The 15-member News Corp. board of directors yesterday announced its “full confidence in Rupert Murdoch’s fitness and support for his continuing to lead News Corp. into the future as its chairman and CEO.”
The board action came one day after the British Parliament special committee investigating the phone-hacking scandal at the now-shuttered News Corp. tabloid News of the World said that Murdoch was “not a fit person” to head a major international company because he had “turned a blind eye and exhibited wilful blindness” to widespread wrongdoing at the tabloid.
The board, meeting in a special session, said it based its vote of confidence on “Murdoch’s vision and leadership in building News Corp., his ongoing performance as chairman and CEO and his demonstrated resolve to address the mistakes of the company identified in the select committee’s report.”
News Corp. owns The Post.
In London, British Sky Broadcasting, which is 39 percent owned by News Corp., also defended itself against what is expected to be a new round of questions on whether it should continue to hold a British broadcasting license.
BSkyB said it “continues to believe that it remains a fit and proper license holder, as demonstrated by its positive contribution to UK audiences, employment and the broader economy, as well as its strong record of regulatory compliance and high standards of governance.”
kkelly@nypost.com
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