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21st Century Fox/Sky takeover thrown into doubt by UK regulator

by Roland Jackson Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Britain’s competition regulator provisionally ruled Tuesday that a planned takeover of pan-European satellite TV giant Sky by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox entertainment group was “not in the public interest.” The government had referred the matter to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for an in-depth probe last September owing to concerns about media plurality and broadcasting standards. 21st Century Fox bid £11.4 billion ($15.1 billion, 12.7 […]