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14/07/2011

BSkyB bid is abandoned by Murdoch, but for how long? We discuss the implications of the withdrawal. Marketing budgets have been cut for the third consecutive quarter.

Intense political pressure has seen Rupert Murdoch retract his BSkyB bid, but for how long? We are joined by a former head of news at the Sunday Times, and an investor in BSkyB, to explore the implications of the withdrawal.

The advertising industry is one of the best bell-weathers of the economy: should we be concerned that marketing budgets have been cut for the third consecutive quarter?

Finally, nearly 30,000 people are missing out on dividends from British Gas shares bought in the 1980's. Centrica - the company that owns British Gas - is now launching a campaign to seek out the missing shareholders.

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Thu 14 Jul 2011 05:30

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