Rolling review set for media owners

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The Office of Communications in the United Kingdom is poised to act on a law that would require review of media ownership rules biannually. The percentage of single company, European, and non-European ownership of British broadcasting companies may change after 2003.

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Broadcasting-Fairness Doctrine, Telecommunications systems, Jowell, Tessa, Fairness doctrine (Broadcasting), Hewitt, Patricia Hope

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Lords deal 'blocks' Murdoch Five bid

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Rupert Murdoch's bid to acquire Channel Five in the United Kingdom has been stopped by concessions made in a deal between Lord Puttnam and the government. The concessions were related to the Communications Bill.

Strategy & planning, Television Broadcasting, Television broadcasting stations, Planning, Television broadcasting industry, Company business planning, Murdoch, Rupert, Puttnam, Lord, Channel Five Holdings Ltd.

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Lords rally to block "Murdoch clause"

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The UK's House of Lords will likely oppose the so-called "Murdoch clause," in tne Communicaitosn Bill, which lifts the ban on national newspaper owners from buying terrestrial TV channels.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Newspapers, Newspaper Publishers, Legal/Government Regulation, Newspaper publishing, Government regulation

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