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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

Twenty-First Century Fox reported a jump in profits in the past quarter as the conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch said it was on track to complete a key asset sale and launch a slimmed-down media group.

Business • 07 Nov 18

Disney offers EU concessions over Fox deal

Walt Disney has offered concessions in an attempt to allay EU competition concerns over its $71.3 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox's entertainment assets, the European Commission said today.

Business • 15 Oct 18

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

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

Business • 08 Oct 18

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

Comcast has secured over 75% of Sky's shares, bringing it closer to finalising the $40 billion takeover of the British pay TV group.

Business • 04 Oct 18

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

A protracted $34 billion bidding war for European broadcaster Sky between US rivals Comcast and Twenty-First Century Fox could be settled by a quick-fire auction on Saturday, UK regulators said today.

Business • 20 Sep 18

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

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

Business • 26 Jul 18

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

Comcast said it was dropping its $66 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox's entertainment assets, but said it would still try to expand its international footprint by acquiring 61% of European broadcaster Sky.

Business • 20 Jul 18

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

The UK Takeover Panel said today that Disney would need to make a minimum bid of £14 a share for Sky if it succeeds in buying Twenty-First Century Fox.

Business • 13 Jul 18

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

Comcast last night raised its all-cash offer for 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.

Business • 12 Jul 18

The new cash-or-stock offer is an incentive for Fox's largest shareholder, Rupert Murdoch

Walt Disney raises bid for Fox assets to $71.3 billion

Walt Disney today raised its bid for Twenty-First Century Fox's assets to $71.3 billion, sweetening its offer with cash as it looks to scuttle Comcast's $65 billion offer last week.

Business • 20 Jun 18

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

Britain said it was unlikely to refer Comcast's bid for Sky for a lengthy investigation after an initial review found that the $30 billion offer did not raise public concerns about media ownership.

Business • 21 May 18

Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger clinched an all-stock deal with Fox Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch in December to acquire Fox's film, television and international businesses

Comcast prepares all-cash bid to buy 21st Century Fox

US cable operator Comcast is reportedly asking investment banks to increase a bridge financing facility by as much as $60 billion so it can make an all-cash offer for the media assets that Twenty-First Century Fox has agreed to sell to Walt Disney for $52 billion.

Business • 08 May 18

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

US media group Comcast today submitted a £22 billion bid for Sky, prompting the European pay TV group to drop its support for a lower offer from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox.

Business • 25 Apr 18

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

The UK's takeover regulator ruled today that Walt Disney must make an offer for the whole of Sky if it succeeds in buying Twenty-First Century Fox assets.

Business • 12 Apr 18

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

Twenty-First Century Fox has strengthened its offer to protect the independence of Sky's loss-making news channel to try to overcome regulatory concerns about Fox's takeover of the parent company.

Business • 20 Feb 18

Twenty-First Century Fox has said it would commit to maintain Sky News for at least five years

Fox commits to Sky News independence to secure Sky deal

Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox said it would commit to maintain Sky News for at least five years and would establish an independent board for the channel to try to secure its takeover of pay-TV operator Sky.

Business • 12 Feb 18

Disney chief executive Bob Iger is to stay on at the company until the end of 2021

Disney to buy Fox film, TV businesses for $52.4 billion

Walt Disney has agreed a deal to buy film, television and international businesses from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox for $52.4 billion in stock.

Walt Disney • 14 Dec 17

Comcast is the biggest cable provider in the US

Comcast drops its bid for Fox assets

Comcast Corp has abandoned its bid for most of the assets of Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox, leaving Walt Disney as the sole suitor in pursuit of the $40 billion-plus deal.

Business • 12 Dec 17

Disney chief executive Bob Iger has said he plans to retire from the business in July 2019

Fox held talks to sell most of company to Disney

Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox has held talks to sell most of its film and television assets to Walt Disney Co, CNBC reported last night.

Business • 07 Nov 17

Sky said its operating profit for the nine months exceeded £1 billion

Sky says customer defections 'steady' in third quarter

European pay-TV group Sky said the number of customers deserting the service in its key home market had remained steady in the third quarter.

Business • 20 Apr 17

Rupert Murdoch and his family have long coveted full control of Sky

EU clears Fox's Sky buy-out unconditionally

The European Commission has today cleared the multi-billion dollar buy-out bid for European pay-TV giant Sky by 21st Century Fox without conditions as the tie-up does not undercut competition.

Business • 07 Apr 17

Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox agreed in December to buy the rest of the Sky group it does not already own

UK government 'minded' to refer Sky deal to regulator

The UK government said it was "minded" to examine Rupert Murdoch's takeover of Sky after the £11.7 billion deal was notified to the European Commission today.

Business • 03 Mar 17

Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox agreed a $14.6 billion deal to buy the 61% of Sky it does not already own in December

Sky's H1 profit dips on increased soccer costs

Sky, the European pay-TV group that has accepted a buy-out offer from shareholder Rupert Murdoch, reported £679m in first-half operating profit.

Business • 26 Jan 17

Rupert Murdoch abandons plans to create one of the world's largest media conglomerates

Murdoch's Fox abandons Time Warner takeover bid

Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox has decided to pull its $80 billion offer to buy Time Warner.

Business • 06 Aug 14

Rupert Murdoch's $80bn bid for Time Warner was revealed last month

Fox to make its case for Time Warner merger

Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox is expected to make an aggressive case for merging with Time Warner during its quarterly earnings call tomorrow, though people familiar with the company's plans have said it would not use that forum to raise its bid.

Business • 05 Aug 14

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