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Indeed it is. :D The TL;DR version of Northcliffe's life story is that he was a big deal in the British press back in the day as principal owner of the Daily Mail. You can find a more detailed account of his biography here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Harmsworth,_1st_Viscount_Northcliffe

(Future history) An Indian boxer stuns the world by winning the heavyweight title in Tokyo; before long boxing supplants cricket as India's most popular sport and Western promoters are lining up around the block to organize PPV events in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi. Come Back Here With That...

OK, that takes us to the next question: what would it have taken to dislodge Northcliffe from power? Could he have been deposed peacefully, or would an armed rebellion have been necessary?

A future history TL in which David Cameron is succeeded as prime minister by a left-winger who institutes an ambitious series of political and economic reforms in Britain. These reforms spark a backlash from conservatives who accuse the new PM of trying to turn Britain into a socialist state...

If you've read Peter G. Tsouras' recent World War I AH book "Over The Top", you might recall that one of the essays towards the end of the book focuses on a scenario whereby the famed press tycoon Lord Northcliffe becomes prime minister of Britain after Lloyd George is lynched by an angry mob in...