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Published 30 June 2026 · europe

Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, cites need for sufficient plurality of views in news media Newsflash: European media group Axel Springer has completed

Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, cites need for sufficient plurality of views in news media Newsflash: European media group Axel Springer has completed its takeover of the Telegraph in a £575m deal, after winning all the necessary regulatory approvals.

Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner says ”Today is a day we have worked towards for a long time, and one we will always remember. Axel Springer was founded in 1946 under a British press license, and The Telegraph was our North Star.

Axel Springer and The Telegraph share strong commitments to freedom, values, a tradition of embracing and pioneering technological change, and an entrepreneurial will to actively shape the future.

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