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6:40am, 7th October, 2018

UK seeks additional reassurances from Comcast on independence of Sky News

Britain has sought additional reassurances from cable company Comcast over the editorial independence of the Sky News television channel following the U.S. group's takeover of broadcaster Sky .

Comcast buys 29.1 percent of Sky stock in market purchases

1:56am, 25th September, 2018

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Comcast buys 29.1 percent of Sky stock in market purchases

Comcast , the victor in the auction for Sky on Saturday, said on Tuesday it had bought 29.1 percent of the European pay-TV group's shares in the market.

Comcast demonstrates Sky-high ambition in global media shake-up

1:21pm, 23rd September, 2018

Business

Comcast demonstrates Sky-high ambition in global media shake-up

U.S. cable giant Comcast scored a big win in the scramble for media assets by beating Rupert Murdoch, and his backer Disney, in the battle for Sky with an eye-watering $40 billion bid.

Comcast outbids Fox with $40 billion offer for Sky in auction

5:02pm, 22nd September, 2018

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Comcast outbids Fox with $40 billion offer for Sky in auction

Comcast beat Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox in the battle for Sky on Saturday after offering 30.6 billion pounds ($40 billion) in a dramatic auction to decide the fate of the pay-television group.

Auction battle looms for Comcast and Fox as Sky bidding deadline nears

8:03am, 30th August, 2018

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Auction battle looms for Comcast and Fox as Sky bidding deadline nears

Britain's takeover regulator could take the rare step of intervening in the battle between Comcast and Twenty-First Century Fox for Sky next month by staging an auction for the broadcaster to bring the drawn-out bidding war to an end.

Comcast to continue offering Fox's Big Ten Network

5:56pm, 24th August, 2018

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Comcast to continue offering Fox's Big Ten Network

Comcast Corp will continue to offer 21st Century Fox Inc's Big Ten Network, including all games on Fox's sports channel FS1, the companies said on Friday.

Comcast gets valid acceptances for less than 1 percent of Sky shares

1:04pm, 22nd August, 2018

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Comcast gets valid acceptances for less than 1 percent of Sky shares

Comcast Corp said it had received valid acceptances for shares representing just 0.21 percent of Sky Plc after its 14.75 pound per share offer to buy 61 percent of the European broadcaster.

Comcast profit tops estimates as internet customers grow

6:21am, 26th July, 2018

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Comcast profit tops estimates as internet customers grow

Comcast Corp on Thursday said it shed more cable TV subscribers than the previous year, but beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit as it gained more high-speed internet customers.

7:57am, 19th July, 2018

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Comcast drops pursuit for Fox assets

Comcast Corp has dropped its pursuit of a group of media assets owned by Twenty-First Century Fox Inc on which it was bidding against Walt Disney , and instead will focus on its offer for UK TV group Sky , the company said on Thursday.

Fox shares drop as prospects of new Comcast bid fade

10:15am, 16th July, 2018

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Fox shares drop as prospects of new Comcast bid fade

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc shares dropped more than 2 percent on Monday, as investors viewed the absence of a new bid by Comcast Corp for most of Fox's assets as meaning its bidding war with Walt Disney Co for them is likely over.

Sky shares rally after Comcast and Fox go head-to-head in bid battle

2:30am, 12th July, 2018

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Sky shares rally after Comcast and Fox go head-to-head in bid battle

Shares in Sky jumped higher on Thursday after Comcast submitted a $34 billion bid for the group just hours after Rupert Murdoch raised his offer, escalating a trans-Atlantic bidding war for the European pan-TV group.

Comcast raises bid for Sky to $34 billion, tops Fox's offer

6:32pm, 11th July, 2018

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Comcast raises bid for Sky to $34 billion, tops Fox's offer

Comcast Corp on Wednesday raised its all-cash offer for Britain's Sky to $34 billion, topping a raised bid of $32.5 billion for the pay-TV group from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox .

Murdoch's Fox ups Sky bid to $32.5 billion, all eyes on Comcast

3:54am, 11th July, 2018

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Murdoch's Fox ups Sky bid to $32.5 billion, all eyes on Comcast

Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has raised its offer for Britain's Sky in an agreed deal valuing the pay-TV group at $32.5 billion, seeing off rival bidder Comcast for now.

U.S. gives Disney approval to buy Fox amid bidding war with Comcast

2:37pm, 27th June, 2018

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U.S. gives Disney approval to buy Fox amid bidding war with Comcast

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co won U.S. approval to buy Twenty-First Century Fox Inc entertainment assets for $71.3 billion on condition it sell Fox's 22 regional sports networks, the Justice Department said on Wednesday, giving Disney an...

Disney hikes bid for Fox assets to $71.3 billion, tops Comcast

1:31pm, 20th June, 2018

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Disney hikes bid for Fox assets to $71.3 billion, tops Comcast

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co raised its bid for the bulk of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's film and television assets to $71.3 billion on Wednesday, sweetening its deal with cash as it looks to upend Comcast Corp's $65 billion offer.

Walt Disney raises bid for Fox assets to $71.3 billion, tops Comcast

8:21am, 20th June, 2018

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Walt Disney raises bid for Fox assets to $71.3 billion, tops Comcast

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co sweetened its bid for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc assets to $71.3 billion on Wednesday, topping Comcast Corp's $65 billion offer last week.

Comcast offers $65 billion to lure Fox from Disney bid

7:48pm, 13th June, 2018

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Comcast offers $65 billion to lure Fox from Disney bid

(Reuters) - Comcast Corp offered $65 billion on Wednesday to lure Twenty-First Century Fox Inc away from a merger with Walt Disney Co , setting up a bidding war between two of the largest U.S. media companies with its 20 percent higher offer.

Britain clears way for Murdoch to battle Comcast for Sky

12:30pm, 5th June, 2018

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Britain clears way for Murdoch to battle Comcast for Sky

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch faces a 22 billion pound ($29.3 billion) fight with U.S. cable company Comcast for European pay-TV company Sky after Britain cleared his bid providing he sells off its TV news business.