Al Gore criticized Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation for forcing his liberal TV station Current TV off the air in Italy because it did not fit with News Corp's ideological agenda. Gore said Current TV had been unexpectedly told it could no longer be carried by Sky Italia, News Corp's Italian broadcaster, after hiring a left-leaning commentator critical of Murdoch. Gore argued that News Corp operates worldwide to shut down voices that disagree with Rupert Murdoch's agenda and seeks political power in every country it operates in.