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Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm
The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.
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The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.
U.K. culture minister Lisa Nandy has signalled she is “minded to intervene” in Sky’s proposed $2 billion takeover of ITV, citing concerns about maintaining media plurality, particularly with regard to news. Nandy confirmed in a statement she may intervene if she has “reasonable grounds to suspect” that public interest considerations are at play. These include […]