Culture secretary Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky takeover of ITV

Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV

Culture secretary’s move paves way for deeper scrutiny of deal that would create UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said she is “minded to intervene” in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV, in a move that paves the way for deeper scrutiny of a deal that would create the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster. Sky announced over the summer that it had reached a deal to buy ITV’s broadcast…

15 Oct, 15:03

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.

15 Oct, 13:27

Culture Secretary may intervene following £1.6 billion Sky and ITV deal

Lisa Nandy is considering intervention on the basis of a new public interest consideration to maintain a wide range of broadcasting.

15 Oct, 12:56

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky takeover of ITV

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy is “minded to intervene” in Sky’s proposed £1.6bn takeover of ITV’s media and entertainment arm. In a statement to MPs, she said: “Having considered the anticipated merger, I am of the view that there are reasonable grounds to believe that it might affect availability of a wide range of high-quality and [...]

15 Oct, 14:20

Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky-ITV deal

The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.

15 Oct, 10:54

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she is 'minded to intervene' in Sky's proposed £1.6bn takeover of ITV

Sky's takeover of ITV may be blocked after the culture secretary said she was 'minded to intervene' on the deal.

15 Oct, 14:51