Rupert's Bounty

April 18, 2003

After years of negotiations, Rupert Murdoch has succeeded in his bid for DirecTV. The satellite broadcasting operation adds 11 million American viewers to Murdoch's global empire, making his media company not simply the biggest, but probably the most powerful as well. Bob queries Cable World Senior Editor Alicia Mundy about Murdoch's ever expanding media holdings.


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