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Murdoch's U.S. TV business Twenty-First Century Fox, which own
39 percent of Sky, notified the European Commission of its 11.7
billion pound ($14.3 billion) bid earlier this month, opening a
window for Britain to intervene.
Media Secretary Karen Bradley told parliament it was important
and wholly appropriate to seek advice from the regulator Ofcom
on whether the deal would give Murdoch and his companies too
much control of Britain's media, and whether the new owner would
be committed to broadcasting standards.
(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Kate Holton)
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