James Murdoch

In a move that Brand Republic describes as “highly symbolic” James Murdoch is to return to Sky, the U.K.’s leading subscription broadcaster, as chairman.

Eight members of the government are to have special privileges to view evidence and put questions to witnesses in the phone-hacking inquiry, Lord Justice Leveson has ruled.

U.K. Culture department adviser resigns as Leveson Inquiry exposes close ties between Murdoch’s News Corp. and the current government.

Although James Murdoch gave over six hours of evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into Press Ethics on Tuesday, the real pressure is being brought to bear on U.K. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Multi-media magnate Rupert Murdoch and his son James will appear before the Leveson Inquiry in London this week to answer questions about phone-hacking and their responsibility in the practice in the papers they ran.

James Murdoch resigned as chairman of BSkyB, citing that his role at the broadcaster “could become a lightning rod” amid phone hacking allegations.

James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, resigned on Wednesday as executive chairman of News International.

News International said on Tuesday it settled seven lawsuits over alleged phone hacking by reporters at the now-shuttered News of the World tabloid.