How Much Power Has Murdoch Got?

cmonstanley · 24-01-2011, 21:41

looks like murdochs sidekicks have stitched up andy gray because he is taking the news of world to court Sky Sports' Andy Gray determined to settle score, documents show - Press, Media - The Independent see this is in a non murdoch publication

Tealeaf · 24-01-2011, 21:46

Rumour has it that Murdoch has bid £3billion for Accy Web.

cmonstanley · 24-01-2011, 21:50

the thing is with the bbc being forced to lose 200 odd of its it staff and get rid of 60% of their websites is just a coicendence

accyweb will thrive because its free.murdoch want to charge you for everything on the internet.

Tealeaf · 24-01-2011, 22:00

Err...I don't think Rupert runs the BBC.

cmonstanley · 24-01-2011, 22:23

but the goverment fund it and the tories have been in meetings ,in pocket look at andy coulson

theres a pattern forming and its not going to be nice

Neil · 24-01-2011, 22:58

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murdoch want to charge you for everything on the internet.

That's an odd statement. He is a business man who runs businesses. If it costs him money to produce then of course he will want to charge for it or he wont be in business for long.

Virgin don't give free TV and phones to people do they?

cmonstanley · 24-01-2011, 23:25

its mostly paid by advertisements ,look at facebook its free and is worth £50 billion he jus want to be greedy and is upset the bbc websites are free and publicly funded free from manupilation.he knows the premiership is losing its value.

jaysay · 25-01-2011, 10:19

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley

its mostly paid by advertisements ,look at facebook its free and is worth £50 billion he jus want to be greedy and is upset the bbc websites are free and publicly funded free from manupilation.he knows the premiership is losing its value.

Sometime I think you talk a load of tripe CS

garinda · 25-01-2011, 10:57

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley

its mostly paid by advertisements ,look at facebook its free and is worth £50 billion he jus want to be greedy and is upset the bbc websites are free and publicly funded free from manupilation.he knows the premiership is losing its value.

Announced yesterday.

BBC to axe 360 jobs as it scales down website

BBC to axe 360 jobs as it scales down website - Online, Media - The Independent

Ken Moss · 25-01-2011, 11:07

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Announced yesterday.

BBC to axe 360 jobs as it scales down website

BBC to axe 360 jobs as it scales down website - Online, Media - The Independent

There was a review of BBC services two years ago and I said this at the time in a letter. The problem is, as has been pointed out, that the BBC has lost focus of what it actually is.

First and foremost, it is the premier broadcaster in the UK and one of the major players worldwide so what is it doing even considering a social networking aspect of its web content? Much of the old Red Button services were of little interest to anyone and have now been trimmed back but there are also scores of other non-programme activities which have nothing to do with broadcasting. Get rid, start concentrating on making the vast archives available and trimming the box-ticking half efforts across the board.

Lord Reith will be spinning in his grave.

cmonstanley · 25-01-2011, 12:11

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Sometime I think you talk a load of tripe CS

you missed out a letter

cmonstanley · 25-01-2011, 12:13

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Sometime I think you talk a load of tripe CS

so your saying there is not a link with andy gray taking the notw to court and somebody at sky leaking the conversations

DaveinGermany · 25-01-2011, 12:33

What point is supposed to be being made here ? An honest question as I really can't seem to follow the logic in comparison with the title & posts.

Neil · 25-01-2011, 12:46

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley

its mostly paid by advertisements ,look at facebook its free and is worth £50 billion he jus want to be greedy......

Last time I heard the paper copies of the titles were funding the websites. The websites reduce the sale of paper copy so less money comes into the pot to pay for the websites.

The overheads of facebook are completely different so it is not a sensible comparison.

Ken Moss · 25-01-2011, 15:17

The Murdoch empire already has too strong a foothold in UK media, along the lines of 39% of BSkyB plus assorted papers. A query is currently being looked at by the Competition Commission regarding whether it is acceptable to allow him to get a tighter grip.

It really doesn't do to have one company controlling too much news, it is already an extremely powerful tool and we have quite enough tabloid television too.