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Consultation on updating the media mergers regime to include online news
06 November 2024
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The statement addresses the need to update the media mergers regime under the Enterprise Act 2002 to include online news publications in response to changes in how people consume news.
Action Requested
I am launching a six-week technical public consultation to seek views on expanding legislation governing media mergers, including print and online news publications and news programmes. This follows advice from Ofcom's Statement on the Future of Media Plurality in 2021.
Key Facts
- Over two thirds (71%) of UK adults now access news online.
- The consultation will last for six weeks.
- Ofcom's 2021 Statement on the Future of Media Plurality informed this initiative.
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