Rupert Murdoch may be revitalised by his exit from Sky

Analysis: Some will celebrate the ‘end of an era’; but is the sun really setting on Murdoch’s political influence? Will Gore isn’t convinced

Murdoch is a man who divides opinion (Reuters)

Rupert Murdoch is a bogeyman to so many people in Britain – especially those who lean politically to the left – that there will be wild cheering in some quarters at the news that his role in Sky TV is soon to come to a complete end, following the decision of 21^st Century Fox to sell its remaining shares.

Never mind that Sky has brought entertaining television into millions of homes, including high quality drama, sport and news. Never mind either, that it has provided employment to thousands of broadcast professionals and forced other media outlets to up their game. And never mind that the advent of subscription TV has, in turn, pumped vast amounts of money back into football and other sports.