Murdoch 強化するs 支配する on 衛星 TV

By Daily Mail Reporter
Updated: 00:00 BST, 28 September 2000

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Rupert Murdoch's News 会社／団体 last night 明かすd a コンビナート／複合体 取引，協定 that 強化するs his empire's 支配する on 衛星 broadcasting in the US.

It brings closer his dream of owning a chain of 衛星 放送者s stretching from the 太平洋の 縁 to Europe.

News Corp bought the 21%, 価値（がある） $6bn (£4.1bn), held in interactive programming guide provider Gemstar-TV Guide International by John Malone's Liberty マスコミ.

Under the 取引，協定, Liberty will 移転 four-fifths of its Gemstar 火刑／賭ける in 交流 for 121.5m US-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d 在庫／株 in News Corp. That 処理／取引 will take Liberty's 持つ／拘留するing in News Corp to about 18% and make it the company's largest 非，不，無-投票（する）ing 株主.

The remaining fifth of the Gemstar 持つ／拘留するing will go to Sky 全世界の 網状組織s, another company in the News Corp （軍の）野営地，陣営. Liberty will also 交換（する） its holdings in a 一連の Sky companies in Latin America in a move that will give it 4.76% of Sky 全世界の, 事前の to a planned £27bn 株 申し込む／申し出.

As a その上の 脚 to the 取引，協定, Liberty has agreed to buy $500m (£342m) of Sky 全世界の when it floats and not to sell or 移転 any of its Sky 全世界の 株 for a year. There is a 類似の 行き詰まり on its News Corp 持つ／拘留するing.

The 協定 will 強化する Murdoch's play for DirectTV, the No 1 衛星 television 放送者 in the US, which is part of Hughes Electronic. He has been rumoured to want Hughes for years but may yet 直面する problems from 監視者s.