The newspaper veteran David Montgomery will on Thursday revive his long-held criticism of the BBC's encroachment into local news provision when he accuses it of 'predatory behaviour' which harms commercial rivals. Sky News has learnt that Mr Montgomery will use the foreword to the annual results announcement of National World, the London-listed company he runs, to launch a scathing attack on the corporation.
' Mr Montgomery has been pushing for the News Media Association, an industry body, to take a more robust position against the BBC. Sky News is among the commercially-owned channels which competes with the BBC in the provision of news across different media platforms.