Mediagazer: Former CNN President and current RedBird IMI CEO Jeff Zucker defends RedBird's blocked bid to take over The Telegraph, which was backed by the UAE (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

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