[cma-l] Sky/Fox Radio News

Sat Mar 18 02:53:17 GMT 2017

For the vast majority of stations, news already comes either from Sky's
newsroom (with an ITN badge) or from the BBC. Further, 21st Century Fox
already owns a controlling stake of Sky (39%).

This takeover changes nothing in terms of news provision or the wider
broadcast landscape in the UK. Requirements of political balance in the
Broadcasting Act will remain, and protect UK consumers quite adequately.
I'd not waste time contacting Ofcom - there's absolutely no change here.

Both Global and Jazz FM use Sky's resources as a national newsgatherer, and
read and compile bulletins locally. Sky is credited on both LBC and Jazz
FM's website for providing news. Sky also produces Channel 5's news.

RadioNewsHub appear to use Reuters (at the very least, copy/paste a
paragraph from their stories into Google and you get a Reuters piece
appearing at #1 using the same text).

A reminder, too, that "bias" isn't just how news is reported; it's also how
it isn't. Global suppressed coverage of an HSBC money laundering scandal
for three days across their network for a reason, Private Eye claimed, was
related to Tabor family matters. Ofcom investigated, confirmed that Global
deliberately supressed the coverage, but (incredibly, in my mind), took no
action.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/hsbc-tax-scandal-classic-fm-and-capital-owner-global-radio-advised-stations-not-to-report-story-10261707.html

In my humble opinion, 21st Century Fox owning a little more of Sky is not
anywhere near as serious.

//j

On Sat, 18 Mar 2017 at 06:30 Rhys Phillips (Radio Cardiff) <
rhys.phillips at radiocardiff.org> wrote:

> It's also not true that all stations are either BBC or Sky. Global do
> their own news, Jazz FM does it's own on breakfast, a bunch use Radio News
> Hub etc.
>
> On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 5:22 PM Clive Glover <clive.glover at lineone.net>
> wrote:
>
> Bob
>
> Very good point!
>
> I think it is not quite so clear cut though. Strictly we are using IRN
> which has been contracted out to Sky News so editorial policy should still
> be dictated by IRN (although to be fair Sky News is pretty well balanced -
> as much as ITN for example).
>
> However if it was a case of Fox News taking over that would definitely be
> an issue!
>
> We should probably all take the opportunity to comment to OFCOM about this
> so they may add in a condition relating to the independence of
> national/local radio news services.
>
>
> Clive Glover
>
> On 17 Mar 2017, at 16:07, Bob Tyler wrote:
>
> The recent announcement regarding the proposed take over of Sky by Fox,
>  I believe has some implications for radio in the UK.
>
>
> Should this go ahead the news on UK radio would come from just two
> sources; The BBC and the Murdoch owned SKY News (radio).
>
>
>
> Ofcom has today published a guidance note
> <http://ofcom.createsend1.com/t/i-l-uiikhrt-ptyutuhh-h/> setting out the
> process and timetable for preparing our report on the public interest
> considerations set out by the Secretary of State. Ofcom has also published
> an invitation to comment
> <http://ofcom.createsend1.com/t/i-l-uiikhrt-ptyutuhh-k/> and invites
> written submissions to be sent to Publicinteresttest2017 at ofcom.org.u
> <http://mailto:Publicinteresttest2017@ofcom.org.u/>k  by *30 March 2017*.
>
>
>
> The regulator has also invited comments invited comments under its fit and
> proper duty.
>
>
>  Under s.3(3) of each of the Broadcasting Act 1990 and the Broadcasting
> Act 1996, Ofcom has an ongoing duty to be satisfied that the holders of
> broadcast licences are fit and proper to be licensed. This means that we
> can assess a licensee at any time, on our own initiative, as well as being
> able to respond to concerns raised by third parties.  We have powers to
> require from licensees any information that we consider appropriate to
> conduct that assessment.
>
>
> If you wish to submit relevant evidence to us in relation to Ofcom’s fit
> and proper assessment, please do so by *30 March 2017* using this email
> address: fitandproper at ofcom.org.uk
> <http://mailto:fitandproper@ofcom.org.uk/>
>
>
> Please take a look.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
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