PARIS — Rupert Murdoch and Canal Plus broke off talks on a possible linkup of Europe's two biggest pay-TV broadcasters, marking another setback in Murdoch's efforts to gain a foothold in continental Europe.
Canal Plus said Chief Executive Pierre Lescure told Murdoch at a meeting in Paris on Wednesday that he would consider a linkup with No. 2 British Sky Broadcasting, 40% controlled by Murdoch's News Corp., only if Canal Plus retained management control. BSkyB declined to comment.
