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Rupert Murdoch has 'corrosive role', Ofcom told.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| November 19, 2010 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Guardian Unlimited)

Rupert Murdoch was criticised today for his "thoroughly corrosive role" in UK politics in one of the first Ofcom submissions on News Corporation's proposed GBP8bn takeover of BSkyB to be made public.

The Campaign for Press & Broadcasting Freedom the membership-funded non-profit organisation , said that the scale and value of the merger would represent a "transformative shift" in UK media ownership which would have "considerable negative impact on media plurality".

Ofcom is expected to receive a considerable number of submissions for its review of News Corp's bid to take control of the 60.9% of the satellite broadcaster it does …

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