James Murdoch Quotations

With the main benefits of these operational initiatives starting to accrue in the run-up to Christmas 2006, the group expects the phasing of subscriber growth to be weighted towards the second half of this calendar year.

My hope and my intention is that as long as the board is satisfied with the work that I'm doing that I will be able to stick with it for the long term and continue rolling out the program of work that we've set out for the business.

I am sure he will help us build Sky's reputation as the nation's number one entertainment choice,

Today?s offer reflects the exciting opportunities that now exist to combine quality entertainment with significant high-speed connections.

We are well positioned to sustain our growth as existing and future customers tell us that Sky is their preferred brand for new entertainment and communications services.

We don't rule out any pricing or promotional initiatives.

We've reached a point where integration into a home entertainment platform will be both viable and attractive to customers and we expect to see rapid convergence between pay-TV penetration in the marketplace and broadband penetration.

The whole rationale is being driven by the consumer. They want the whole home solution with the best and easiest to use technology.

The team has met or over-achieved core performance measures including sales and operating profit, notwithstanding an increase in churn.

This positions Sky very well to take a leading position in what we think is a very attractive and fast growing segment of the market,

Taiwan is Asia's most well-established and vibrant cable market,

Sky increased sales to new customers and achieved strong profit growth this quarter despite facing a challenging competitive environment and continued economic pressure on consumers.

I fully intend to be here for the long term. It is a strategy that's going to take a lot of work. I'm here. You're stuck with me.

I fully intend to be here (at Sky) in the long term, I'm fully committed. So you're stuck with me,

In 2006, we will be offering a single, high-speed internet connection that allows customers to make free telephone calls to other broadband members, as well as normal phone calls. Soon thereafter, we will have a whole home solution. It will be entertainment without compromise.

I am pleased to be able to call on three senior executives who have helped to bring Sky to where it is today and to extend their responsibilities in ways that are closely aligned with our business priorities. With these changes, we will work together more effectively to create greater value for customers, exploit content on multiple platforms and expand into adjacent areas of business.

However, the question of addressability remains a central one in Taiwan's future cable development. There are virtually no set-top boxes in the home, and cable systems remain largely one-way analog.

I would just like my children to be able to eat fish when they grow up. Now, I don't think there's anything controversial about that.

Information is the most valuable commodity in the world today and this business is about giving people access to information that is relevant to their lives.

What makes a media company successful is how it copes with competitive markets in which people have a choice. Competition today is at a more intense level than it has ever before been because the barriers to providing information in the virtual world are so low and the choice of provider nearly infinite.

Here's the thing about me: I have a job to do and I do it.

Connectivity doesn't just mean you get a lot more chances to deliver messages about customer service and pricing plans. This isn't one-sided. It enables people to talk back.

Why do you need to drive a Ferrari to get stuck in a traffic jam anyway? How do people afford these cars?

There are bad people and there are bad corporations. Just as there are good people and good corporations. That might seem too black and white, but what can I tell ya?

Through basic science literacy, people can understand the policy choices we need to be making. Scientists are not necessarily the greatest communicators, but science and communication is one of the fundamentals we need to address. People are interested.

What any manager will try to bring to a company first and foremost is an energy and commitment to the business. To try and really roll your sleeves up.

My belief is that if you grapple with the big changes until you really get them and if you develop an internal compass to steer your marketing and communications, you will be working in a discipline that is more exciting, more intellectually rich, more delightfully complex and ultimately more rewarding than it has ever been.

How do we think beyond interruptive ad formats, and do things that are much more integrated, much more innovative, and actually empower the viewer and give them a better product experience?

The future belongs to brands that do more than pay lip-service to real dialogue and recognise that their customers want them to believe in something.