0 the situation in which two companies hold shares in each other:
1 the fact of one company owning or controlling two or more companies with related interests, especially in the news and broadcasting industries:
The proposal would partially lift a 35-year-old ban on the cross-ownership of newspapers and broadcast stations.
cross-ownership restrictions/rules
We need ownership and cross-ownership rules that encourage the range of voices and opinions that our democracy needs to hear and listen to.
Should not there be a statement next week on the cross-ownership of the media?
The rules are being looked at as part of the review on cross-ownership.
That principle states that cross-ownership of newspapers and television interests should be strictly controlled to prevent them from being held in too few hands.
My noble friend was quite open about the fact that the amendment is the latest instalment in the debate about cross-ownership in the media.
We may need to consider cross-ownership, with particular reference to community radio.
I do not accept the proposals and the schedule concerning cross-ownership.
We do not consider that it is appropriate to rely on the public interest alone to regulate cross-ownership between newspapers and broadcasters.
