UK will change law to ban foreign states from owning newspapers

The Guardian

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Independent: Scott Trust Limited

Telegraph takeover: UK planning new laws to prevent foreign states owning assets

New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase by UAE-backed consortium

The Hindu

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Independent: The Hindu Group

U.K. to ban foreign State ownership of British newspapers

A government spokesperson added that the move would “deliver additional protections for a free press, a pillar of our democracy”

CTV News

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Media Conglomerate: Bell Media

U.K. will change law to ban foreign states from owning newspapers

Britain's government outlined plans on Wednesday to stop foreign states from owning newspapers, potentially giving ministers the power to block Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI's bid to buy the Telegraph.

The Independent

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Individual: Evgeny Lebedev

UK government says it will back legislation to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers

The U.K. government says it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United Arab Emirates consortium of the Telegraph Media Group

Reuters

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Private Equity: The Woodbridge Company

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