London After a two- day gruelling at the Leveson Inquiry, Rupert Murdoch and his media empire in Britain are likely to come in for critical mention when a key parliamentary committee releases its report on the phone- hacking controversy on Tuesda
y, PTI reports. Murdoch, 81, used candour and selective interpretation of events at the inquiry to claim victim status over the alt39 cover- upalt39 at the defunct News of the World, but was clearly on the backfoot given the plethora of inquiries into his media empire.
The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, which heard evidence from Murdoch and his son James last year, will release its report on the phone- hacking issue on Tuesday. Besides, regulator Ofcom had intensified its inquiry on the issue of whether BSkyB is a alt39 fit and properalt39 organisation to hold a broadcasting licence in view of the alleged shortcomings in corporate governance within his company as evident in the phone- hacking issue. As mentioned in his witness statement, Murdochs operations in Britain amount to only 8 percent of New Corporations global revenues, but the potential of reputational damage here may spill over and damage his commercial interests abroad, particularly in the US.
