Murdoch seeks cope with Dowler family

LONDON -- Rupert Murdoch could make an individual donation to charitable organisation of just one million ($1.57 million) included in funds being agreed with your family of among the sufferers of phone hacking through the News around the globe. The household of killed British teen Milly Dowler, whose phone was compromised with a private eye utilized by the U.K. tabloid, means near to saying yes an offer with News Worldwide. The settlement will apparently also involve the Dowlers receiving around $3.14 million, an amount that dwarfs other amounts compensated to sufferers of phone hacking. News Worldwide told the BBC it was "in advanced discussions using the Dowler family." It had been the thought on This summer 4 that Dowler's mobile was compromised which messages around the device have been erased, giving the household false hope that Milly was still being alive following her disappearance in 2002, which was the tipping reason for the hacking and police corruption scandal. The thought unleashed a wave of public anger within the U.K. and overseas. Within days, News Worldwide closed this news around the globe. Public opinion am hostile that News Corp. was instructed to abandon its bid to possess British paybox BSkyB outright. How much money on offer to Milly's household is thought to become a record for this type of situation. Murdoch has apologized frequently for that News around the globe intercepting messages left on Milly's phone. In other pay outs made to date within the scandal, the actress Sienna Burns was compensated $157,000, while PR consultant Max Clifford pocketed $1.57 million. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com