NTL has dropped its £4.7 billion bid for ITV. It has decided there is no future in the deal. This move comes after News Corporation bought a 19.9% stake in ITV, effectively blocking NTL from take control of ITV. NTL said in its statement that it “submitted its views on this purchase to the Office of Fair Trading and OFCOM because it presents serious competition and public interest issues”.

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