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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Gregor Young

Telegraph takeover by UAE-backed group would have risked press freedom, says Ofcom

The Telegraph could have been taken over by RedBird IMI. (Image: PA)

THE failed takeover of The Telegraph by a UAE-backed consortium would have risked undermining “free expression” in the press, the media watchdog found.

The findings of reports by media regulator Ofcom and competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), were published on Friday following a two-and-a-half-year wait for their release.

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