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James Murdoch, Rupert son. The Telegraph, the Daily Mail and Guardian News Media News Corp's BSkyB bid.?Photo: PA

It was reported this week as 7 ￡ 8bn of News Corp to buy BSkyB 61pc end, it has not already will be transmitted by the authorities of the European Union competition this week. Sources in Brussels are it leave to be known that the agreement "was not anti-competitive impact" on the level of the EU at least.

A much tougher test will be defined by OFCOM, invited by Vince Cable to investigate what damage such an agreement could be done to the plurality of the media in the United Kingdom. Mr. Cable movement came after the representations on the issue of a group of large companies from Great Britain, including the Telegraph Media Group, Daily Mail and General Trust Guardian News Media media. The BBC has also added its support.

Everyone is concerned about the impact of such an agreement that will bring together the richest broadcaster of Britain with a stable of newspapers command already significant market share.

OFCOM is committed to make the decision public before the end of the year and a number of sources very close to the question suggests that a reference to the Competition Commission is highly likely.

Mr. Cable, this must be the preferred outcome. It has very little to gain stirring through such an agreement controversial before a full assessment of the question is possible, a sober look competition as well as that of the OFCOM Board process.

Mr. Cable knows that any decision which appears rushed will coalition Government and industry media without favours at all.

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A sale or partnership with the giants of the internet such as Yahoo or AOL were two or more options under consideration.

Chase Carey said Chief News Corp., operating as media giant actively studied the sale of the social networking site that he bought for $580 million (￡ 373 m) in 2008.

Mr. Carey said a sale or partnership with giants like Yahoo or AOL Internet, two or more options under consideration.

"There is possibilities make the 20 things [MySpace] but that does not mean that you will make 20." "If there is something there logic you should think", he said.

Mr. Carey, who already described losses of MySpace as "not acceptable or sustainable", refused to set a deadline for the social networking site go back to profitability before he go ahead with a sale. ""I am not going to take to break [number of] neighbourhoods", he said. "It is not years... we have to deal with this emergency.?

Mr. Carey said the company engineers had a "very good job" to redesign MySpace to better match the Facebook market leaders and Twitter.Il said that he would be "difficult" to sell MySpace before the reorganization.

MySpace was briefly evaluated billion $ when News Corp tried to merge with Yahoo in 2007.

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It means Dr. Leighton, second long l'entreprise serving non-Executive Director, asked Mr. Murdoch, News Corporation businesses in Europe and Asia, head if it might be standing in the submission. It is believed that Mr. Murdoch replied: "do not even y." Mr. Murdoch became Chairman of BSkyB in December 2007. Dr. Leighton joined Council of BSkyB in October 1999.

Mr. Murdoch himself removed the process of submission, but remained as Chairman. As a result, Sir Nicholas Ferguson, independent Director was Vice President to lead a Special Committee to examine the offer.News Corp has notified the European Commission last week its bid to buy 68 9pc to BSkyB has pas.Vince Cable, the Secretary of the company, then called communications, OFCOM, for a review of plurality of the media regulator.

Dr. Leighton does not return calls effectués.Un sky spokesperson said: "the independent directors concluded unanimously that James Murdoch should remain President, subject to the additional measures of governance implemented."

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Mr. Murdoch said that donations have been "in the interests of the country". Photo: BLOOMBERG

News Corp., the owner of the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and the channel of Fox News, the United States had caused controversy by giving 1 m $ in the last three months to two Republican candidates in the elections of November Congress promotion organizations.

The 1 m $ released both the Republican administration Association and the Chambers of commerce had concern among some shareholders on the question of whether donations were in the best interest of the company.

Media mogul says annual general meeting of News Corp. in New York that although donations have been "unusual", the company is because it is "in the interest of countries, the shareholders and everyone prosperity there is an amount just for change in Washington."

Sir Rod Eddington, the former boss of British Airways and now head of the News Corp, audit committee said that the Board approved political donations based on the recommendations of management of the company and after referring to his or her legal advisor.News Corp. may consider making the process more transparent, he said.

The administration of President Obama fired strongly criticized some entrepreneurs to hamper the economic recovery by extending the scope of the Government on Wall Street and the health care system.

Coloured in the Amphitheatre of the Hudson River, close to the Manhattan times square meeting Mr. Murdoch was submitted to a mixture of criticism and praise of the ten shareholders who took to the floor.

When asked if he would retire when he turned 80 next year, Mr. Murdoch stated that "when my health, I get out of the way, but not before that happens."Blames for his salary by a shareholder who has said that the Investor Warren Buffett only paid himself $100,000 per year, Mr. Murdoch rejected comparison. ""I have a fraction of the richness of Mr. Buffett.Il must sell some shares every year have billions to play with."

Mr. Murdoch was also denied a report in the Daily Mirror, whom he had met in 10 Downing Street within 24 hours of the Conservative leader David Cameron becomes first ministre.Il said that he had been invited to meet with Mr. Cameron a few weeks after the election and it lasted about five minutes.

In Britain, News Corp generates concern among media organizations with its rival UK take complete control of BSkyB, in which it already possesses almost 40pc of.

A number of media, including the owner of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group organisations as well as managers of the Guardian Media Group and Associated News, owners of The Daily Mail, this week signed a letter asking for regulators to examine the acquisition of control.

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