BSkyB stake in ITV 'against public interest'

BSkyB’s ownership of a 17.9% stake in broadcaster ITV restricts competition and “operates against the public interest”, provisional findings from the Competition Commission said today.

BSkyB stake in ITV 'against public interest'

BSkyB’s ownership of a 17.9% stake in broadcaster ITV restricts competition and “operates against the public interest”, provisional findings from the Competition Commission said today.

The group now faces the prospect of having to sell down its stake, which it acquired for £940m (€1.3bn) last November.

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