U.K. Moves to Bar Foreign State Ownership of Newspapers, a Blow to Telegraph Bid
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U.K. Moves to Bar Foreign State Ownership of Newspapers, a Blow to Telegraph Bid

A roughly $1 billion bid from the former CNN chief Jeff Zucker and his Emirati backers raised concerns among lawmakers over a storied conservative newspaper.
U.K. Opens Inquiry Into Jeff Zucker’s Emirati-Backed Bid for The Telegraph
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U.K. Opens Inquiry Into Jeff Zucker’s Emirati-Backed Bid for The Telegraph

British regulators announced a review into whether the bid, backed mostly by funds from the United Arab Emirates, could result in adverse foreign influence over the British press.