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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 November 2025
Debate
Broadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Contribution
The second issue is national news. ITV owns 47% of ITN. Is ITN going to be part of the sales package, or is it going to be sold off separately? What is going to happen to ITN? If you think about it, this will mean Comcast owning Sky News and ITN providing news for three PSBs—is it three? Will they merge the two together? What will happen? It is hugely important that local regional news is protected and that alternative national news is also protected.
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