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| News International changes name to News UK | News International changes name to News UK |
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| News International, the media company behind newspapers including the Times and the Sun, has changed its name to News UK. | News International, the media company behind newspapers including the Times and the Sun, has changed its name to News UK. |
| The rebranding comes as part of a broader revamp of the company, owned by Rupert Murdoch, following the phone-hacking scandal. | The rebranding comes as part of a broader revamp of the company, owned by Rupert Murdoch, following the phone-hacking scandal. |
| The company has recently announced editorial changes at both the Times and the Sun. | The company has recently announced editorial changes at both the Times and the Sun. |
| It was forced to close its News of the World title in 2011. | It was forced to close its News of the World title in 2011. |
| Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks is among those facing charges over the hacking scandal. | Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks is among those facing charges over the hacking scandal. |
| The BBC's media correspondent, David Sillito, says the new name is an attempt at "brand decontamination" following months of negative headlines surrounding the News International brand. | The BBC's media correspondent, David Sillito, says the new name is an attempt at "brand decontamination" following months of negative headlines surrounding the News International brand. |
| 'Fundamental changes' | 'Fundamental changes' |
| In an announcement on its rebranded website, News UK said the new name and logo were "designed to convey a more coherent and logical identity for the new parent company across the globe". | |
| The News UK logo is based on the new logo of parent company News Corp, which was unveiled earlier this year. | The News UK logo is based on the new logo of parent company News Corp, which was unveiled earlier this year. |
| News Corp is in the process of being split into separate publishing and entertainment companies. | News Corp is in the process of being split into separate publishing and entertainment companies. |
| The more profitable entertainment business is being spun off under the name 21st Century Fox. | The more profitable entertainment business is being spun off under the name 21st Century Fox. |
| News UK said the name change followed "fundamental changes of governance and personnel that have taken place to address the problems of the recent past". | News UK said the name change followed "fundamental changes of governance and personnel that have taken place to address the problems of the recent past". |
| "New policies and procedures are in place across the company, its main titles are all under new leadership and the executive team has been transformed," the company said. | "New policies and procedures are in place across the company, its main titles are all under new leadership and the executive team has been transformed," the company said. |
| Several News International journalists, along with Ms Brooks, have been arrested in connection with phone-hacking since 2011. | Several News International journalists, along with Ms Brooks, have been arrested in connection with phone-hacking since 2011. |
| Both of the groups major titles are set for changes in editorship. | Both of the groups major titles are set for changes in editorship. |
| Last week, the editor of the Sun, Dominic Mohan, was replaced with News International's former director of operations David Dinsmore, while the Times is still to appoint a new permanent editor following the resignation of James Harding in December last year. | |
| Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live, Mr Dinsmore said the new name reflected the desire to join up the group's newspaper brands around the world in preparation for the split with 21st Century Fox. | |
| "The publishing side has a great new era ahead of it, and it makes a lot more sense to join up the brands around the world," he said. |