Murdoch Buys Major Interest in Hughes Electronics
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has paid about $6.6 billion in cash and stock to take a controlling interest in Hughes Electronics, fulfilling his long-time goal of acquiring entree into the U.S. pay-TV market for his Fox Entertainment Group via the Hughes DirecTV unit. The purchase was an apparent...
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