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21st Century Fox exits Sky by selling 39% stake to Comcast
21st Century Fox has agreed to sell its 39% stake in Sky to Comcast after…
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Comcast closes in on 40% of Sky shares days after $39bn bid
Comcast has bought up 36.95% of Sky just days after it dealt a knock-out $39bn…
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Sky urges shareholders to accept Comcast offer
Sky has advised its shareholders to accept Comcast’s $39bn takeover days after the US telecom…
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Fox extends offer for Sky as auction deadline looms
21st Century Fox has extended its deadline for Sky shareholders to accept its £14 a share…
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Disney must offer £14 a share for Sky, says UK’s takeover body
The UK’s Takeover Panel has confirmed that Disney must offer at least £14 a share…
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NBCU eyes streaming service that pays users to watch
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is considering a new approach to streaming services, where it would launch a…
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Fox posts offer note for Sky deal
Twenty-First Century Fox has put in an offer document and form of acceptance for its…
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Comcast becomes first US operator to launch Amazon Prime
Comcast has partnered with Amazon in a deal that will establish it as the first…
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Comcast drops bidding war with Disney
Comcast has dropped the bidding war with Disney to acquire assets from 21st Century Fox…
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Comcast ups Sky bid to £26bn as bidding war continues
Comcast has raised its cash offer for Sky to £26 billion ($34 billion) after Fox’s…
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21st Century Fox ups Sky bid to £24.5bn
Twenty-first Century Fox has increased its offer for Sky to £24.5 billion (€27.7 billion), outbidding…
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Comcast lines up buyers for Fox sports assets
Comcast is lining up potential buyers for 21st Century Fox regional sports networks (RSNs) in…
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Sky bid heats up for Fox, Comcast
21st Century Fox is expected to receive a green light from culture secretary Matt Hancock to…
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Fox sets shareholder meeting to asses Disney offer
21st Century Fox has called a special meeting of stockholders on July 27 to vote on…
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US Justice Department approves Disney’s $71.3bn Fox bid
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved Disney’s bid for Fox assets, so long…
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Disney’s odds look promising as it ups Fox bid to $71.3bn
Disney has upped its bid for Twenty First Century Fox’s film and television assets to…
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Endemol Shine hires banks for possible $4bn sale
Endemol Shine Group, the production company co-owned by 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management,…
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Sky independent committee welcomes EC Comcast approval
Sky’s independent committee has welcomed the European Commission’s decision at the end of last week…
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Comcast confirms bid for Fox’s TV and studio assets
As widely expected, Comcast has made a firm bid for 21st Century Fox’s TV and…
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US judge accepts AT&T Time Warner merger without conditions
A US Federal judge has ruled that AT&T’s US$85 billion acquistion of Time Warner is…
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UK gov’t sets scene for Sky bidding war between Fox and Comcast
The UK government has approved 21st Century Fox’s proposed takeover of Sky on the condition that…
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Fox sets shareholder vote on Disney
Fox has set a shareholder vote on July 10 to determine the $52 billion sale…
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Netflix value surpasses Disney for the first time
Netflix stock market value rose to a record $153 billion on Thursday, temporarily surpassing Disney…
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TBI Weekly: Does Netflix outgrowing Disney/Comcast value mean TV domination?
In one week, Netflix has managed to make a landmark TV deal with the Obamas…
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Comcast prepares all-cash offer for 21st Century Fox
Comcast has confirmed that it is considering making an all-cash offer for the Fox assets…
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Comcast preps Fox offensive with new bid
Comcast isreportedly preparing a new bid for 21st Century Fox. Separately, the US cable and programming…
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TBI Weekly: Comcast joins the M&A race
This week, Comcast kicked off a bidding war by formally offering £22bn for Sky and…
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Comcast makes rival £22bn cash bid for Sky
Comcast has made a firm cash offer for Sky that values the pay TV operator…
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Comcast expands Netflix partnership with new bundle deal
Comcast has expanded its partnership with Netflix, with the US pay TV giant now set…
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Acorn TV launches on Comcast’s Xfinity TV
Acorn TV, the largest SVOD service specialising in the distribution of British and international television…