News Corporation takeover bid for BSkyB Italia. "The Guardian" went so far as to say that, "Without a full takeover of BSkyB, News Corp's global satellite strategy would look an unco-ordinated mess." The first key turning point in the planned takeover was the removal in December 2010 of regulatory approval from Vince Cable, who had told undercover reporters from "The Daily Telegraph" he had "declared war" on Murdoch. When these comments were made public, the final say on the deal went instead to Jeremy Hunt. Cable's comments on this matter were not published by the "Telegraph", but were instead leaked to BBC journalist Robert Peston, most
The Takeover UK The Takeover UK The Takeover UK was an American rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Formed in mid-2004, the band released its first EP, "It's All Happening" in July 2008, and its first full-length album, "Running With the Wasters", in March 2009, both for Rykodisc. The first single, "Ah La La," was featured on popular MTV reality show "The Hills" as well as in promotional commercials for ABC's "Castle". The band has toured with The Juliana Theory, The Shys, and Army Navy. In Winter 2009 - 2010, the band toured their "Running with the Wasters" album. The members of The Takeover