Original article by Aaron Patrick, John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 30-Aug-17

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission recently indicated that it would not oppose the acquisition of Ten Network by Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon. However, ACCC chairman Rod Sims said a similar deal to acquire Seven or Nine may not necessarily have been approved, given that their news bulletins have higher ratings than Ten. Media industry sources also suggest that any bid by News Corp to acquire one of Ten’s rivals would be blocked on competition grounds.

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