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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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12 Feb 2026 | Guidance Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport linked direct

Public Interest Intervention Notice issued by Secretary of State Lisa Nandy

Why linked: Public Interest Intervention Notice issued by Lisa Nandy on the DMGT / TMGH transaction.

Public Interest Intervention Notice issued by the Secretary of State in the anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings by Daily Mail and General Trust plc.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Public Interest Intervention Notice issued by S… (1pp)
1 May 2004 | Guidance Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport evidence

Ofcom Guidance for the Public Interest Test for Media Mergers (May 2004)

Why linked: Filled the "Ofcom's media ownership guidance and precedent decisions" gap via web research

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 …

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