WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s competition watchdog indicated Tuesday it would reject a proposed merger between the country’s two largest media companies, saying the plan would reduce competition and stifle news coverage.
In a draft decision on the planned link-up between NZME and Fairfax Media NZ, the New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) said its “preliminary view is that it should decline to authorize the merger”.
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