Resolves on gov.uk. YES if a public interest intervention notice under section 42 of the Enterprise Act 2002 relating to the Sky and ITV transaction is published on gov.uk, or recorded on the CMA case page, on or before 30 November 2026. A statement that a minister is considering or minded to issue one does not count. If that source has not published in time, Reuters and the Financial Times settle it.
We found 29 merger cases like this one since May 2025. The CMA opened each with a call for public comments before it started the formal review. For each we asked the question the first market asks: did Phase 1 begin within 56 days of the case opening? Cases that started on the day they opened, or were less than 56 days old on 3 September 2026, are left out because they cannot answer it. The last eight are shown below.