Speaking generally, he added: “We have an ongoing duty to be satisfied<br />that holders of our broadcasting licenses are fit and proper, and that duty is a legal obligation from the Broadcasting Act, and it’s something we take very seriously.”<br />“In considering whether any licensee is fit and proper, we would take into account any<br />relevant misconduct of those who manage and control a broadcast licensee,” he said.<br />Tom Watson, the deputy leader of the opposition Labour Party, said in a statement<br />that it “is important that full and proper process is followed in the assessment of this bid.”<br />“I have consistently argued Ofcom must consider the serious<br />and systemic corporate governance failures at Fox as part of its inquiry into whether the company should be allowed to take full control of Sky,” he added.<br />U. K. Delays Review of 21st Century Fox Deal for Sky -<br />By DANNY HAKIM and STEPHEN CASTLEAPRIL 21, 2017<br />LONDON — Britain postponed on Friday its regulatory review of 21st Century Fox’s proposal to take full control<br />of the British satellite television giant Sky until after the country’s general election in June.<br />“The conduct of senior executives at Fox and their consistent failure to meet corporate governance standards in the recent<br />past has a direct bearing on whether it is a suitable owner of one of the U. K.’s most powerful broadcasters.”<br />A spokeswoman for 21st Century Fox pointed to previous statements by the company.
