Course reversed LONDON - Rupert Murdoch's powerful British news operation on Friday and accepted responsibility in a phone hacking affair, which had already cost his job the Prime Minister's spokesman.
News International, parent company of United Kingdom the top-selling news of the world tabloid, which had always strongly denied that provided journalists were the phones of members of the Royal family, politicians, celebrities and sports of stars hacking, and a handful of "Rogue Reporter" the blame for the scandal.
Admission of liability for hacking the phones from eight people ? including actress Sienna Miller and politician Tessa Jowell - and agreement of compensatory amounts to a big turning point for the company, part of the global media empire Murdoch's News Corp numbers
Analysts said, was the move to draw a line under the case and potential financial cost limit, as News Corp, a deal with the planned purchase of BSkyB, drive, the other British news operators who fear growing influence of the Group of Britain's media has angered.
"After an extensive internal investigation and information on civil legal cases, News International has decided some civil parties with an unconditional apology and a finding of liability in cases that meet certain criteria approach" said News International in a statement.
"We produce also our lawyers meet a compensation scheme for the use of legitimate claims and efficiently... we ask, however, continue to deny cases that we believe are without merit or where we are not responsible."
Media Consultant Steve Hewlett of told of Reuters: "this is driven by business aspects because clearly the reputational risk is harm only Assembly." "The price they pay for the admission of liability is much lower than the consequences of the fight on all fronts."
Snooping
Earlier this week, two reporters as part of the lengthy investigation in the scandal were arrested. The men, including former senior news of the world Editor Ian Edmondson, found himself on suspicion of conspiracy to communicate and unlawful interception of voice mail messages to intercept.
Edmondson was sacked after an internal investigation of his conduct. The other man was identified as Neville Thurlbeck, the paper chief reporter.
The scandal dates back to 2005 / 6, when the news of the world were royal reporter and a private investigator arrested and later for the voicemail messages of royal aides snooping imprisoned.
London's Metropolitan Police launched a new investigation in January after is of some politicians and their voice mail to had caught celebrities who had suspected they fiercely criticized.
Critics argued the original police probe not gone far enough, and some have suggested, detectives were too close to the news of the world. Police have denied this.
The scandal cost former editor of the newspaper Andy Coulson of later serving as head of communication for Prime Minister David Cameron in January, although Coulson always was, that he knew nothing of the phone-hacking.
Murdoch's News Corp., which the Sun and the times newspapers, was given British Pay-TV satellite group BSkyB last month the green light by the Government full control over.
Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters.
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