerful figures in European broadcasting.
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