Updating Media Mergers Regime

Proposed sale of the Telegraph to Axel Springer update

UIN: HCWS1508 On Friday 6 March 2026, I was informed by representatives of RB Investco Limited that RB Investco Ltd intends to sell its call option to purchase the Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited, owner of the Telegraph and Sunday …

Proposed sale of the Telegraph to Axel Springer update

UIN: HLWS1512 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:On Friday 6 March 2026, I was informed …

Sale of the Telegraph update

UIN: HLWS1383 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:RB Investco Limited, which previously sought to buy …

Sale of the Telegraph update

UIN: HCWS1380 RB Investco Limited, which previously sought to buy the Telegraph Media Group Holdings (TMGH), is in the process of selling its call option to do so. On 19 February 2026 I gave RB Investco permission to derogate from …

Update on the Telegraph sale

UIN: HLWS1352 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:I wish to update the House on the …

Update on the Telegraph sale

UIN: HCWS1353 I wish to update the House on the sale of Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited (TMGH).On 12 February 2026, I issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN) in relation to the anticipated acquisition of TMGH by the Daily …

Update on the proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings

UIN: HCWS1338 My Department has today written to Penultimate Investments Holdings Limited (PIHL) and the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), the current and proposed owners of the Telegraph Media Group Holdings (TMGH) in relation to the Proposed Acquisition of …

Update on the proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings

UIN: HLWS1341 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP: My Department has today written to Penultimate …

Update on the sale of the Telegraph

UIN: HCWS1263 I wish to update the House on the sale of the Telegraph Media Group. As I set out in my Written Ministerial Statement on 17 December 2025, I received a formal request from the representatives of RB Investco …

Update on the sale of the Telegraph

UIN: HLWS1261 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:I wish to update the House on the …

Telegraph Media Group – update on sale

UIN: HLWS1191 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:I wish to update the House on the …

Telegraph Media Group – update on sale

UIN: HCWS1193 I wish to update the House on the sale of the Telegraph Media Group. As I noted in my statement on 24 November, under the terms of the Order made in January 2024, transfer of the ownership of …

Media mergers

UIN: HCWS1090 I wish to update the House on the sale of the Telegraph Media Group, following the recent withdrawal of the Redbird Capital Partners-led bid to acquire the title, and the news announced on Saturday 22 November that RedBird …

Media mergers

UIN: HLWS1089 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:I wish to update the House on the …

UK Newspapers: Foreign State Influence Regulations (Written Statement HCWS828, 16 July 2025)

Why linked: Parliamentary news item summarising the 16 July 2025 WMS HCWS828 confirming the 15% SOI threshold.

The Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 will permit foreign state-owned investors (SOIs) to hold up to 15% of shares and voting rights in a UK newspaper enterprise.

Media Mergers Legislation

UIN: HCWS828 As the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport set out in her Written Statement on 15 May 2025, this Government is committed to a pluralistic media landscape, where citizens are able to access information from a …

Media Mergers Legislation

UIN: HLWS827 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend the Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth, Stephanie Peacock MP:As the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and …

Changes to Media Mergers Legislation

UIN: HCWS640 This Government is committed to a pluralistic media landscape, where citizens are able to access information from a range of sources in order to form opinions. The public’s ability to access a wide range of news, views and …

Changes to Media Mergers Legislation

UIN: HLWS639 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:This Government is committed to a pluralistic media …

Consultation on updating the media mergers regime to include online news

UIN: HCWS191 The government is committed to a pluralistic media landscape, where citizens are able to access information from a range of sources in order to form opinions. The public’s ability to access a wide range of news, views and …

Consultation on updating the media mergers regime to include online news

UIN: HLWS189 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend, the Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth, Stephanie Peacock MP:The government is committed to a pluralistic media landscape, …

The Internet Television Equipment Regulations 2024

UIN: HCWS166 The Media Act 2024 - which received royal assent on 24 May 2024 - introduces a new online prominence regime. This regime will require particular TV platforms (referred to in the Act as “regulated television selection services”) to …

Extension of deadline for representations on anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Limited

UIN: HCWS374 On 19 March, I confirmed to Parliament that, on the basis of assessments by the Competition and Markets Authority and by Ofcom, I am minded to refer the anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Ltd (TMG) by RB …

Extension of deadline for representations on anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Limited

UIN: HLWS371 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer KC MP:On 19 March, I confirmed to Parliament …

Update on the anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Limited

UIN: HCWS357 On 26 January 2024, I issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN) in relation to the anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Ltd (TMG) by RB Investco Ltd on the grounds of the need for accurate presentation of …

Update on the anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Limited

UIN: HLWS355 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer KC MP:On 26 January 2024, I issued a …

Receipt of reports on anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group

