The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has ordered Ofcom to investigate News Corporation’s plan to take full control of BSkyB.
News Corporation has said it wants to buy the remaining 61% of BSkyB it does not own.
Mr Cable has ordered the broadcasting regulator to investigate the public interest consideration of the bid.
The probe hinges on “media plurality” – the concentration of news outlets under one organisation’s ownership.
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