Murdoch’s Empire May Have To Keep Its Hand Off ITV

British authorities have launched an investigation into the purchase of a significant stake in the ITV network by media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s satellite TV company, BSkyB. The cabinet minister in charge of the investigation says that the purchase “”raises public interest concerns about the number of different owners of media enterprises,” but BSkyB officials are said to be furious at the apparent effort to block their expansion.