UPDATE 2-Ex-Murdoch stalwart Mockridge to run rival Virgin Media
May 08, 2013 at 13:03 PM EDT
LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Tom Mockridge, who worked closely with Rupert Murdoch in more than 20 years at News Corp, is to take over at Virgin Media, pitting the two men against each other in a battle for British pay-TV viewers.