Date: 13th December 2000
Deregulation proposals presented by the British government on Tuesday could clear the way for the consolidation of all of the ITV broadcasting companies into a single media giant. A government White Paper proposed that a regulation barring any ITV company from controlling more than 15 percent of the total audience be dropped -- something that could result in a "communications revolution," the document said. However, one government minister observed that any new merger would still come under the scrutiny of the Competition Commission. Another government proposal calls for a single super watchdog agency to oversee the commercial operations of TV, radio and Internet companies, combining nine regulators that do so today into a new Office of Communications (OFCOM).
Source: Studio Briefing
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