News International phone hacking scandalUK media scandalNews Corporation owner Rupert Murdoch in 2007Beginning in the 1990s, and going as far as its shutdown in 2011, employees of the now-defunct newspaperNews of the World engaged in phone hacking, police bribery, and exercising improper influence in the pursuit of stories. Investigations conducted from 2005 to 2007 showed that the paper's phone hacking activities were targeted at celebrities, politicians, and members of the British royal family.
Rupert MurdochKeith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American former business magnate, investor, and media mogul.
News CorporationThe original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American multinationalmass media corporation founded and controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
News UKNews Corp UK & Ireland Limited (trading as News UK, formerly News International and NI Group) is a British newspaper publisher, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the American mass media conglomerateNews Corp. It is the current publisher of The Times, The Sunday Times, and The Sun newspapers; its former publications include the Today, News of the World, and The London Paper newspapers. It was established in February 1981 under the name News International plc.
Sky GroupSky Group Limited, trading as Sky, is a British media and telecommunications conglomerate owned by Comcast and headquartered in London. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy. Sky is Europe's largest media company and pay-TV broadcaster by revenue (as of 2018), with 23 million subscribers and more than 31,000 employees as of 2019. The company is primarily involved in satellite television, producing and broadcasting. The current CEO is Dana Strong.
Disney Networks Group Asia PacificDisney Networks Group Asia Pacific was a Hong Kong–based commercial broadcasting company operating multiple specialty television channels. The company was founded in 1991 by Hong Kong - Canadian businessman Richard Li. Originally established by Hutchison Whampoa and later acquired by the original News Corporation, Star TV was once the most prominent satellite television broadcaster in Asia.Sky UKBritish broadcaster and telecommunications companySky UK Limited (formerly British Sky Broadcasting Limited (BSkyB)), trading asSky, is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company operating as a subsidiary of Sky Group (currently owned by Comcast). It provides television, broadband internet, fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered at the Sky Studios in Isleworth.
21st Century FoxTwenty-First Century Fox, Inc., which did business as 21st Century Fox (21CF), was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was formed on June 28, 2013, as the legal successor to News Corporation, while the second News Corporation was formed the same day as a spin-off. 21st Century Fox was the legal successor to News Corporation dealing primarily in the film and television industries.
Chief executive officerA chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles inside various organizations, including public and private corporations, nonprofit organizations, and even some government organizations (notably state-owned enterprises).News CorpNews Corporation, doing business as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was formed on June 28, 2013, as a spin-off of the first News Corporation, whose legal successor was 21st Century Fox, which held its media and entertainment assets.
Sky ItaliaSky Italia S.r.l., trading as Sky, is an Italian satellite television platform owned by the American media conglomerate Comcast, via the British media conglomerate Sky Group. Sky Italia also broadcasts three national free-to-air television channels: TV8, Cielo, and Sky TG24. Pay TV services on the Sky Italia satellite platform are broadcast on the Hot Bird satellites at 13.0°E and are encrypted in NDS VideoGuard.Sky DeutschlandSky Deutschland GmbH, branded as Sky, is a German media company that operates a direct broadcast satellite Pay TV platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (through Sky Switzerland). It provides a collection of basic and premium digital subscription television channels of different categories via satellite and cable television. It was launched in 1991 as Premiere.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.