The publication of letters between Karen Bradley and the media regulator show the culture secretary was determined to ask their competition counterpart to look into the Murdochs’ commitment to broadcasting standards as part of its investigation into 21st Century Fox’s £11.7bn bid to take over Sky.
Bradley wrote to the Ofcom chief executive, Sharon White, on 7 August (pdf)asking her to respond to “potentially new evidence” that raised questions about its finding that Fox should not be referred to the Competition and Markets Authority on the grounds of broadcasting standards.
Bradley asked Ofcom to provide further comment on Fox’s broadcasting record, the sexual harassment scandal at Fox News US, alleged lax corporate governance at 21st Century Fox, and claims by critics of the Sky takeover bid that Ofcom had not taken into account all relevant evidence relating to phone hacking.
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