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Updating Media Mergers Regime

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is updating the media mergers regulatory regime, including oversight of high-profile transactions such as the Telegraph Media Group acquisition. The review examines public interest tests, merger thresholds, and the role of Ofcom and the Secretary of State in media ownership decisions.

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13 Nov 2025 | Research Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee linked direct

41st Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 Correspondence with the Department for Transport on the Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025 Draft Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Draft Statutor…

Why linked: SLSC 41st Report drawing the No.2 Regulations to the special attention of the House.

41st Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 Correspondence with the Department for Transport on the Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 …

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20 Jun 2017 | Impact assessment Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport linked

Sky/Fox merger - substantive representations

Representations received from third parties prior to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport’s decision to issue an intervention notice of 16 March in relation to the proposed merger between Fox, Inc. and Sky plc.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ 1. Avaaz _ Media Reform Coalition (19pp)
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↓ 2. LSE Media Policy Project Paper 'Media plurality, the Fox… (19pp) ↓ 3. Letter from the National Union of Journalists (3pp) ↓ 4. Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom 'Sky Fox tak… (2pp) ↓ 5. BBC Pensioners Association 'European Intervention Notice… (2pp) ↓ 6. Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom 'CPBF repres… (2pp) ↓ 7. Justice for the 96 'Fox Takeover of Sky' (2pp) ↓ 8. Hausfeld 'Proposed acquisition of Sky plc by 21st Centur… (3pp) ↓ 9. NUJ Parliamentary Group '20th Century Fox bid to take co… (2pp) ↓ 10. Dr Sally Broughton Micova, Centre for Competition Polic… (2pp) ↓ 11. Media Reform Coalition _ Avaaz 'Response to 21-CF lette… (2pp) ↓ 12. 38 Degrees, Cover letter to petition (2pp)