In 2011, what was then News Corp.'s attempt to buy out the majority interest in the UK satellite service Sky that it didn't own was thwarted by the Murdoch-owned London tabloid hacking scandals. Six years later, the company now known as 21st Century Fox is trying again--and Wendy Walsh, the former Fox News Channel commentator who has accused Bill O'Reilly as sexual improprieties, has shown up with her attorney in London to testify to Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, as it is holding hearings whether to approve the sale, so that they are aware of the company culture at FNC under Roger Ailes:
http://www.thewrap.com/lisa-bloom-bill-oreilly-accuser/ For the record, Sky subscribers do get FNC, but ratings have shown that very few watch the channel, which is seen overseas exactly as seen in the U.S., outside of commercials being blocked and either replaced with local ads or (more likely) weather maps and news graphics. Sky News, the service's own 24-hour news channel, is pretty much straight down the middle, due to government requirements that pretty much don't allow dominant opinions and has pretty much made American-style right-wing talk radio almost non-existent, except basically one personality, a Jon Gaunt who has been unable to hold his jobs and is presently just doing a podcast. -- -- 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.
