Ofcom Guidance for the Public Interest Test for Media Mergers (May 2004)
Ofcom's foundational guidance document on how the public interest test is applied to media mergers under the Enterprise Act 2002, setting out the process, criteria and Ofcom's advisory role when the Secretary of State issues an intervention notice. This is the standing procedural guidance that has governed all subsequent media merger public interest cases.
Consultation on Ofcom guidance for the public interest test for media mergerspublished responses
Consultation on Ofcom guidance for the public interest test for media mergerspublished responses
Media use and attitudes
Media plurality
Consultations and statements
Published9 January 2004
Consultation closes12 March 2004
StatusPending Statement (Closed)
This document sets out Ofcom's draft guidance on the public interest test to be applied to media mergers in the event of a request for further investigation from the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
The draft guidance is being put forward for consultation prior to implementation. It follows the recent publication of draft guidance from the department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on its own process for intervening in a proposed merger, including the advisory role played by Ofcom in that process.
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