Walt Disney Co.’s 21st Century Fox takeover could improve chances for Sky deal
The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox for US$52.4bn in stock could improve chances for a different deal involving UK ...
Tag: 21st Century Fox
Comcast abandons 21st Century Fox bid with Walt Disney ready to swoop in as buyer
US cable giant Comcast has relinquished its bid to acquire 21st Century Fox’s assets while entertainment provider The Walt Disney Co. might announce ...
Comcast rumoured interest in Sky while it looks at 21st Century Fox assets
US cable giant Comcast is understood to be interested in taking over UK satellite broadcaster Sky while it looks at 21st Century Fox’s assets. Comcast’s ...
Verizon and Comcast join Disney in scrum for Fox assets
Rumours are circulating that US carrier Verizon is interested in 21st Century Fox assets, including its 39% stake in UK satellite broadcaster Sky. ...
UK to decide on Fox’s proposed £11.7bn buy of Sky by 29 June
UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley will announce on 29 June her decision on 21st ...
Ofcom pushes out deadline for Fox’s proposed Sky takeover after UK snap elections
UK’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley has extended the deadline for the public interest report into 21st Century Fox’s proposed ...
Global Eagle Entertainment revising Chinese JV, to file delayed accounts before end of June
Global Eagle Entertainment is considering modifications to an investment agreement, which a spokesperson said could be “at risk”, with a ...
US$19.8bn FCC spectrum auction yields some surprises as 5G slides into frame
The FCC closed its broadcast incentive auction with a handful of surprises as consumer demand for mobile video and broadband ...
Fox awaits final UK decision on Sky merger after getting EC nod
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has received the European Commission’s approval for the £11.7bn (US$14.6bn) takeover of Sky leaving it in the hands of ...
Berlusconi: Premium faces €100m hit after sale to Vivendi falls through
Italian Broadcaster Mediaset’s failure to divest its pay-TV unit Premium to French media giant Vivendi will result in a €100m (US$108m) hit to its FY2016 accounts. While Mediaset and ...
