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   News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, Son James to Appear in Front of Phone Hacking Panel Next Week

   7:41 am 4/19/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   The so-called Leveson Inquiry, funded by the U.K. government, has published the media moguls' names on a witness list for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.Read more

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   News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal: Lawyer Eyeing U.S. Suits Arrives in New York, May Call on FBI

   2:33 am 4/17/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   While the U.S. legal front has moved into the spotlight with the arrival of lawyer Mark Lewis, a parliamentary committee in the U.K. is discussing a second draft of a report on the hacking allegations against Rupert Murdoch's conglomerate.Read more

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   Sky News Admits Hacking Into E-mails, Claims 'Public Interest'

   8:47 am 4/5/2012

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   The British network, which is owned by News Corp.-controlled BSkyB, says it OKd two e-mail break-ins.Read more

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   News Corp's BSkyB Pledges To Ramp Up British Made for TV Movie Investment

   3:24 am 4/5/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   Two days after news that James Murdoch has quit as chairman of the company, the U.K. satcaster carves out a "significant" sum from a $953 million budget for fiction and feature-length docs.Read more

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   James Murdoch Steps Down as BSkyB Chairman

   5:35 am 4/3/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   UPDATED: The son of News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch will focus on his role as deputy COO of the conglomerate, but remain on the U.K. pay TV company's board.Read more

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   James Murdoch May Decide on His Position As BSkyB Chairman Soon (Report)

   5:10 am 4/2/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch’s son could decide to leave his role at the U.K. pay TV firm before findings in the phone-hacking scandal are published in the next few weeks, according to one report.Read more

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   News Corp. Deputy COO James Murdoch Severs All Ties to News International

   1:14 pm 3/25/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   The son of Rupert Murdoch last month stepped down as chairman of the conglomerate's U.K. newspaper unit.Read more

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   News Corp.'s James Murdoch Reiterates 'Deep Regret' over Phone-Hacking Scandal

   10:44 am 3/14/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   In an apology letter to the U.K. parliament, the son of Rupert Murdoch maintains that he has not misled parliament, but admits he could have mounted a more thorough probe.Read more

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   James Murdoch Faces Ofcom Test Into his Right to Sit on BSkyB Board

   5:43 am 3/9/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   U.K. regulator sets up special team to look at Murdoch’s credentials amid the ongoing phone-hacking and corrupt payments investigation. Read more

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    James Murdoch Still Targeted By Shareholder Groups

    5:42 pm 2/29/2012

    • by Paul Bond

    Stepping down from his role at News International wasn't enough for those who want the executive ousted from News Corp's. board.Read more

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