Nandy intends to refer Daily Mail’s Telegraph takeover to media regulator
Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene and ask Ofcom whether the £500m deal harms media pluralityThe culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, intends to ask the UK’s media and competition watchdogs to examine the proposed £500m takeover of the Telegraph titles by the owner of the Daily Mail.Daily...
<p>Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene and ask Ofcom whether the £500m deal harms media plurality</p><p>The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, intends to ask the UK’s media and competition watchdogs to examine the proposed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/22/daily-mail-owner-strikes-deal-buy-telegraph-titles-rothermere">£500m takeover</a> of the Telegraph titles by the owner of the Daily Mail.</p><p>Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) agreed a deal in November to buy the titles, in a move that will create a right-leaning publishing powerhouse.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/20/lisa-nandy-media-regulator-daily-mail-telegraph-titles">Continue reading...</a>
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