murdoch has taken a gargantuan risk trying to start a fourth television network. he is going to need a ton of cash. everything will be better as a result of this, and it will be remembered as a very important watershed moment. rupert murdoch wanted to introduce technology to his empire. he wanted to produce his newspapers with computers. he s interested in saving money. at the time, print unions had huge control over the production of newspapers. they could walk off the job, and they were resistant to change. he knew that the only way to grow was to break that grip. and he had decided enough was enough. so rupert murdoch came up with this plan. he had set up this alternative printing site in wapping, in east london.
but the reagan administration deliverance. [music] second he s not a citizen. federal regulations, of course, prohibit noncitizens from owning more than 20 percent of a television station. citizenship, that takes months. murdoch gets it in weeks. the reagan administration is giving murdoch everything he needs to start a fourth national network. [music] it s a huge financial risk. and rupert is going to need to squeeze every penny he can out of his existing newspapers to pull it off. but there s one thing that stands in his way. the print unions in the uk. so, murdaughs decides he s going to go into battle against the unions.and that battle
gargantuan risk trying to start a fourth television network, he is going to need a ton of cash. everything will be better as a result of this, and we will be remembered as a very informed. rupert murdoch wanted to introduce technology to his empire, he wanted to produce his newspapers with computers. he s interested in saving money. at the time, print unions had huge control over production of newspapers, they could walk off the job. they were resistant to change. [music] he knew that the only way to grow was to break that rep. and he decided enough was enough. so, rupert murdoch came up with this plan. he had set up this alternative printing site in east london.
under us law, it s illegal to own both a major newspaper and tv station in the same market. a waiver of this sort is incredibly rare. i m calling to congratulate you and the rest but the reagan administration delivers. second, he s not a citizen. federal regulations, of course, prohibit noncitizens from owning more than 20% of a television station. you have decided to become an american citizen. absolutely. citizenship, that takes months. murdoch gets it in weeks. the reagan administration is giving murdoch everything he needs to start a fourth national network. it s a huge financial risk. and rupert is going to need to squeeze every penny he can out of his existing newspapers to pull it off. but there s one thing that stands in his way the print unions in the uk. so murdoch decides he s going to go into battle against the unions. and that battle pretty quickly
gargantuan risk trying to start a fourth television network. he is going to need a ton of cash. everything will be better as a result of this, and it will be remembered as a very important watershed moment. rupert murdoch wanted to introduce technology to his empire. he wanted to produce his newspapers with computers. he s interested in saving money. at the time, print unions had huge control over the production of newspapers. they could walk off the job, and they were resistant to change. he knew that the only way to grow was to break that grip. and he had decided enough was enough. so rupert murdoch came up with this plan. he had set up this alternative printing site in wapping, in east london. he bought a load of computers