Culture Secretary to intervene in £1.6bn Sky and ITV deal
Lisa Nandy will now ask the CMA and regulator Ofcom to investigate the deal.
Covered by 5 sources from 2 countries. First reported by Variety ·
How 5 newspapers cover this story
Sky’s ITV Acquisition Hits Roadblock as Culture Secretary Issues Public Interest Intervention Notice
Sky’s acquisition of ITV has hit a roadblock as the U.K. culture secretary Lisa Nandy has officially issued an intervention notice. The issuing of a public interest intervention notice means the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority and media regulatory body Ofcom will both investigate the proposed acquisition. The…
Sky-ITV: UK Competition Bodies Given Greenlight To Investigate $2.2B Deal By Culture Secretary
The UK Culture Secretary has taken her examination of the £1.6B ($2.2B) Sky-ITV acquisition to the next stage by asking competition bodies Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to formally scrutinize the deal. Lisa Nandy said she was “minded to intervene” last month and has now told Ofcom and the CMA…
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy intervenes in Sky's takeover of ITV in a move that could see the deal blocked
Sky's proposed takeover of ITV could be blocked as the culture secretary confirmed she had intervened on the deal on public interest grounds.
Culture Secretary to intervene in £1.6bn Sky and ITV deal
Lisa Nandy will now ask the CMA and regulator Ofcom to investigate the deal.
Culture Secretary to intervene in £1.6bn Sky and ITV deal
Lisa Nandy will now ask the CMA and regulator Ofcom to investigate the deal.
Coverage details
5 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: Variety, Deadline, Daily Mail, The Independent and Evening Standard. Variety published it first, on November 4, 2026; the last outlet to join was Evening Standard, less than an hour later.
Key names in the coverage: Lisa Nandy, Sky, ITV, Ofcom and Culture Secretary.
By country: United Kingdom (3), United States (2).
