| Rupert Murdoch: his control over Star TV and the material it broadcasts has caused a stir in India |
In the high-profile world of satellite broadcast television, foreign ownership and control are usually contentious issues. In India, earlier this year, foreign satellite news broadcasters were given three months to meet a new rule that caps foreign equity investment at 26% for TV news channels that broadcast to the country from home turf.
Media Content and Communication Services (MCCS), an affiliate of Star TV, the pan-Asian satellite TV company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, applied for a licence to send content to Star TV’s news channel.
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