Media Ownership and Digital Markets Policy Since Brexit: Bringing the UK and the EU Closer Apart?

Media Ownership and Digital Markets Policy Since Brexit: Bringing the UK and the EU Closer Apart?

This article examines current public policy debate over UK media ownership rules and digital markets policy in the context of Brexit and recovery of control over its domestic regulatory framework. It addresses questions regarding the extent to which Brexit has altered regulatory approaches to media...

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Autor Principal: Anderson-Dupéré, Melanie
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Publicado: Observatoire de la société britannique 2026
Sujets:
Brexit
gatekeeper
media ownership
media merger regime
media plurality
Retained EU Law
right to information and freedom of expression
Acceso en liña:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:osb_7014 https://doi.org/10.4000/16lg2 urn:doi:10.4000/16lg2 en https://journals.openedition.org/osb/7014 2026-07-17T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/16lg2 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Media Ownership and Digital Markets Policy Since Brexit: Bringing the UK and the EU Closer Apart? Observatoire de la société britannique Université de Toulon info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1775-4135 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1957-3383 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/osb Anderson-Dupéré, Melanie Brexit gatekeeper media ownership media merger regime media plurality Retained EU Law right to information and freedom of expression This article examines current public policy debate over UK media ownership rules and digital markets policy in the context of Brexit and recovery of control over its domestic regulatory framework. It addresses questions regarding the extent to which Brexit has altered regulatory approaches to media concentration, how post-Brexit policy agendas are reshaping ownership rules, and what consequences these shifts may have for media plurality and diversity within a rapidly evolving digital environment. This study relies mainly on parliamentary sources, including debates, select committee reports, and policy papers, as they provide authoritative, traceable evidence of government reasoning and legislative intent, and thereby offer insight into the political and institutional dynamics shaping media ownership policy in the context of Brexit. The first part of this article examines the implications of post-Brexit regulatory autonomy from the EU, focusing on how this shift has shaped UK policy decisions regarding media-related alignment and divergence. The second part explores recent and ongoing post-Brexit strategies, analysing how the UK seeks to balance its pursuit of regulatory independence in the media sector with the need to maintain constructive relations with the EU in areas such as media mergers and digital market governance. This study concludes that although the UK has made progress, and is still in the process of reforms relating to the media merger regime and digital market sphere, there remain meaningful policy gaps, particularly on media freedom from a rights-based citizen’s perspective. It is stressed that the UK has yet to fully recognize that plurality serves not just consumers but citizens and that media plurality needs to be reframed in terms of citizens’ democratic and communication rights.
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topic Brexit
gatekeeper
media ownership
media merger regime
media plurality
Retained EU Law
right to information and freedom of expression
spellingShingle Brexit
gatekeeper
media ownership
media merger regime
media plurality
Retained EU Law
right to information and freedom of expression
Anderson-Dupéré, Melanie
Media Ownership and Digital Markets Policy Since Brexit: Bringing the UK and the EU Closer Apart?
description This article examines current public policy debate over UK media ownership rules and digital markets policy in the context of Brexit and recovery of control over its domestic regulatory framework. It addresses questions regarding the extent to which Brexit has altered regulatory approaches to media concentration, how post-Brexit policy agendas are reshaping ownership rules, and what consequences these shifts may have for media plurality and diversity within a rapidly evolving digital environment. This study relies mainly on parliamentary sources, including debates, select committee reports, and policy papers, as they provide authoritative, traceable evidence of government reasoning and legislative intent, and thereby offer insight into the political and institutional dynamics shaping media ownership policy in the context of Brexit. The first part of this article examines the implications of post-Brexit regulatory autonomy from the EU, focusing on how this shift has shaped UK policy decisions regarding media-related alignment and divergence. The second part explores recent and ongoing post-Brexit strategies, analysing how the UK seeks to balance its pursuit of regulatory independence in the media sector with the need to maintain constructive relations with the EU in areas such as media mergers and digital market governance. This study concludes that although the UK has made progress, and is still in the process of reforms relating to the media merger regime and digital market sphere, there remain meaningful policy gaps, particularly on media freedom from a rights-based citizen’s perspective. It is stressed that the UK has yet to fully recognize that plurality serves not just consumers but citizens and that media plurality needs to be reframed in terms of citizens’ democratic and communication rights.
author Anderson-Dupéré, Melanie
author_facet Anderson-Dupéré, Melanie
author_sort Anderson-Dupéré, Melanie
title Media Ownership and Digital Markets Policy Since Brexit: Bringing the UK and the EU Closer Apart?
title_short Media Ownership and Digital Markets Policy Since Brexit: Bringing the UK and the EU Closer Apart?
title_full Media Ownership and Digital Markets Policy Since Brexit: Bringing the UK and the EU Closer Apart?
title_fullStr Media Ownership and Digital Markets Policy Since Brexit: Bringing the UK and the EU Closer Apart?
title_full_unstemmed Media Ownership and Digital Markets Policy Since Brexit: Bringing the UK and the EU Closer Apart?
title_sort media ownership and digital markets policy since brexit: bringing the uk and the eu closer apart?
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