NWSA - News Corp's Phone-Hacking Saga: Celebrities Compensated But What Lies Ahead for The Sun? | Benzinga
News Corp's (NASDAQ: NWS) (NASDAQ: NWSA) British newspaper group, News Group Newspapers (NGN), settled multiple phone-hacking claims from various individuals, including celebrities and a former minister.
NGN, which publishes the Sun and the now-defunct News of the World, offered public apologies and paid substantial damages to those affected. Victims included Melanie Chisholm (Mel C) from the Spice Girls, actor Keith Allen, Shane Lynch from Boyzone, and a 2005 London bombing victim, ...