UK Government Launches Review That Could Pave Way For More Broadcaster Consolidation: “The Television Market Is Transforming”The UK government wants to make it easier for legacy broadcasters to consolidate and partner up.
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UK Government Launches Review That Could Pave Way For More Broadcaster Consolidation: “The Television Market Is Transforming”
The UK government wants to make it easier for legacy broadcasters to consolidate and partner up.
Revealed in its long-awaited Creative Industries Sector Plan this morning, the government has tasked the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) and regulator Ofcom to compile a review which will “set out how changes in the sector – such as the convergence of broadcast, on-demand and video sharing – could be taken into account as part of any future assessment of television and advertising markets.”
Notably, this could include “possible consolidation between broadcasters which may benefit their financial sustainability and audiences,” or “strategic partnerships” between the rivals. The government noted that “the television market is transforming, leading to consolidation… to increase economies of scale.”
Read full article: https://deadline.com/2025/06/creative-industries-sector-plan-uk-government-broadcaster-review-1236439651/
The UK government wants to make it easier for legacy broadcasters to consolidate and partner up.
Revealed in its long-awaited Creative Industries Sector Plan this morning, the government has tasked the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) and regulator Ofcom to compile a review which will “set out how changes in the sector – such as the convergence of broadcast, on-demand and video sharing – could be taken into account as part of any future assessment of television and advertising markets.”
Notably, this could include “possible consolidation between broadcasters which may benefit their financial sustainability and audiences,” or “strategic partnerships” between the rivals. The government noted that “the television market is transforming, leading to consolidation… to increase economies of scale.”
Read full article: https://deadline.com/2025/06/creative-industries-sector-plan-uk-government-broadcaster-review-1236439651/
