Watchdog to investigate possible 'change of control' at ITV

A media regulator is considering whether BSkyB's newly-secured stake in ITV would hit the British broadcaster's requirements as a public service provider.

The Office of Communications (Ofcom) will look at whether BSkyB's 17.9% shareholding amounts to a "change of control" at ITV, which could spark an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) probe into whether the move is anti-competitive.