BSkyB , the satellite television company affiliated with the News Corporation , has bought a 17.9 percent stake in ITV , Britain 's biggest commercial broadcaster , in a move that could thwart the ambitions of Richard Branson , the Virgin Group entrepreneur , to strengthen his position in the British media market .
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