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Report: James Murdoch to step down from BSkyB

LONDON — Media executive James Murdoch, under pressure over his role in Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, is stepping down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting, the Sky News channel reported Tuesday,

Sky, the news channel of BSkyB, said his resignation would be confirmed later Tuesday after an unscheduled board meeting. It said James Murdoch would remain a board member and would be replaced as chairman by Nicholas Ferguson, the current deputy chairman.

News Corp., the global media empire of James' father Rupert, which owns 39 percent of BSkyB, had no comment. BSkyB did not immed...

 

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