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Murdoch Wants to Shake Up U.K. News With ‘Aggressive’ TV Service
- Streaming platform News UK TV to launch in coming weeks
- Faces competition from another newcomer, Malone-backed GB News
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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has chosen a former Fox News executive to unleash his controversial brand of journalism on British screens. But David Rhodes insists he’s not bringing the U.S. network’s brash playbook to London.
“It wouldn’t work in this market,” the News UK TV president said in an interview with Bloomberg News. “If you look at News Corp.’s history and tradition, it is one of local products for local markets -- which this is.”