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2026-02-13 19:04:28
[UK CMA Intervenes in Review of DMGT's Acquisition of The Telegraph, Report Due June 10] ⑴ The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Friday that it has issued a public interest intervention notice regarding the deal between the Daily Mail and General Trust PLC and the Telegraph Media Group. ⑵ The CMA is required to submit a report on the deal to the Secretary of State by June 10. The notice also requires the CMA and Communications Authority (CCA) to assess the impact of the deal on the public interest of the media and submit their reports on the same day. ⑶ From a regulatory perspective, the CMA's initiation of a public interest review indicates that this deal has touched a sensitive nerve regarding media diversity and accuracy in the UK. The regulators will focus on assessing whether the deal will affect press freedom and public opinion balance. ⑷ The market will need to pay attention to the conclusions of the reports issued by the two regulators before the June 10 deadline, and whether the Secretary of State will ultimately impose conditions on the deal or halt it based on the report's content.
