BskyB bid is withdrawn

[WhippedCream]

Hooray

the acquisition was 'too difficult to progress in the current climate'

also senior legal manager of news corp leaving

This may be a good place to ask, what is BskyB? Cos I thought he already owned Sky, so is it a coincidence of names that is confusing me or is BskyB something to do with something he already owns ?

he wanted to own sky news
so he could rule the world's news

British sky Broadcasting

ed miliband - victory for the people who've been apalled

john prescott - Im happy

exNoW journo on twitter says another big 'cat out of the bag' to happen this afternoon......

5bn dollars wiped off News Corp since last thurs

British sky Broadcasting

Ahhh, so it is mine he owns (Sky Italia) and he was after yours too. Ok now I understand.

capisce?

hang on, I was following the ex NOTW journo on Twitter the other day and now he's vanished from my list. Has he deleted himself from some people?

exNOW 1 has gone, find and follow 2, its a woman, she's really good

1 got erased for legal reasons, I think. 2 may get removed any time, seh keeps dropping hints about new twists in anagram form, driving me nuts can't figure them out

Good, but the Murdochs still have their fingers in far too many pies, without this deal happening.

I'm glad. He's way too powerful and needs to be cut down to size. I sense this is now happening on both sides of the Atlantic.

#no comment from Dave

maybe this is a good to mention a little petition
hackinginquiry.org/index.php which is still worth signing.

keep up the pressure.

niceguy2 J Rockefeller raised the concern to congress if 9/11 victims got hacked by NI the consequences would be severe

NoW - Gone
BskyB bid - gone (for now at least)
now Mr Murdoch do us all a favour and get rid of all the other rags you own and leave us to clear up the mess and make sure nothing like this ever happens again

many newspapers will have been caught up in this - Piers Morgan is now becoming embroiled follow guido fawkes' blog, and on twitter.

in the initial investigation, senior police found out they were being hacked and then squashed the enquiry without admitting it; in fear of being blackmailed

the police need as good a clearout as the media

R Peston - in 50yrs+ career in media Rupert m has never had a setback like this

Someone to claim credit for this on behalf of mumsnet in 5...4...3..

wouldnt they let gransnet have this one!