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U.K. Filmmaker Disrupts Hearing As Blair Testifies
15 hours ago | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »
A documentary filmmaker interrupted today’s (Monday) session of the Leveson hearing into British journalistic ethics as former Prime Minister Tony Blair was testifying. The filmmaker, David Lawley Wakelin, shouted, “This man is a war criminal” before being apprehended by security staff and removed from the hearing room. He had entered it through a door reserved for Leveson, and an immediate investigation was ordered to determine how the security breach occurred. In 2010, Wakelin had traveled to Iraq to make a film in which he asked ordinary citizens there how they felt about the Iraq invasion. Unsurprisingly many who appeared on camera agreed with his view that Blair and former U.S. President George W. Bush should be tried as war criminals and that the U.S. and the U.K. had occupied their country in order to “steal” Iraqi oil. In his testimony, Blair conceded that he had got too close to News International, the British newspaper group owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, but he insisted that the pressure that resulted from that relationship was more political rather than commercial. “We were dealing with very powerful people who had a big impact on the political system,” Blair said. “The big impact was hugely intensified and multiplied by the fact that if they were against you they were absolutely out, all out, against you, and that’s the issue in my view.” »
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Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair Discusses Rupert Murdoch, Media Power
19 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
London -- News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch is not the full-fledged conservative he is sometimes described as, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair said here Monday. "I wouldn't say he is a tribal Tory," he said in a reference to the British name for the Conservative Party. "He has bits of him that are meritocratic and anti-establishment." Story: Tony Blair Is Godfather to Rupert Murdoch's Daughter, Wendi Deng Murdoch Reveals Blair was questioned about Murdoch and the power of U.K. media companies during an appearance in front of the Leveson Inquiry, which is
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- Georg Szalai
News Corp Scandal Threatens British Prime Minister
25 May 2012 10:33 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
Jeremy Hunt
Only weeks before he was appointed Culture Secretary with the remit to assess the consequences of Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take over complete ownership of BSkyB, the British satellite TV service, Jeremy Hunt sent a message to Prime Minister David Cameron urging that the government approve the deal. The message was disclosed today (Friday) during the continuing hearings of the Leveson committee into British journalistic ethics. In it, Hunt said that by permitting the takeover, Murdoch’s son James would be able to create “the world’s first multi-platform media operator” and warned that if it was blocked, the “media sector will suffer for years.” He implied that he had been discussing the deal with James Murdoch, saying that the younger Murdoch was “pretty furious” that business secretary had asked broadcast regulator Ofcom to assess the BSkyB bid. Opposition members of Parliament pounced on the document, insisting »
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News Corp. Lobbyist Reveals Dealings With U.K. Government During Rupert Murdoch-led BSkyB Bid
24 May 2012 8:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
News Corp. lobbyist Frédéric Michel told the Leveson Inquiry into U.K. media ethics he got updates on the timings and progress on Rupert Murdoch's $12 billion bid to buy U.K. satcaster BSkyB. He also detailed the breadth and depth of exchanges between News Corp. and the British government's department of culture, media and sport. Michel's testimony to the Leveson enquiry, set up in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal to probe the U.K. media's relationship with politics, police and the public, is important because it gives a flavor of just how close the government may or may
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- Stuart Kemp
Ex-news Corp Execs Face Official Reprimand
22 May 2012 10:57 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
Three executives who once held high positions at Rupert Murdoch’s News International, the umbrella company for News Corp’s British newspapers, are likely to be summoned to the bar of the House of Commons, where they are expected to receive a rare dressing-down for allegedly misleading Parliament over the phone-hacking scandal. They are Colin Myler, the former editor of the now-defunct News of the World, who is currently editor of the New York Daily News; Tom Crone, the newspaper’s former head of legal operations; and former News International chairman Les Hinton. They are accused of lying to a parliamentary committee when they testified that the hacking scandal was limited to a “rogue” reporter working for News of the World and a private detective. The committee has heard testimony that the three men had access to information at the time indicating that phone hacking at the paper was widespread. »
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Will Murdoch Spin Off Scandal-plagued UK Newspapers?
