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Related: About this forumFox News broke U.K. broadcasting rules
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41887613
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Fox News broke U.K. broadcasting rules (Original Post)
shenmue
Nov 2017
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gopiscrap
(24,204 posts)1. then kick them out of the country
Pacifist Patriot
(24,912 posts)2. They aren't broadcast there any longer...
From the article: "Fox News is a channel originating in the US which stopped broadcasting on Sky in the UK in August and surrendered its licence to Ofcom on 1 November. Sky said the decision to axe the channel was down to low audience figures. Ofcom said it was "appropriate" to publish its rulings against Fox News, even though it is no longer a licensed television service falling under its jurisdiction."
Denzil_DC
(8,010 posts)3. You could see it as a shot across Murdoch's bow,
despite this statement in the OP article: "The decision was not related to Fox's takeover bid for Sky, a source told the BBC."
Investors interpreted the rulings as a setback for the Murdoch familys hopes of taking full control of Sky, sending shares in the satellite broadcaster down 1.7% on Monday.
21st Century Fox, which is controlled by the Murdochs and owns Fox News, is trying to buy the 61% of Sky that it does not own in an £11.7bn deal. The deal is being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority on the grounds of media plurality and commitment to broadcasting standards.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/06/fox-news-shows-broke-uk-tv-impartiality-rules-ofcom-finds
21st Century Fox, which is controlled by the Murdochs and owns Fox News, is trying to buy the 61% of Sky that it does not own in an £11.7bn deal. The deal is being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority on the grounds of media plurality and commitment to broadcasting standards.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/06/fox-news-shows-broke-uk-tv-impartiality-rules-ofcom-finds
Pacifist Patriot
(24,912 posts)4. That's exactly how I see it.