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Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB Bid Is His Latest Move for Control

The News Corp. titan desperately wants to own Britain’s biggest TV broadcaster—and promises not to touch its content. But as Clive Irving remembers, Murdoch is impossible to regulate.

Clive Irving
Clive Irving
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Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp. seen on September 30, 2010. (Photo by Mark Wilson / AP Photo)
Clive Irving

Clive Irving

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