Fox: British government gives green light in 21st century to buy Sky

London, England (AFP) –

The British government gave the green light on Thursday 21st Century Fox of the tycoon Rupert Murdoch to acquire the television conglomerate ] Sky after giving guarantees to respect the plurality of information in this country.

Despite the authorization, announced in a statement by the Minister of Culture and Media, Jeremy Wright, Sky could end up in the hands of Americans Comcast or ] who are also involved in this operation against a backdrop of fierce competition in a thirsty audiovisual sector. [19659007] It must be remembered that Disney is about to become the ultimate purchaser of Fox assets, but of those related to the production house; However, the news content branch remains of the family Murdoch which plans to develop the sector with which it remains, acquiring Sky . , the British government was concerned about the consequences on the plurality of an acquisition by Murdoch which already has two major print newspapers in the UK: The Sun and The Times.

with this concern, Twenty-First Century Fox proposed some remedies, such as the sale of one of the Sky channels, Sky News, to the American society Disney or to another buyer.

family Murdoch also owns the newspaper The Wall Street Journal and the DowJones agency.

In addition to the information, the channels of Sky also broadcast sports and have just purchased the UK broadcast rights to the Premier League matches.