SYDNEY: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch yesterday staunchly defended the appointment of his son James as chief executive of BSkyB, denying the move raised serious corporate governance issues for his News Corp Ltd empire.
Investors in the British pay-TV firm have vociferously protested the appointment of 30-year-old James Murdoch to the top job, and argued the independence of BSkyB which is 35% owned by News Corp could be compromised.
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