21 May 2012 10:48 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
News Corp may spin off its British newspapers in order to prevent the scandals that have infected them from contaminating the rest of News Corp, the London Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times reported today (Monday), citing no sources. The newspapers said that such a move would likely be a prelude to a new initiative by Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate to take full control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB. Murdoch, however, quickly fired off a statement maintaining that his company is “firmly committed to our publishing businesses … and any suggestion to the contrary is wholly inaccurate.” The Telegraph observed that BSkyB shareholders are already preparing to renew their battle with Murdoch if he decides to make another effort to control the satellite company. »
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Rocky Producer To Tackle Rebekah Brooks Movie
19 May 2012 7:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
The producer behind Rocky is set to turn former British tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks' fall from grace into a big screen movie.
Brooks quit as CEO of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News International company in the wake of the News of the World phone hacking scandal last year. She had previously edited the defunct title as well as daily newspaper The Sun.
She was charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice earlier this week (begs14May12), and now there are plans to turn her meteoric rise to the top of British media and the subsequent demise of her career into a film.
Gene Kirkwood, who produced Sylvester Stallone's hit Rocky, insists he was drawn to Brooks' life story due to its comparison to Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations.
He says, "She's a great story. Her rise is almost like Great Expectations - with a moral. (The film will be) a porthole into Murdoch's world. I see it as a Citizen Kane approach."
The project will start rolling when the phone hacking scandal reaches some sort of conclusion. Kirkwood adds, "As soon as there is an ending, we're going forward. Murdoch might retire - who knows?" »
Former London Times Editor: Murdoch Responsible For Scandal
18 May 2012 11:55 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
Harry Evans
The former editor of the London Times and the Sunday Times has disputed Rupert Murdoch’s claim that he has never tried to influence the editorial direction of his newspapers. Appearing before the Leveson inquiry into journalistic ethics in the U.K., Harry Evans said that Murdoch had forced the British press into a “Faustian bargain” by becoming “too intimate with politicians.” Evans had edited the Sunday Times from 1967 to 1981, when Murdoch acquired the newspaper from the Thompson family. He then agreed to edit the daily Times as well, but was forced out after a year, complaining about Murdoch’s effort to influence editorial policy. At one point in his testimony, he recalled receiving messages about the December 1981 coup in Poland from a reporter smuggling the news out in people’s shoes, contributing to a two-page “marvelous narrative” that appeared in the newspaper on the day of the coup. »
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Tom Cruise says he may have been victim of phone hacking - Realbollywood.com News
17 May 2012 4:33 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
London, May 17: Tom Cruise has claimed in an interview that his mobile phone may have been hacked by journalists working for Rupert Murdoch's News of the World in the past.
The Hollywood icon did not elaborate further, but his comments make him by far the highest profile celebrity to come forward in the ongoing scandal.
The 'Mission: Impossible' star also gave an insight into how he would handle such an invasion of his privacy - and vowed to "stand up to bullies."
Cruise, 49, is one of the most powerful celebrities on the planet - with an estimated. »
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Conan Zings Oprah, Rupert Murdoch
16 May 2012 3:09 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Conan O'Brien cracked some jokes at the expense of media heavyweights at TBS' upfront presentation on Wednesday morning.
Turner executives gathered at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City to present new shows and developments to advertisers. O'Brien, who has hosted TBS' flagship comedy program "Conan" since 2010, concluded his joke-filled presentation with a well-received bit making fun of the television industry.
He read some mock Craigslist postings out loud, and projected photos of the moguls who "authored" them. A few highlights:
With a photo of CBS' Leslie Moonves: "House Swap: My $20 million house in Brentwood for my 30 million house in Malibu. Ha, just kidding! They're both my houses! God, I'm rich."
For News Corp's Rupert Murdoch: "Missed Connection: You: beautiful, checking your voicemail. Me: goblin-like, selling your voicemail."
Displaying an image of Oprah Winfrey: "For Sale: Controlling interest in Own. $10 or best offer."
