Branson v Murdoch fight

[Lucy]

Never trust a man with a beard

Or a fur ?

[VectraMan]

What I can't understand is why either of them want ITV.

[Mordac]

They were talking about this on radio 5 yesterday in their money hour bit - I was up early to drive down south.

What Branson was trying to do was get ITV on the cheap and Murdoch stole in there. Murdoch has played by the rules and Branson has been made to look a bit stupid my them. With Branson, as soon as he plays with the big boys he loses and then cries to the regulators about a lack of competition as he did with BA. I don't particularly like Murdoch, but on this occasion I'm quite happy to see the bearded self pulicising twat come a cropper.

Well said Tony.

[DimPrawn]

Never trust a man with a beard

Or a woman.

[AtW]

Lenin turned out to be an awright chap.

[Lucy]

Lenin turned out to be an awright chap.

So why are you here ?

[AtW]

So why are you here ?

Putin does not have a beard or even tash (like Stalin)

[BoredBloke]

Branson is a major shareholder in NTL and wanted to add ITV. All Murdoch did was make it too expensive for him to do this. Murdoch has stated that they do not want to own ITV which is why they limited their purchase to 18%. They don't want to own it, but also don't want NTL and Branson to.

I never said I was happy about the power which Murdoch has. What annoys me about Branson is that as soon as he is slapped down in the business world he kicks up a whole song and dance simply because somebody protected their business. He is the business equivalent of a small child. Murdoch on this occasion played by the rules and Branson can't handle it.

[Lucy]

Putin does not have a beard or even tash (like Stalin)

But he is a murdering swine. (Like Lenin, and Stalin for that matter)

[AtW]

Murdock's actions are anti-competitive without any shadow of a doubt, however they seem legal on the surface of it - the true intention of his actions however may cause law changes.

The whole Sky's exclusive stuff should be illegal in the first place - the whole intention of such arrangement is to reduce competition.