Tag: Comcast
UK: Comcast outbids Fox and Disney in Sky auction
After three rounds of secret bidding on Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22, Comcast offered the higher price of £17.28 (US$22.62) per share...
US: Senator drops new policy proposals for regulating tech
The team at Facebook is not having a great week, as it seems all of its recent data scandal chickens have come home to...
US: Comcast will not raise Fox bid but instead will focus...
Comcast is reportedly unlikely to increase its US$65 billion bid for 21st Century Fox. CNBC reported Comcast won't match Disney's increased US$71.3 billion offer...
US: Senators seek DOJ vetting of possible Comcast/Fox deal
Some high-profile media consolidation critics in the US Senate have called on the Department of Justice's (DOJ ) antitrust division to conduct a thorough...
US: Comcast set to raise the stakes with US$39b Sky bid
Comcast is expected to submit a formal £22 billion (US$39 billion) takeover bid for Sky this week, laying the ground for a bidding war...
US: Antitrust issues could scuttle Comcast bid
In a filing, Twenty-First Century Fox says it determined that a potential deal with Comcast for its entertainment assets has more antitrust risk than...
US: Disney, Fox agree on asset purchase terms
The Walt Disney Company has overtaken its rival Comcast as the favorite to acquire many of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s coveted media assets.
Disney is expected...
US: Disney, Fox agree on asset purchase terms
Disney has officially upped its offer for the purchase of 21st Century Fox. It’s now offering to purchase the entertainment giant’s film and TV...
EU: Comcast gains unconditional antitrust approval to buy Sky
EU antitrust regulators have given the green light to US cable company Comcast’s plan to acquire European pay-TV group Sky without demanding concessions.
“The proposed...
US: Comcast bids US$65b for most of 21st Century Fox
Comcast announced a US$65 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox units that are currently in an agreement to be acquired by Walt Disney, reported...
