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Rupert Murdoch, 87, has been gradually turning over control of his media empire to his two sons

Profits up as Murdoch plan for 'new Fox' on track

Business / 07 Nov

Brian L Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast, said he was pleased to become the majority owner of Sky today

Comcast's $40 billion Sky deal becomes unconditional

Business / 09 Oct

Comcast emerged triumphant in the long-running battle for Sky after it beat Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in a rare auction held last month

UK seeks reassurance from Comcast on Sky's independence

Business / 08 Oct

Comcast last month won the long-running battle for Sky after it beat Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox in an auction

Comcast secures over 75% of Sky shares

Business / 04 Oct

US cable giant Comcast bid £17.28 a share for control of London-listed Sky during the auction, bettering £15.67 a share offer by Fox

Sky recommends acceptance of Comcast takeoever bid

Business / 24 Sep

Sky is at centre of a bidding battle between Fox, which already owns 39% of it, and US cable giant Comcast

Sky takeover fight to be settled by rare auction

Business / 20 Sep

Sky has accepted that it breached the Consumer Information Regulations, and the company has paid the penalty of €117,000 in full

Sky pays penalty to ComReg

Business / 13 Sep

Comcast is still competing against Fox to buy Sky to expand internationally and find more growth with media content

Comcast profit tops estimates as internet customers up

Business / 26 Jul

Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch said it had been an 'exceptional year' for the broadcaster

Bid target Sky reports 9% rise in core earnings

Business / 26 Jul

Comcat is still trying to expand its international footprint by acquiring 61% of European broadcaster Sky

Comcast concedes to Disney in war for Fox assets

Business / 20 Jul

The £14 a share for Sky is lower than Comcast's new offer of £14.75 a share, but at par with Fox's current bid

UK Takeover Panel sets £14 floor under Sky shares

Business / 13 Jul

Comcast last night increased its cash offer for Sky to £14.75 a share

Sky jumps as Comcast and Fox lock horns in bid battle

Business / 12 Jul

Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has been trying to buy Sky since December 2016

Murdoch's Fox agrees $32.5 billion bid for Sky

Business / 11 Jul

Rupert Murdoch launched his bid to buy all of Sky in December 2016

UK clears Murdoch's bid for Sky if it sells Sky News

Business / 05 Jun

UK Media minister Matt Hancock said he probably would not refer Comcast's bid for Sky to a full investigation

UK unlikely to investigate Comcast bid for Sky

Business / 21 May

Comcast, the owner of NBC and Universal Pictures, said it was 'delighted' to be formalising its offer for Sky

Sky pulls support for Murdoch bid after Comcast offer

Business / 25 Apr

UK regulator says Disney must make an offer for all of Sky if the US firm ends up buying 21st Century Fox assets

UK takeover panel rules Disney must offer to buy Sky

Business / 12 Apr

Fox Networks Group is an operating unit of Murdoch's 21st Century Fox

Commission raids offices in sports rights investigation

Business / 11 Apr

The sale of Sky News to Disney would take place 'whether or not Disney's proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox proceeds', Fox said

Sky News to be sold to Disney or ringfenced - Fox

Business / 03 Apr

Fox, which already owns 39% of the company, is vying with Comcast to take over Sky

UK politicians urge regulator to block Fox's Sky bid

Business / 22 Mar

Netflix's subscriber numbers reached nearly 118 million at the end of 2017

Sky strikes deal to add Netflix to its pay-TV bundles

Business / 01 Mar

The owner of CNBC and Universal Pictures is eyeing a cash offer of £12.50 per share for Sky

Comcast challenges Murdoch with Sky bid

Business / 27 Feb

Fox has pledged to maintain and fund a fully independent Sky-branded news service for up to 10 years

Fox aims to win bid approval by extending Sky guarantee

Business / 20 Feb

Sky will pay £3.58 billion to show 128 Premier League matches for three seasons from 2019/20

Sky wins bulk of Premier League rights as value slips

Business / 14 Feb

Sky reports a 10% jump in first-half core earnings

Sky reports 5% rise in first-half revenue

Business / 25 Jan

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