<div dir="ltr">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%).<div><div><br></div><div><div>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.</div><br class="inbox-inbox-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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).</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><a href="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">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</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>In my humble opinion, 21st Century Fox owning a little more of Sky is not anywhere near as serious.</div><div><br></div><div>//j</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, 18 Mar 2017 at 06:30 Rhys Phillips (Radio Cardiff) <<a href="mailto:rhys.phillips@radiocardiff.org">rhys.phillips@radiocardiff.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg">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.<br class="gmail_msg"></div><br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg">On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 5:22 PM Clive Glover <<a href="mailto:clive.glover@lineone.net" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">clive.glover@lineone.net</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="gmail_msg">Bob<div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Very good point!</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">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).</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">However if it was a case of Fox News taking over that would definitely be an issue!</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">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.</div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Clive Glover</div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">On 17 Mar 2017, at 16:07, Bob Tyler wrote:</div><br class="m_4941692929203445801m_7394443966425682429Apple-interchange-newline gmail_msg"><blockquote type="cite" class="gmail_msg"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="gmail_msg">
<p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><font face="Calibri" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="gmail_msg">The recent
announcement regarding the </span><span style="font-size:15px" class="gmail_msg">proposed</span><span style="font-size:11pt" class="gmail_msg"> take over of Sky by Fox, I believe has some implications for radio
in the UK.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></font></p><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"> </span><br class="m_4941692929203445801m_7394443966425682429webkit-block-placeholder gmail_msg"></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg">Should this
go ahead the news on UK radio would come from just two sources; The BBC and the
Murdoch owned SKY News (radio).<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"> </span><br class="m_4941692929203445801m_7394443966425682429webkit-block-placeholder gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"> </span><br class="m_4941692929203445801m_7394443966425682429webkit-block-placeholder gmail_msg"></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="gmail_msg">Ofcom has today published a </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"><a href="http://ofcom.createsend1.com/t/i-l-uiikhrt-ptyutuhh-h/" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ba6cb;background:white" class="gmail_msg">guidance note</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="gmail_msg"> 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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"><a href="http://ofcom.createsend1.com/t/i-l-uiikhrt-ptyutuhh-k/" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ba6cb;background:white" class="gmail_msg"> invitation
to comment</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="gmail_msg"> and invites written submissions to be sent to </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"><a href="http://mailto:Publicinteresttest2017@ofcom.org.u/" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ba6cb;background:white" class="gmail_msg">Publicinteresttest2017@ofcom.org.u</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="gmail_msg">k by <b class="gmail_msg">30
March 2017</b>.<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="gmail_msg">The regulator has also invited comments invited comments
under its fit and proper duty.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"> </span><br class="m_4941692929203445801m_7394443966425682429webkit-block-placeholder gmail_msg"></div><p class="MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="gmail_msg">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.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"> </span><br class="m_4941692929203445801m_7394443966425682429webkit-block-placeholder gmail_msg"></div><p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg">If you wish to submit relevant evidence
to us in relation to Ofcom’s fit and proper assessment, please do so by<span class="m_4941692929203445801m_7394443966425682429apple-converted-space gmail_msg"> </span><strong class="gmail_msg">30 March 2017</strong><span class="m_4941692929203445801m_7394443966425682429apple-converted-space gmail_msg"> </span>using
this email address:<span class="m_4941692929203445801m_7394443966425682429apple-converted-space gmail_msg"> </span><span style="color:#2ba6cb" class="gmail_msg"><a href="http://mailto:fitandproper@ofcom.org.uk/" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">fitandproper@ofcom.org.uk</a></span><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg">Please take a look.</span></p><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Bob</div><p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"> <u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><div class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri" class="gmail_msg"> </span><br class="m_4941692929203445801m_7394443966425682429webkit-block-placeholder gmail_msg"></div>
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