May 11 2015
John Whittingdale an often outspoken critic of the BBC – has been named as the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport as Prime Minister David Cameron continues to reshape his Cabinet following the outright Conservative win at the UK General Election. He replaces Sajid Javid, who has moved to Business, Innovation and […]
Sep 10 2014
UK culture secretary Sajid Javid has pledged to take a “long hard look” at retransmission fees between broadcasters and pay TV operators in an effort to cut government red tape. In his first major appearance as secretary of state for the department of culture, media and sport, Javid told attendees of the RTS conference in […]
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Jul 20 2017
Fox Sky bid deffered
UK Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has told Parliament that the government will not make a decision on 21 Century Fox’s bid to acquire the remaining shares in Sky before the parliamentary recess, but said that a decision would be announced “within weeks”. According to Bradley, she remains minded to refer elements of the deal concerning […]
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By Expat • SKY • Tags: 21 Century Fox, culture secretary