On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 2:12 AM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Stelter > <http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/18/media/bill-oreilly-fox-news-exit/> > (link) heard this from a Fox source, who added that Rupert is against it > while James, his son, is in favor. > > The NYMag writer of Ailes' bio quotes his own sources > <http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/04/sources-the-murdochs-are-turning-against-bill-oreilly.html?mid=twitter_nymag> > (link) that James and Lachlan M. are close to announcing the ouster, adding > that Rupert's bid for UK pay-TV titan Sky could hinge on it. > > No comment from either side. > > B > > Although it might seem to be a balance between audiences, advertisers and revenues that Fox is balancing, the "fit and proper" test for the Murdoch's full ownership of Sky in Europe is critical to their business. $100-$200m in lost revenues is nothing when set against a $14bn deal. Murdoch tried to take ownership of Sky before, but that got derailed by the phone hacking scandal in the UK that saw the closure of the then biggest selling Sunday paper in the country. That was a painful retreat at the time. The Murdochs absolutely do not want or need O'Reilly to derail their second attempt. While I suspect that it wouldn't make a great deal of difference either way, it's an unwanted distraction to the business. I suspect O'Reilly will be gone, and the Murdochs will get Sky. (Right - back to UK election coverage... There's something to be said for only getting six weeks' notice of an election rather than four years...) Adam -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
