The Abu Dhabi fund pursuing a takeover of The Telegraph has been accused of “last-minute smoke and mirrors” after it revised the deal prompting further delays and uncertainty.
Dozens of MPs have urged the Culture Secretary to block the Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Telegraph owing to concerns about the threat to press freedom.
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The Abu Dhabi-backed fund pursuing a takeover of The Telegraph is pinning its hopes on an “editorial charter” and a trust of media luminaries it says will protect journalism.
hello, i m with your top business stories. should one of britain s most influential newspapers be owned by the abu dhabi royal family? that s a question the uk government has been grappling with since the 169 year old daily telegraph agreed to a major investment from a uae backed firm late last year. redbird imi is backed by shekih mansour bin zayed al nahyan who also owns manchester city football club. the deal has been put on hold until later this month while uk media regulators examine it. but the man leading the bid, the former boss of cnn jeff zucker, has dismissed concerns about editorial interference by the gulf government at the telegraph and its sister magazine the spectator. speaking exclusively to our business editor simonjack, he said the deal will provide much needed investment in uk journalism.