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- Katherine Fung
Lachlan Murdoch Accused Of Possible Breach Of Oz Broadcasting Laws
15 May 2012 5:50 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Freelance journalist Don Groves is a Deadline contributor, based in Sydney. Another day, another media controversy for the Murdoch clan. Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son Lachlan has been accused of a possible breach of Australian broadcasting laws. Avaaz, a New York-based global campaign organization that boasts more than 14 million members, today called on the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) to launch an investigation into Lachlan’s Australian media holdings. Avaaz claims more than 300,000 members in Australia. It wants Acma to determine whether the Murdoch scion is in a position to exercise control of News Corp.’s Australian arm News Limited, as he is a director of News Corp. The group contends that it would create an “unacceptable three way control situation” in breach of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, which forbids anyone from controlling a commercial radio licence, a commercial TV licence, and a newspaper in the same licence area (in this case, »
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Ex-news Corp Exec Criminally Charged In Scandal
15 May 2012 10:55 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »
Brooks and Murdoch
Rebekah Brooks, who was once one of Rupert Murdoch’s closest associates — sometimes called his protégée — is among the first persons criminally charged in the scandal that has hit Murdoch’s newspaper business in Britain The Crown Prosecution Service — comparable to the U.S. Attorney General’s office — accused Brooks, the former head of News International, of perverting the course of justice by allegedly attempting to remove evidence of related to telephone hacking and bribery of police and other public officials from News Corp offices. Others charged with criminal conduct included Mark Hanna, the former head of security at News International, Brooks’ personal assistant Cheryl Carter, Brooks chauffeur Paul Edwards and Daryl Jorsling who was assigned to provide personal security services to Brooks. Specifically, Brooks and Carter were charged with conspiring “to remove seven boxes of material from the archive of News International,” the umbrella organization for News Corps’ U.K. news operations. In a statement, Alison Levitt, principal legal advisor to the director of public prosecutions said “All these matters relate to the ongoing police investigation into allegations of phone hacking and corruption of public officials in relation to the News of the World and The Sun newspapers.” Brooks later released a terse statement deploring “this weak and unjust decision.” »
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Ex-news Corp Exec Criminally Charged In Scandal
15 May 2012 10:55 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
Brooks and Murdoch
Rebekah Brooks, who was once one of Rupert Murdoch’s closest associates — sometimes called his protégée — is among the first persons criminally charged in the scandal that has hit Murdoch’s newspaper business in Britain The Crown Prosecution Service — comparable to the U.S. Attorney General’s office — accused Brooks, the former head of News International, of perverting the course of justice by allegedly attempting to remove evidence of related to telephone hacking and bribery of police and other public officials from News Corp offices. Others charged with criminal conduct included Mark Hanna, the former head of security at News International, Brooks’ personal assistant Cheryl Carter, Brooks chauffeur Paul Edwards and Daryl Jorsling who was assigned to provide personal security services to Brooks. Specifically, Brooks and Carter were charged with conspiring “to remove seven boxes of material from the archive of News International,” the umbrella organization for News Corps’ U. »
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Rebekah Brooks: Phone Hacking Case Charges Are An 'Expensive Sideshow'
15 May 2012 9:57 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks had a sharp response late Tuesday to the news that she, her husband and four others are being charged with "perverting the course of justice" in the phone hacking scandal. "As the details of the case emerge people will see today as an expensive sideshow, and a waste of public money as a result of this weak and unjust decision," the former boss of News Corp.'s U.K. newspaper unit and long-time ally of chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said, according to the Guardian. "Whilst I have always respected the
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- Georg Szalai
Sadie Frost Was 'Glad' Stories Came From Hacking
15 May 2012 9:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British actress Sadie Frost was relieved when she discovered she'd fallen victim to phone hacking by a tabloid, as she suspected her family and friends of leaking stories about her.
Jude Law's ex-wife received $80,000 (£50,000) from Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World after it emerged she had been targeted by a private detective working for the publication.
She had become paranoid her close pals and relatives were responsible for stories about her personal life appearing in the tabloid - and admits she was "glad" when she realised the information had actually come from the interception of her voicemail messages.
