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...Culture secretary Lucy Frazer said: “It’s brilliant to see James Cameron — as well as many other leading Hollywood directors — recognise the UK’s technical expertise in film and TV production, which brings...
...Analysts now expect that Frazer will refer the deal to the CMA for a more in-depth probe, given the scale of public-interest concerns despite undertakings by RedBird IMI over editorial independence....
...Ofcom will make recommendations to Frazer by January 26, which will inform her decision to either allow the deal to proceed, order a further phase 2 investigation or block the deal....
...Frazer is pushing for the UK’s media bill to be in the King’s Speech next month....
...Culture secretary Lucy Frazer is expected to refer the takeover to a “phase 2” investigation. RedBird IMI declined to comment....
...Amazon Ads director of EU adtech sales Frazer Locke said that “as the industry shifts towards an environment where cookies are not available, first party contextual signals are critical in helping us develop...
...However, Frazer told the Financial Times this year that she was concerned about the extra burden on households from increasing the licence fee amid the cost of living crisis....
...Frazer’s decision was widely expected, especially after the plans outlined by the government last week following pressure from MPs and peers....
...Both reports have been filed directly to Lucy Frazer, UK culture secretary, and will only be made public once she has decided whether to allow the deal to proceed or to ask the CMA to carry out a more in-depth...
...Many MPs and media analysts expect Frazer to request a second-phase inquiry by the CMA rather than face the political firestorm of approving the deal....
...Sunak’s intervention came after two regulators scrutinising RedBird IMI’s takeover of Telegraph Media Group submitted their initial findings to culture secretary Lucy Frazer on Monday....
...RedBird IMI’s bid was already being scrutinised by Ofcom, which was due to present its recommendations to Frazer this week....
...Frazer said: “This is a fair deal that provides value for money for the licence fee payer while also ensuring that the BBC can continue to produce world leading content.”...
...Abu Dhabi-backed Redbird IMI faces a months-long investigation into the proposed takeover of the Telegraph Media Group after UK culture secretary Lucy Frazer said that she would ask regulators to scrutinise...
...The amendment presented by the government on Thursday follows the publication of a letter to the bidding vehicle for RedBird IMI detailing the reasons why culture secretary Lucy Frazer is expected to refer...
...Culture secretary Lucy Frazer said the reforms would “improve accountability while boosting public confidence in the BBC’s ability to be impartial and respond to concerns raised by licence fee payers”....
...Culture secretary Lucy Frazer used a regulatory order on Thursday to give Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority the chance to vet the deal given concerns over press freedoms....
...The Telegraph deal is being investigated by the UK’s culture secretary Lucy Frazer because of concerns that the newspaper would be under the control of Abu Dhabi, which has a poor record on press freedom...
...Frazer said she had concerns over the potential for influence over the Telegraph editorial operations, pointing to the ownership of IMI by a member of the UAE government....
...The BBC has also, been singled out for its coverage; government ministers, including culture secretary Lucy Frazer, have complained about the corporation’s use of language when describing Hamas, for example...
...He was responding to how culture secretary Lucy Frazer had commissioned probes by the media watchdog Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority, the antitrust regulator....
...Frazer said: “These measures will help ensure that the high levels of competition and plurality that characterise our production sector, and that have made it so successful, will be maintained.”...
...Lucy Frazer, culture secretary, is set to ask regulators this week to scrutinise the deal, using separate powers under the Enterprise Act, according to those close to the situation....
...The statement came hours after the culture secretary, Lucy Frazer, ordered further regulatory scrutiny on public interest grounds of RedBird IMI’s £600mn bid for the Telegraph newspaper group....
...Frazer’s decision follows concerns from Conservative MPs over risks to press freedom in the UK from a deal to sell to an investment fund that has the majority of its funding from Abu Dhabi....
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