Tag: Comcast
EU: Regulators set to approve Comcast’s bid for Sky
EU antitrust regulators are set to approve US cable company Comcast's bid for European pay-TV company Sky without demanding concessions, reported Reuters.
Comcast is battling...
US: Fox sets date for vote on US$52b Disney deal
On Wednesday, May 30, 21st Century Fox announced that it would hold a shareholders meeting on July 10 to debate a merger with the...
US: Comcast prepares to make unsolicited offer for Fox
Comcast is considering a making major bid for parts of 21st Century Fox, setting up for a battle with Disney, which is also trying...
UK: Comcast confirms US$31b bid for Sky
US media group Comcast submitted a £22 billion (US$30.7 billion) bid for Sky on Wednesday, April 25, prompting the European pay TV group to...
US: Fox rejects Comcast bid over antitrust concerns
Media giant 21st Century Fox, which agreed to sell a series of entertainment assests to Disney in December, rejected a higher buyout offer from...
EU: Sky strikes deal to add Netflix
Sky, the European pay-TV group at the center of a fierce takeover battle, said it would add online video service Netflix to a new...
UK: Comcast battles Rupert Murdoch’s Fox in US$31b bid for Sky...
Comcast, the parent of NBC and Universal Pictures, launched a nearly US$31 billion bid for British satellite pay television broadcaster Sky, a move that...
US: Comcast in talks to acquire parts of 21 Century Fox
Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal, is in talks to buy some of the assets of 21st Century Fox (Fox), people familiar with the discussions...
US: Judge denies Viamedia documents to Comcast
A Chicago federal judge has refused to force Viamedia, a New York-based seller of local cable TV advertising, to turn over documents Comcast believes...
US: Sprint explores partnership with Comcast and Charter
US wireless carrier Sprint is in talks with Charter Communications and Comcast about a partnership to boost the two US cable companies’ wireless offerings,...
