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# NewsCorp BSkyB settlement says more about failures at Ofcom and BBC dominance than problems with Murdoch
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/newscorp-bskyb-settlement-says-more-about-failures-at-ofcom-and-bbc-domina/
- Published: 2011-03-04T08:03:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-22T10:49:38.000Z
- Description: The asymmetry of the UK's regulatory treatment of NewsCorp and the BBC needs examination. This paper was prepared for a media-law seminar at the LSE convened by Damian Tambini. A summary of the author's position can be read here.
- Author: David Elstein
- Tags: Cultural politics, #Migrated, Europe, Media & communications, United Kingdom, culture, internet, PSBF, openglobalrights-openpage-blog, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 16:12, #appended-excerpt

The asymmetry of the UK's regulatory treatment of NewsCorp and the BBC needs examination. This paper was prepared for a media-law seminar at the LSE convened by [Damian Tambini](http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/damian-tambini). A summary of the author's position can be read [here](http://www.opendemocracy.net/openeconomy/david-elstein/uk-regulators-sky-news-deal-will-weaken-media-plurality).