Fox-Sky deal not in the public interest, says UK regulator

CMA warns that takeover would give Murdoch family too much control of British media

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during a live TV debate at Sky News Photo by Handout/Getty Images
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The planned $15bn (£10.75bn) takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox would give the Murdoch family too much influence over British news providers and should only proceed with concessions, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally ruled.

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