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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