James Murdoch steps down as chairman of BSkyB

News Video United Kingdom 3 APR 2012
James Murdoch steps down as chairman of BSkyB
British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) announced that James Murdoch has stepped down as chairman, but will continue to serve in his capacity as a non-executive director of the company. He will be replaced as BSkyB chairman by deputy chairman Nicholas Ferguson. Tom Mockridge has been appointed as deputy chairman. Andrew Higginson, who has been a director of BSkyB since September 2004, succeeds Nicholas Ferguson as senior independent non-executive director. In a statement, Murdoch said that interest in past events at News International should not undermine the interests of BSkyB.

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