OFT to review the ITV CRR remedy

ITV has persuaded the OFT to review the remedy that was imposed on the broadcaster in order to secure the merger of Carlton and Granada (1,2,3). The announcement of the review had been trailed for some time (1,2), and can have come as no surprise.

For further comment on the review, see:

- Brand Republic: Politics of the media: Will Michael Grade win his battle over CRR? - Stephen Foster
- Media Week: What is the case for reform of CRR? - Emma Barnett
- Daily Telegraph: Should ITV be unleashed from its advertising straitjacket? - Mathew Horsman