United Murdochs seek to take control of Sky
Father and sons work together to wrap up unfinished business five years after first derailed bid
Los Angeles
JAMES and Lachlan Murdoch were kids when their father bought into a little British outfit called Satellite Television 33 years ago. Now they're helping Rupert Murdoch in his effort to take control of the company that grew into the European giant Sky plc in a proposed US$14.1 billion deal that would be the biggest in the media mogul's half-century career.
Mr Murdoch's 21st Century Fox Inc, which owns 39 per cent of Sky, reached a preliminary accord last week to acquire the rest of Europe's top pay-TV company. Should the dea…
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