The UK media regulator is currently assessing whether the takeover will give Murdoch too much control of news media in the UK, and whether he is a “fit and proper” owner of Sky.
Rupert Murdoch’s £11.7bn bid to take full control of Sky has been cleared by the European competition regulator.
The European commission, which has been investigating 21st Century Fox’s takeover bid since early March, has given the deal “unconditional approval”.
During the 2010 takeover bid by News Corp, which was derailed by the phone hacking scandal at the company, Murdoch reached an agreement with the government to spin off Sky News to satisfy media plurality concerns.