Comcast gazumps Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox with £22.1bn Sky offer

Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox is facing a fresh complication from an unexpected quarter in its long-cherished drive to wrest full control of Sky, after US cable giant Comcast tabled a rival £22.1bn offer for the business.
The cash offer is significantly higher than the £18.5bn already agreed by Fox for the 61% stake in the business it does not currently possess.
Outlining his motivations behind the audacious move Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts said he was drawn to th