Rupert Murdoch must make £26bn-plus Sky bid to thwart Comcast

Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox wants to buy the 61% of Sky it does not already own.Rupert Murdoch must table a new £26bn-plus offer for Sky this week or see rival Comcast become the new owner of Europe’s biggest pay-TV broadcaster.Under UK takeover rules, Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has until the end of Thursday to table a new bid to take control of the 61% of Sky he does not already own.