Bad Day for Team Sky/Murdocs

[Anonymous]

No, they've really all been sacked. My best friends brother in law is their deputy political editor. He's now on the dole. He's looking now for a job to cover his mortgage (which is worrying as that was our place stay for the 2012 Olympics)

Hang on, the news of the world had a political editor

 

[Anonymous]

Hang on, the news of the world had a political editor

I LOL at that.

 

[Midnightfright]

Hang on, the news of the world had a political editor

Ha ha very good.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

What I don't get is that everyone's talking about the entire staff being sacked. Surely they will just keep the same staff and just rebrand?

According to BBC radio yesterday, they have been put on 3 months notice. Cheaper than redundancy, which is what would have been necessary, and infinitely cheaper than sacking, which would have resulted in the entire staff suing for unfair dismissal. Of course, they will not be expected to serve out any notice when they are move to "new" employment, possibly at less favourable terms, at a new paper.

Don't think the NotW gave much cycling coverage anyway...

 

[Mambo95]

Hang on, the news of the world had a political editor

It surprised me too.

 

[Amsterhammer]

Seriously, people demonise the Murdochs, maybe rightly so. But the idea that the behaviour of one organisation reflects on another is daft.

There's also the idea that the Murdochs micromanage - they don't. My cousin works for a Murdoch paper (WSJ) and used to right about Chinese economics, now European. He's never, ever been told what to write other than 'get me good stuff'.

View Team Sky for what and who they are, not for who writes the cheques.

I think that many people's hatred (certainly mine) of the Dirty Digger and everything he stands for goes back to his rape of traditional (English) football, and to the utter scumminess (new word?) of his publications. I really wouldn't p*** on him if he was on fire.

 

[simo1733]

According to BBC radio yesterday, they have been put on 3 months notice. Cheaper than redundancy, which is what would have been necessary, and infinitely cheaper than sacking, which would have resulted in the entire staff suing for unfair dismissal. Of course, they will not be expected to serve out any notice when they are move to "new" employment, possibly at less favourable terms, at a new paper.

Don't think the NotW gave much cycling coverage anyway...

I believe that news Corp would have to divest some parts of it's media empire in order for it's takeover of Sky to pass the regulators.That being the case the loss of News of the World could prove beneficial in the long run.

 

[rhubroma]

Seriously, people demonise the Murdochs, maybe rightly so. But the idea that the behaviour of one organisation reflects on another is daft.

There's also the idea that the Murdochs micromanage - they don't. My cousin works for a Murdoch paper (WSJ) and used to right about Chinese economics, now European. He's never, ever been told what to write other than 'get me good stuff'.

View Team Sky for what and who they are, not for who writes the cheques.

Which means the stuff we like.

How can one be so naive?

Murdoch is a typical imperialist, whose media empire is literally killing objectivity in the democratic world we live in today.

 

[sublimit]

I dont think anybody has any time for the Murdochs apart from the politicians that cozy up to him. Worthless rubbish just like his papers.


And If I see another picture of Rebbeca Brookes I'll be physically sick.

 

[craig1985]

Which means the stuff we like.

How can one be so naive?

Murdoch is a typical imperialist, whose media empire is literally killing objectivity in the democratic world we live in today.

Hey it's not as bad as Silvio Burlesconi being the Italian PM and owning a gazillion different media organizations. I'm glad the likes of Julia Gillard (Australian PM) or Tony Abbott (Leader of the Opposition) can not have a major stake in any media organization. I'm sure it's like that in the States and everywhere else in the world.

 

[orbeas]

Murdochs

Looks like the wolves are circling in the UK and the US and this could be the end of the Murdochs control of parent company, as Team Sky is the younger Murdochs pet, will be interesting to see how other people in the parent company view it as value for money.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Looks like the wolves are circling in the UK and the US and this could be the end of the Murdochs control of parent company, as Team Sky is the younger Murdochs pet, will be interesting to see how other people in the parent company view it as value for money.

2 years left on the contract regardless.

 

[Mambo95]

Looks like the wolves are circling in the UK and the US and this could be the end of the Murdochs control of parent company, as Team Sky is the younger Murdochs pet, will be interesting to see how other people in the parent company view it as value for money.

The others are very keen on the team, particularly Jeremy Darroch. It's as much his 'pet' as James Murdoch's. Possibly more so.

 

[Andy99]

News corp is only a 39% shareholder in sky.

Sky does not = news corp!

 

[Cobblestones]

News corp is only a 39% shareholder in sky.

Sky does not = news corp!

There's another 7-8% or so with a business friend of Murdoch in Saudi Arabia I believe. Together they virtually control Sky.