"Rupert Murdoch's controversial bid to take full control of BSkyB was boosted today when the Government backed proposals to spin off Sky News as part of any deal.
"The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was minded to wave through the takeover by News Corporation after the media giant offered to make the channel into a separate independent company and subsidise it for a decade."

That's Jeremy Hunt of rhyming slang fame.

Onward and upward, Mr. Murdoch, the BBC will soon be in your grasp.