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January 5, 2009updated 06 Jan 2009 7:13pm

Bowdler hints at mega-deals and relaxation of regional ownership rules

By Peter Kirwan MM blog

If we’re to take Tim Bowdler’s interview with the Sunday Times at face value, Britain’s regional newspaper owners might be about to receive a belated Christmas present from Peter Mandelson

In the interview, Bowdler hints that HM Government could soon relax competition rules in order to allow further consolidation of the regional press. According to the Sunday Times, he believes that the government is “sympathetic” to the industry’s case.

Specifically, Bowdler thinks the time is right for a bold merger announcement that would give regulators “something to sink their teeth into”.

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