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Rupert Murdoch buys Times

Title
Rupert Murdoch buys Times
Genre
Press conference
TX Date
12 Feb 1981
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:01:37
Description
Owner of The Sun newspaper, Rupert Murdoch, gives a press conference announcing his acquisition of the Times newspaper following negotiations with trade unions which will lead to over 500 redundancies and printing being moved out of London.
Contributors
Rupert Murdoch
Keywords
Trade unions; Newspapers; The Times; Sunday Times; Redundancy terms; Newspaper press; Business acquisitions; News International; Redundancies; Management operations; Printing

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