Department for Culture Media and Sport
News Corp/BSkyB Merger
Publication of Documents
Last updated 21 November 2011
Letters and reports published 30 June 2011
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Letters and reports published 3 March 2011
- Letter from News Corporation to DCMS, 18 January 2011 (PDF 100kb)
- News Corporation to Secretary of State - undertakings in lieu proposal, 18 January 2011 (PDF 169kb)
- News Corporation – revised version of undertakings in lieu proposal, 24 January 2011 (PDF 125kb)
- Secretary of State to Ofcom – requesting to discuss the undertakings in lieu, 27 January 2011 (PDF 70kb)
- Secretary of State to Office of Fair Trading – requesting to discuss the undertakings in lieu, 27 January 2011 (PDF 81kb)
- Ofcom to Secretary of State - advice on proposed undertakings in lieu, 11 February 2011 (PDF 167kb)
- OFT report sent to Secretary of State, 11 February 2011 (PDF kb)
- Secretary of State to News Corporation, 15 February 2011 (PDF 109kb)
- Letter from News Corporation to Secretary of State – revised undertakings in lieu, 16 February 2011 (PDF 548kb)
- News Corporation – revised version of undertakings in lieu proposal, 16 February 2011 (PDF 219kb)
- Secretary of State to Ofcom – advice on the revised undertakings in lieu, 17 February 2011 (PDF 100kb)
- Secretary of State to Office of Fair Trading – advice on the revised undertakings in lieu , 17 February 2011 (PDF 102kb)
- News Corporation – revised version of undertakings in lieu proposal for consultation, 1 March 2011 (PDF 211kb)
- Ofcom to Secretary of State – advice on undertakings in lieu, 1 March 2011 (PDF 2.1mb)
- Office of Fair Trading to Secretary of State – advice on undertakings in lieu, 1 March 2011 (PDF 81kb)
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Documents published before 3 March 2011
- The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills issued a European intervention notice in relation to the proposed acquisition (External PDF), Published by BIS, 4 November 2010
- The European Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of BSkyB by News Corporation on competition grounds, Europa Press release, 21 December 2010
- The Office of Fair Trading’s report on jurisdiction sent to the Secretary of State, 30 December 2010
- Ofcom’s report on the public interest issues relating to News Corporation’s proposed acquisition of BSkyB sent to the Secretary of State, 31 December 2010
- Secretary of State letter to News Corporation and BSkyB, 7 January 2011
- BSkyB response to Secretary of State’s letter, 13 January 2011
- News Corporation response to Secretary of State’s letter, 14 January 2011
- Written Statement, 25 January 2011
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Related information
- News Corporation/BSkyB – Legal Costs
The cost of external lawyers engaged by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for work relating to News Corporation’s proposed acquisition of BSkyB was as follows:
- Pinsent Masons, law firm, costing £19,323.00
- Daniel Beard, barrister, costing £8,853.75
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