Britain’s government outlined plans on Wednesday to stop foreign states from owning newspapers, potentially giving ministers the power to block Abu Dhabi-backed Redbird IMI’s bid to buy the Telegraph.
Foreign state control of British newspapers is to be outlawed, effectively blocking the UAE’s attempted takeover of The Telegraph. Ministers revealed plans on Wednesday “explicitly to rule out ...
LONDON (Reuters) - With one day to go before Britain's June 23 referendum on European Union membership, all the country's newspapers have declared their position, hoping to influence voters as opinion ...
Britain’s most dominant media outlets are failing to “join the dots” between net zero and climate change, as researchers call out a wave of “problematic” coverage. A new analysis commissioned by the ...
RedBird Capital Partners has struck a $675 million deal to buy Britain’s Telegraph newspaper after a dramatic, drawn-out acquisition process, the US private equity firm said on Friday. It’s the ...
LONDON (AP) -- The U.K. government said Wednesday it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United ...
Steven Barnett is on the management and editorial boards of the British Journalism Review. He is a member of the British Broadcasting Challenge which campaigns for Public Service Broadcasting. He is ...