UK government halts Jeff Zucker Telegraph deal for further investigation: report
The UK government is halting Jeff Zucker’s Abu-Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI from buying the Telegraph newspaper and Spectator magazine, citing concerns about the outlets retaining their editorial independence once the group takes over. According to Mediaite, culture secretary Lucy Frazer issued a public interest “intervention notice” Thursday night, prompting media regulator, Ofcom, to investigate the proposed...