Frost tells U.K. TV show This Morning, "I was glad I found out I was hacked, in a way, because I never found out how all this information was getting into the papers. There was so much distrust between me, family members, friends... It was a distressing time for so many people... it's just such an awful, immoral thing to do." »
Ex-Murdoch Editor Rebekah Brooks Charged in Phone Hacking Case
15 May 2012 4:20 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloid empire, Rebekah Brooks, is one of six people to be charged over alleged attempts to conceal evidence of the country’s tabloid phone hacking scandal, MSNBC is reporting. Alison Levitt, the principal legal adviser to Britain’s Director of Public Prosecutions, released a statement saying “there is sufficient evidence for there to be a realistic prospect of conviction.” If Brooks is convicted, she could face a prison sentence. Others to be charged in the case are Brooks’ race horse trainer husband, her secretary and other staff from News International, including her driver and security officials. All are set to answer bail today, which is [ Read More ] »
- Karen Benardello
Former News Corp. Executive Rebekah Brooks, Five Others Charged With Phone Hacking Cover-Up
15 May 2012 2:01 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Rebekah Brooks, the former CEO of News Corp.'s U.K. newspaper unit News International and longtime ally of Rupert Murdoch, her husband Charlie Brooks and four others on Tuesday were told that they are being charged in relation to the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal. The Crown Prosecution Service said Tuesday that Brooks and the others "perverted the course of justice" and must face the criminal charges. The charges are not phone hacking itself, but relate to possible attempts to cover things up in its investigation. Authorities mentioned seven total suspects, with no further actions to be taken against
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- Georg Szalai
Another Group Petitions FCC To Revoke Murdoch's Licenses
14 May 2012 6:26 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Another activist group is calling for the FCC to revoke Rupert Murdoch's broadcast licenses in wake of the phone hacking scandal and damning parliamentary report.
Credo Action is the second group to petition the FCC regarding Murdoch's broadcast licenses. Earlier this month, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (Crew) wrote to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski asking that he withdraw Murdoch's licenses on the grounds of character. The call came one day following the Parliamentary verdict that found Murdoch "not a fit person" to run a major international company for his handling of the phone hacking scandal that rocked News Corp.
Like Crew, Credo Action called on the FCC to revoke Murdoch's licenses based on character following the Parliamentary report released earlier this month.
"We already knew that the hacking activities at the center of the scandal were not limited to a few rogue reporters, but reflect systematic orchestration from the highest levels of News Corp. »
- Rebecca Shapiro
News Corp. to Take Stake in China's Bona Film Group
13 May 2012 9:58 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is the latest entertainment conglomerate to strike a deal with a Chinese film company, announcing Monday that it has agreed to buy a 19.9 percent stake in Bona Film Group. The agreement will help the Chinese film producer and distributor reach a more global audience with its films. Meanwhile, News Corp. gets a chance to play a bigger role in a fast-growing market. Bona said News Corp. is acquiring the stake directly from its founder, chairman and CEO Dong Yu. Financial details weren't disclosed. "One of Bona's unique advantages is its vertically-integrated business
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- Georg Szalai
Catch-up TV Guide: From Lip Service to Hardtalk
11 May 2012 4:09 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
TV: Lip Service
It's the penultimate episode of the lesbian drama's second series this Friday, and if you're yet to catch on to the soapy and occasionally ropey antics of this group of friends, then now is a good time to catch up. Be prepared, however, for a kitchen-based sex scene that may induce a permanent aversion to honey.
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Radio: Wireless Nights With Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker has already earned his radio stripes with his eclectic Sunday Service show on 6 Music, but he moved over to Radio 4 in April for his idiosyncratic documentary (as far as you can call it that) series Wireless Nights. Download the four-parter in its entirety and let the Pulp singer's soothing tones guide you through nocturnal worlds, including a transatlantic red-eye flight, sheep farms, poker dens and London's seedier streets.
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The impressions show is a strangely resilient strain of programming, »
- Rebecca Nicholson, Gwilym Mumford
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