Trinity Mirror £200m Express takeover slowed by competition enquiry
Trinity Mirror’s audacious £200m buyout of Richard Desmond’s Express and Star stable has hit a bump in the road after the competition regulator and culture secretary announced a probe into the deal.
Concerns have been expressed about a reduction in media plurality should Trinity Mirror wrest control of a suite of titles including The Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday as well as celebrity gossip title OK!
These fears have convinced the Competit
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