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<p>Ofcom's predilection appears to be whether the move will affect plurality of news sources.</p>
<p>The blatantly obvious answer would appear to be that it will.</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk <cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk> on behalf of Rhys Phillips (Radio Cardiff) <rhys.phillips@radiocardiff.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 17 March 2017 20:30:33<br>
<b>To:</b> The Community Media Association Discussion List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cma-l] Sky/Fox Radio News</font>
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<div dir="ltr">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>
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<div dir="ltr">On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 5:22 PM Clive Glover <<a href="mailto:clive.glover@lineone.net">clive.glover@lineone.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_msg">Very good point!</div>
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<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
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<div class="gmail_msg">However if it was a case of Fox News taking over that would definitely be an issue!</div>
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<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>
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<div class="gmail_msg">On 17 Mar 2017, at 16:07, Bob Tyler wrote:</div>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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
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<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
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<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_7394443966425682429apple-converted-space gmail_msg"> </span><strong class="gmail_msg">30
March 2017</strong><span class="m_7394443966425682429apple-converted-space gmail_msg"> </span>using this email address:<span class="m_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>
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<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>
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