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Rupert Murdoch's Growing Porn Empire
The New American ^ | March 14, 2006 | William Norman Grigg

Posted on 03/15/2006 9:23:06 AM PST by Willie Green

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use.

Australian-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch (Council on Foreign Relations), whose international holdings include the supposedly conservative FOX News channel, "has been secretly building a stable of wholly-owned pornographic channels for his [British] Sky subsidiary," reported Rupert Steiner of London's The Business on February 12. "The Business has learned that Sky now owns and operates its own pornographic channels -- the 18+ Movies section -- after years of hosting third-party content only."

Previously, under British licensing rules, Rupert's Sky network was required to provide porn content produced by other networks. Having learned of porn's profit potential, however, Murdoch is developing his own original smut content, as well as "entering into partnerships with companies that broadcast pornographic television channels on Sky, such as Sport XXX Babes, XXX Housewives, and Playboy. Sky has agreed [to] retail distribution agreements with these companies. With Playboy, for instance, Sky now not only hosts the channel but sells its service, and collects and shares in the revenues from Playboy customers."

"For years the Murdoch press has labelled rival newspaper baron Richard Desmond a pornographer in articles charting his business which has included pornographic magazines and TV channels," relates Steiner. "Desmond, who owns the Daily Express and OK magazine, will view Murdoch's expansion in this field as hypocrisy." American conservatives who have viewed Murdoch as an ally interjecting a conservative voice into the "mainstream media" should take an even dimmer view of these developments.


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To: Willie Green

Yeesh. Reminds me of that other dirty old man, Sumner Redstone.


41 posted on 03/15/2006 12:30:18 PM PST by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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To: Bigg Red
No, pornography is a weapon of the Left; it is anti-marriage and anti-family.

Yes, when someone claims porn is conservative it is one of the most blatant examples of how the meaning of words has become inverted in this day and age, to serve the interests of Satan. We were warned. And many buy into it.

42 posted on 03/15/2006 12:37:51 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: MineralMan
The previews are pretty lurid...not what you want your kid viewing while you're out of the room.

Why would an atheist care if their kid watched porn or not?

43 posted on 03/15/2006 12:48:49 PM PST by AmusedBystander
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To: Doomonyou
Quick! What channel is that on?
;-)

44 posted on 03/15/2006 12:58:01 PM PST by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: AmusedBystander

"Why would an atheist care if their kid watched porn or not?"

I beg your pardon. What makes you think that atheists don't care about their children? How bizarre.


45 posted on 03/15/2006 1:01:53 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: Tunehead54

Sorry, you missed it.


46 posted on 03/15/2006 1:03:10 PM PST by Doomonyou (FR doesn't suffer fools lightly.)
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To: Doomonyou
Rats! Going out now for a Tivo with the largest drive made!
That show seems to combine two of my greatest loves and football won't start up again until August! ;-)
47 posted on 03/15/2006 1:23:44 PM PST by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: MineralMan
What makes you think that atheists don't care about their children?

I would worry more about imparting that "godless" part on them, just in case you are wrong. That influence on the kids from sex would be less trouble than eternal damnation in hell. But hey, I don't really care either way. I just thought it ironic that one could not care about the Creator but worry over Jenna Jameson giving a blowjob.

48 posted on 03/15/2006 1:48:42 PM PST by AmusedBystander
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To: AmusedBystander

"I would worry more about imparting that "godless" part on them, just in case you are wrong."

Well, here's the deal. The atheist I know don't care what other people believe, nor do they try to dissuade anyone. My parents are both atheists, yet they sent all of their children, including myself, to Sunday School at the Presbyterian church near our home. Every Sunday.

I asked them about that recently. They're 81 years old now, and are atheists (and Republicans). My mom said that they though it was important for us, as children, to be thoroughly exposed to the dominant religion of this country. She said that we'd make up our own minds when we were old enough to think about it.

She was right. I'm the only atheist among their children. I attended church until I was about 20...every Sunday, and sang in the choir, played piano and did other music at the church.

As a middle-schooler, I got a really nice award for having memorized the the first four chapters of the New Testament.

In fact, I was admitted to Wheaton College, with a strong chance of going into the ministry. But, I decided to become an Electronics Engineer, so I went to another school.

After a couple of more years, I stopped being able to believe in supernatural entities. That doesn't mean that I lack moral values, though. I have the same ones you do, I'm betting.


49 posted on 03/15/2006 1:58:36 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: Willie Green

He has been stroking his porn empire, causing it to rise and grow into a hard-money asset.


50 posted on 03/15/2006 2:05:04 PM PST by steve-b (A desire not to butt into other people's business is eighty percent of all human wisdom)
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To: AmusedBystander

To imply that atheists are less moral than those who are religious - and that atheists somehow wish to impose immorality on their childeren - is simply absurd.


51 posted on 03/15/2006 2:23:35 PM PST by coop71 (Being a redhead means never having to say you're sorry...)
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To: coop71
To imply that atheists are less moral than those who are religious - and that atheists somehow wish to impose immorality on their childeren - is simply absurd.

Why? What's the point of being moral if there really is nothing bigger in your life than you?

52 posted on 03/15/2006 2:59:33 PM PST by AmusedBystander
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To: AmusedBystander
Why? What's the point of being moral if there really is nothing bigger in your life than you?

From what I understand, it relates to the simple idea that being a moral person and leading a moral life is much more satisfying to ones self and to humanity, than being an immoral jerk. Do you really believe that without God guiding the way, all people are intrinsically evil or immoral? How would that explain all the immoral yet religious people I know? If you're a Christian, assuming you are from your original post, I would think you'd know better.

53 posted on 03/15/2006 3:10:18 PM PST by coop71 (Being a redhead means never having to say you're sorry...)
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To: Alberta's Child

Is he going senile or something? I thought he was able to make money without getting his hands dirty, (no pun intended.)


54 posted on 03/15/2006 3:12:30 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul
I thought he was able to make money without getting his hands dirty, (no pun intended.)

LOL. You sure that wasn't intended?

55 posted on 03/15/2006 3:22:44 PM PST by Alberta's Child
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To: Alberta's Child

Maybe just a touch.


56 posted on 03/15/2006 3:25:20 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: coop71
If you're a Christian, assuming you are from your original post, I would think you'd know better.

I kinda think Jesus wouldn't care for atheists too much. Wasn't much tolerance for much back then.

Personally, that is between them and their maker whatever.

57 posted on 03/15/2006 3:59:46 PM PST by AmusedBystander
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To: AmusedBystander
What's the point of being moral if there really is nothing bigger in your life than you?

Because it's right. Does your moral code really reduce to "do whatever the authority figure tells you to"?

58 posted on 03/15/2006 4:06:04 PM PST by ThinkDifferent (Chloe rocks)
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To: ThinkDifferent
Because it's right.

What makes it right? If the "authority figure" is God, then yes.

59 posted on 03/15/2006 4:10:45 PM PST by AmusedBystander
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To: AmusedBystander
What makes it right?

The determination that it will make the world better (or at least not worse).

If the "authority figure" is God, then yes.

So the only difference between you and the Islamofascists is the specific book which you assert contains God's instructions? I don't believe that.

60 posted on 03/15/2006 4:23:43 PM PST by ThinkDifferent (Chloe rocks)
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