13-10-2017 10:06 via theguardian.com

James Murdoch re-elected Sky chair despite shareholder revolt

Dissenters’ concern centres on potential conflict of interest given role as CEO of 21st Century Fox, which is trying to buy SkyJames Murdoch has narrowly survived a rebellion by independent Sky shareholders to be re-elected as chair of the British satellite broadcaster.Just 51.6% backed Murdoch to stay in the top job. Concern among the dissenters centres around what they see as a potential conflict of interest, given his role as chief executive of 21st Century Fox, which is trying to buy S
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