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UK competition watchdog: Fox's takeover of Sky 'not in public interest' Deal would hand Murdoch too much power – provisional ruling Fox's proposed £11.7bn take over of Sky has been deemed not to be in the public interest, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally ruled today. The regulator ruled against 21st Century Fox's bid to take control of the remaining 61 per cent of Sky due to media plurality concerns. It found that if the deal went ahead, it would lead to the Murdoch Family Trust, which controls Fox and News Corp, increasing its control over Sky "so that it would have too much control over news providers in the UK across all media platforms (TV, Radio, Online and Newspapers), and therefore too much influence over public opinion and the political agenda." The 86-year-old billionaire's news outlets are watched, read or heard by nearly a third of the UK’s population, and have a combined share of the public’s news consumption that is significantly greater than all other news providers, except the BBC and ITN, said the CMA. Anne Lambert, chair of the independent investigation group, said: "Media plurality goes to the heart of our democratic process. It is very important that no group or individual should have too much control of our news media or too much power to affect the political agenda. "We have provisionally found that if the Fox/Sky merger went ahead as proposed, it would be against the public interest. It would result in the Murdoch family having too much control over news providers in the UK, and too much influence over public opinion and the political agenda." Due to its control of News Corp, the Murdoch family already has significant influence over public opinion and full ownership of Sky by Fox would strengthen this even further, it said. While there are a range of other news outlets serving UK audiences, the CMA has provisionally found that they would not be sufficient to moderate or mitigate the increased influence of the MFT if the deal went ahead. In a statement, Fox said it welcomed the CMA’s provisional finding that the company has a genuine commitment to broadcasting standards and the transaction would not be against the public interest in this respect. "Regarding plurality, we are disappointed by the CMA's provisional findings. We will continue to engage with the CMA ahead of the publication of the final report in May." The CMA will consult on its provisional findings and potential before making its final report to the government by a deadline of 1 May.
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Vlada je u rujnu prošle godine proslijedila prijedlog Agenciji za natjecanje i tržišta (CMA) radi dubinske analize s obzirom na strahovanja da bi preuzimanje narušilo pluralitet medija i standarde elektronskih medija. "CMA je provizorno zaključio da Foxovo preuzimanje pune kontrole nad Skyjem nije u javnom interesu zbog bojazni vezanih za pluralitet medija ali ne i zbog nedostatka istinske spremnosti da se ispoštuju standardi elektronskih medija u Velikoj Britaniji", istaknuo je regulator u priopćenju, predlažući moguća rješenja za prigovore. "Identificirane bojazni vezane za pluralitet medija podrazumijevaju da - u cjelini gledano - CMA provizorno zaključuje da predložena transakcija nije u javnom interesu". Godine 2016. Fox je za 61 posto Skyja koliko još nije bilo u njegovom vlasništvu ponudio 11,4 milijarde funti (12,7 milijardi eura). Preuzimanje su odobrili regulatori u Austriji, Njemačkoj, Irskoj i Italiji, te u Europskoj uniji. Britanci su ga blokirali, strahujući od utjecaja američkog tajkuna Ruperta Murdocha, vlasnika Foxa. Danas su iz CMA dodali da bi Murdoch preuzimanjem stekao "preveliku kontrolu" nad britanskim medijima a time i preveliki utjecaj nad javnim mnijenjem. "CMA provizorno ocjenjuje da bi realizacija sporazuma u njegovom predloženom obliku vjerojatno bila protiv javnog interesa", navodi se u priopćenju. "Time bi Zaklada obitelji Murdoch, koja kontrolira Fox i News Corporation (News Corp), povećala kontrolu nad Skyjem te bi imala preveliku kontrolu nad proizvođačima informativnih sadržaja u Velikoj Britaniji, i to na svim medijskim platformama, a time i prevelik utjecaj na javno mnijenje i političke ciljeve". Sky je u kratkom priopćenju istaknuo da je primio na znanje mišljenje regulatora, dodajući da će nastojati pronaći rješenja za njihove bojazni.