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Comcast makes rival bid for Sky
US cable TV gian Comcast had made a £22.1bn takeover bid for Sky, rivalling an existing offer from 21st Century Fox to buy the company. While Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox has agreed a deal to buy the 61% of Sky it does not already own, the deal is yet to go through and faces stiff scrutiny from the governent and regulators in the UK over the issue media plurality.
Comcast’s bid of £12.50 a share is 16% higher than Fox’s offer. It is initially l