So Rupert has not gone before the Parliament to approve his bid for full control of Sky Broadcasting like he was in the midst of last time with Rebekah Brooks. I normally give her two k's and call her Rebekkah, she could drop the h.
And he needs the EU's assent too, or does this only apply if they have not officially/formally withdrawn Brexit?
But how is this, it is playing out just like last time with phone hacking. And this is now, where Brailsford and British Cycling, have made the rod for their own back. This play getting 20 million GBP per year for the cycling project, looked a great move, they had the media to protect them and move the domestic support. See how cycling became mainstream in under a decade because of the Brailsford project.
But News Corp and News Limited had the phone hacking.
Rupert could get parliament to pass(approve) his bid for full control of Sky. (this could be neither here nor there)
Sky goes on their way to winning Tour de Frances. Their riders win gold medals. Sky Broadcast the company basks in reflected glory and positive publicity, symbiosis and gestalt occurs, Wiggins and Froome get million pound pre-sale book deals, athletes and managers are knighted... everyone is happy. But, like Helmut Roole says 'it is all based on a lie'.
Lance did not know when to fold his cards, and kept on pushing, and asking for a bigger slice, and more... he could have been content with 7 jerseys, and 200million US$.
Sky have also poked their head above the parapet. pushing marginal gains down our throat. Having a willing empire crew who will cheerfully sublimate autonomy to back their horse.
Rupert puts in his final piece-de-resistance on his career, full control of Sky, he always overbids on assets he sees as status mastheads like NYTimes and WSJ, the Sulzberger family rebuffs him at NYT, he bids too much at WSJ.
Left-wing media no longer willing to play the nationalist game they did in 2012 when the gold medals are flowing and they channeled their inner empire crew. Rupert needs to face Parliament and the EU media assets committee to approve his bid for full control of Sky.
left wing media smell blood. politicians see their face can get traction in the press and nightly tv broadcasts on channel 4 and the beeb.
now, my caveat, just like Rebekkah Brooks, with the extra k,
my caveat, how much credit does Rupert get for the cycling operation of TeamSky, their wins, for 2012 Olympics, and now, inversely, how much criticism can he cop, for Sky and fluimecil or kenacort?
So, the fact that News are back before the EU media asset committee, and the British Parliament media approvals board... should this really have anything to do with it. It is Team Sky Cycling. All Rupe seeks is News Ltd, going from 46 poh-cent to 100 poh-cent. Nothing involving Brailsford, fluimecil, and Wiggins.
or does it?
Well, this is my thesis. Rupert does not want any poor press and publicity. This is the death knell for TeamSky. They are screwed (sorry IronDan) They stuffed with the News Ltd phone hacking, Rupert was persona non grata, no one in power now needs an excuse to put in the boots to anything he is associated with. even tenuous association it may be.
He wont get full control of Sky Broadcasting.
there will be repercussions
He will have to content himself to Roger Ailes getting sexual harassment suites at Fox and Jerry Hall erection dysfunction.
and he will blame Brailsford and Wiggins. Cos this is how Rupert rolls, has always acted.
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