BSkyB Distances Itself From Murdoch and News Corporation

A day after a British parliamentary panel castigated Rupert Murdoch, BSkYB insisted on Wednesday that it was a “fit and proper” company to hold a broadcasting license.

BSkyB said its track record as a U.K. broadcaster should be the key factor in determining its fitness to hold a broadcasting license, a day after scathing criticism from U.K.

BSkyB said its track record as a U.K. broadcaster should be the key factor in determining its fitness to hold a broadcasting license, a day after scathing criticism from U.K. lawmakers of News Corp., which has a 39% stake in BSkyB, in a report on the tabloid phone-hacking scandal.