Media plurality, the Fox-Sky bid, and the case for referral to Ofcom
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Media plurality, the Fox-Sky bid, and the case for referral to Ofcom.
(LSE Media Policy Project Series Media Policy Brief 18).
London School of Economics and Political Science.
It has now been confirmed that 21st Century Fox, the Film and TV entertainment business controlled by the Murdoch family, wishes to acquire the 61% share of Sky plc (formerly BSkyB) that it does not already own. This proposed expansion of the Murdoch media business raises numerous issues which would engage public interest legislation.
