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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