Rather than worry about Rupert Murdoch owning another TV channel, what we should recognise is that he has probably done more to create variety and choice in British TV than any other single person because of his huge investment in setting up Sky TV which, at one point, was losing several million pounds a day.
We would be the poorer and wouldn't be saying that British TV is the envy of the world if it hadn't been for him being prepared to take that commercial risk. We need to encourage that kind of investment.
http://www.jeremyhunt.org/...
Out of the mouth of his most devoted Thatcherite acolyte, shadow minister for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt.
A sweet thumbnail sketch of Mr. Jeremy:
Modest to the point of self-deprecation, the 41-year-old Hunt, MP for Surrey South West since 2005, gives every appearance of having gained top marks at the David Cameron charm school.
"I'm Jeremy," he beams, appearing suddenly from the depths of Portcullis House. Dressed in an open-necked shirt, chinos and lightweight summer jacket, the Prius-driving Hunt is blessed with the relaxed manners of a daytime TV host. Or to put it another way, his bland good looks make him a shoo-in for a part in one of those cosy Sunday night ITV1 dramas such as Heartbeat or Kingdom.
Aw shucks!
And was he born in a log cabin?
Even so, Labourite John Denham, shadow business secretary to Sir Gus O’Donnell, states his concerns about Mr. Jeremy in a letter to Sir Gus about Hunt overseeing the Rupert Murdoch takeover of BSkyB:
It has been brought to my attention that Jeremy Hunt’s own personal website describes him as follows:
"Like all good Conservatives Hunt is a cheerleader for Rupert Murdoch’s contribution to the health of British television"
http://www.ft.com/...
A wee bit of background: BSkyB stands for the British Sky Broadcasting Group. A relatively comprehensive background sketch is given at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
My understanding is that Murdoch, though his son James, already is a major part of BSkyB but Rupert wants to enlarge his control of that entity.
To Wiki John Denham:
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
The Wiki on shadow governments, officially known as Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
Gus O'Donnell, officially known as Sir Augustine Thomas "Gus" O'Donnell:
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
Sigh! I suppose we must goad ourselves to know about these things because of the ongoing threat of that toad Rupert Murdoch who wants to be the Supreme Ruler of World Media, which would not be a very good thing at all.
For comic relief it is suggested that one watch the James Bond movie, Tomorrow Never Dies. The character Elliott Carver is rumored to be a satire on Rupie.