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Scandal Stalls Murdoch’s BSkyB Takeover

Deadline.com | by Robert Barr

In what could be a major blow to Rupert Murdoch’s $14 billion plan to buy U.K. satellilte company BSkyB, the British government said today that it has pushed back its review of the deal while it sorts through the implications of the News Of The World phone hacking scandal.