UIN: HLWS330 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer KC MP:Today I can confirm that I have …

Pre-emptive Action Order - Telegraph Media Group

UIN: HLWS226 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer KC MP:On 26 January, I issued a Public …

Pre-emptive Action Order - Telegraph Media Group

UIN: HCWS228 On 26 January, I issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN) in relation to the anticipated acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group Ltd (TMG) by RB Investco Limited.This is further to information my Department received that Redbird IMI …

Media Update

UIN: HCWS207 My Department has today written to solicitors acting for the Barclay family and RedBird IMI, the current and proposed new owners of Telegraph Media Group, to inform them that I am ‘minded to’ issue a new Public Interest …

Public Interest Intervention Notice - Telegraph Media Group

UIN: HLWS83 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer KC MP:My Department has written to the Barclay …

Public Interest Intervention Notice - Telegraph Media Group

UIN: HCWS86 My Department has written to the Barclay family and RedBird IMI, the current and proposed owners of Telegraph Media Group (TMG), to inform them of my decision to issue a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN) in relation to …

Media Update

UIN: HCWS60 My Department has today written respectively to Lloyds Banking Group (via Bank of Scotland plc), the Barclay family and RedBird IMI, the current and proposed new owners of Telegraph Media Group, to inform them that I am ‘minded …

Media Update

UIN: HCWS685 Today the Government is publishing a draft Media Bill. This will ensure we can deliver on key aspects of the Government’s vision for the broadcasting sector, set out last year in our landmark white paper, Up Next. The …

Media Update

UIN: HLWS670 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer KC MP:Today the Government is publishing a draft …

Media Policy Update

UIN: HLWS154 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nadine Dorries MP:On 18 March 2022 local news publisher …

Media Policy Update

UIN: HCWS157 On 18 March 2022 local news publisher Newsquest Media Group Limited (“Newsquest”) acquired Archant Community Media Limited (“Archant”).On 26 April the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) wrote to Newsquest Media Group Limited (“Newsque...

Consultation Response: a new pro-competition regime for digital markets

UIN: HCWS5 This is a joint statement with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.Last week, we published the response to the consultation on a new pro-competition regime for digital markets. As we move to build back …

Consultation Response: a new pro-competition regime for digital markets

UIN: HLWS4 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nadine Dorries MP:This is a joint statement with the …

Media Policy Update

UIN: HLWS761 The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today written to Newsquest Media Group and Archant Community Media, to inform them that my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for DCMS, is ‘minded to’ issue …

Media Update

UIN: HCWS607 On 1 February 2021 News UK submitted an application requesting the Secretary of State to release in full the Undertakings accepted in 2019. The 2019 Undertakings were accepted in lieu of the Conditions put in place when the …

Media Update

UIN: HLWS593 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nadine Dorries MP:On 1 February 2021 News UK submitted …

Broadcasting Policy Update

UIN: HCWS418 On 1 February 2021 News UK submitted an application requesting the Secretary of State to release in full the Undertakings accepted in 2019. The 2019 Undertakings were accepted in lieu of the Conditions put in place when the …

Broadcasting Policy Update

UIN: HLWS405 I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nadine Dorries MP:On 1 February 2021 News UK submitted …

Sport Broadcasting Update

UIN: HLWS266 The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) wrote to the DCMS and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committees on 2nd August to set out the final decision on making an Exclusion Order under the Competition …

A new pro-competition regime for Digital Markets

UIN: HCWS218 Following the announcement of my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy today, I would like to further update the House on the consultation on “A New Pro-Competition Regime for Digital Markets”.The …

A new pro-competition regime for Digital Markets

UIN: HLWS214 My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, The Rt. Hon. Oliver Dowden CBE MP, has made the following Statement:Following the announcement of my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for …

Media Matters

UIN: HCWS120 On 1 February 2021, News UK submitted an application to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport requesting that I release in full the Undertakings that were accepted by the then Secretary of State (The Rt Hon …

Media Matters

UIN: HLWS116 On 1 February 2021, News UK submitted an application to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport requesting that the Secretary of State release in full the Undertakings that were accepted by the then Secretary of State …

Media Matters

UIN: HLWS178 My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden MP, has made the following Statement: On 22 January 2020, DCMS informed the House that my predecessor had issued a Public Interest …

Media Matters

UIN: HCWS47 My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Baroness Morgan of Cotes, has made the following Statement.On 9 January DCMS officials wrote to the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) to …

Media Matters

UIN: HLWS23 My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Sport, Media and Creative Industries, Nigel Adams MP, has made the following Statement.The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today written to Daily Mail and General Trust …

Media Matters

UIN: HCWS27 The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today written to Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) and JPI Media Publications Limited, the current and former owners of the i newspaper, to inform them that the …