The Sydney Morning Herald | News Corp buys Sky News in Australia and New Zealand from Seven and Nine The Sydney Morning Herald News Corporation has fully acquired Australian News Channel, which produces Sky News in Australia and New Zealand. Australian News Channel was jointly owned by BSkyB, Seven Network, and Shertip Pty Ltd, which is wholly owned by Nine Network. News Corp completes takeover of Sky News parent ANC News Corp takes full control of Sky News Rupert Murdoch's News Corp buys Sky News Australia and New Zealand |