Invitation to comment for public interest test

Start: 05 November 2010
Status: Closed
End: 19 November 2010

On 3 November News Corporation notified the European Commission of its intention to acquire the shares in BSkyB it does not already own. On 4 November the Secretary of State issued a European intervention notice requesting Ofcom to report on the effects of the proposed acquisition on media plurality by 31 December 2010.

On 4 November Ofcom published a guidance note on our website1 , setting out the process and timetable for preparing our report on the public interest consideration set out by the Secretary of State.

Main documents

Report on public interest test on the proposed acquisition of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc by News Corporation

(PDF File, 1.3 MB)

Supporting documents

Letter 11 February 2011 : News Corporation/BSkyB proposed merger: advice on proposed undertakings in lieu

(PDF File, 168.9 KB)

Letter 1 March 2011 : News Corporation / BSKyB proposed merger : further advice on revised UILs

(PDF File, 2.1 MB)

Letter 22 June 2011 : News Corporation / BSkyB proposed merger: further advice on proposed undertakings in lieu

(PDF File, 205.8 KB)

Invitation to comment for public interest test on the anticipated acquisition of British Sky Broadcasting plc by News Corporation : Publication date: 5 November 2010

(PDF File, 47.6 KB)

Omnibus questionnaire

(PDF File, 27.5 KB)

Data tables

(PDF File, 3.2 MB)

November 2010 Public Interest Test FOI Response

(PDF File, 294.1 KB)