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21st Century Fox
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Comcast lines up regional sports network buyers in Fox battle
Comcast is lining up potential buyers for 21st Century Fox regional sports networks (RSNs) in…
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Sky bidding war in prospect as Fox set for green light
21st Century Fox is expected to receive a green light from culture secretary Matt Hancock…
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Fox sets date for Disney vote as investor calls for Comcast to be given chance
21st Century Fox has called a special meeting of stockholders on July 27 to vote…
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US Department of Justice clears Disney bid for Fox assets
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has approved Disney’s bid for Fox assets, so long…
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Fox says Comcast deal would ‘carry more regulatory risk’
21st Century Fox has said that a deal with Comcast would carry more regulatory risk…
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Disney ups 21st Century Fox bid to $71.3 billion
Disney has upped its bid for Twenty First Century Fox’s film and television assets to…
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UK accepts 21CF-Sky terms after Disney sweetens Sky News pledge
The UK government has accepted deal terms between 21st Century Fox and Sky, following an…
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Comcast makes firm US$65bn bid for Fox assets
As widely expected, Comcast has made a firm bid for 21st Century Fox’s TV and…
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US judge accepts AT&T Time Warner merger without conditions
A US Federal judge has ruled that AT&T’s US$85 billion acquistion of Time Warner is…
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UK sets scene for Sky bidding war between Fox and Comcast
The UK government has approved 21st Century Fox’s proposed takeover of Sky on the condition that…
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Fox sets date for shareholder vote on Disney bid
Fox has set a date for a shareholder vote on July 10 to determine the…
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Comcast in ‘advanced stages’ of preparing all-cash offer for Fox
Comcast has confirmed that it is considering making an all-cash offer for the Fox assets…
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Boost for Comcast’s Sky bid as Hancock ‘not minded’ to intervene
Comcast has received a boost in its bid for Sky as UK secretary of state…
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‘New Fox’ names management team headed by Lachlan Murdoch
Twenty-first Century Fox (21CF) has named Lachlan Murdoch (pictured) as the executive chairman and chief…
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Fox Sports to broadcast US Open in 4K HDR over 5G
Fox Sports is to use 5G technology to stream 4K video for broadcast across the…
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21st Century Fox to up investment in Indian streaming service Hotstar
Twenty-First Century Fox has announced plans to up its investment in its Indian streaming service…
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Comcast ‘preparing’ potential new bid for Fox
Comcast is reportedly preparing a new bid for 21st Century Fox. Separately, the US cable…
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New Africa team for Fox Networks Groups
Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe and Africa has unveiled a new executive team structure for…
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Comcast makes £22bn cash bid for Sky
Comcast has made a firm cash offer for Sky that values the pay TV operator…
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Sky reports 10% earnings increase despite ‘challenging environment’
Sky reported a 10% increase in earnings for the nine months to March 31, despite…
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AMC Networks invests in US$75m FuboTV funding round
US sports and TV streaming service FuboTV has secured US$75 million (€60 million) in new…
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Rice: Disney/Fox acquisition to close by summer 2019
Peter Rice, president of 21st Century Fox, has told staff that the merger between Fox and…
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UK regulator: Disney must offer to buy all of Sky following 21CF deal
Disney will be required to make a mandatory offer for all of Sky after completing its…
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21st Century Fox proposes Sky News sale to Disney
Twenty-First Century Fox has proposed selling Sky News to Disney on completion of its buyout…
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Macquarie outlines scenarios for Sky, Comcast, Disney and Fox
Analysts at infrastructure investment group Macquarie have outlined four scenarios for Sky following Comcast’s announcement…
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Fox confirms launch of ‘opinion platform’ Nation
21st Century Fox has confirmed reports that it is to launch a standalone Fox News…
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21st Century Fox promises independent board for Sky News
21st Century Fox has promised a fully-independent board for Sky News and insulation of the…
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Comcast looking again at Fox after higher bid was rejected – report
Comcast made an offer last year for 21st Century Fox that was significantly higher than…
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New CEO to succeed Moore at National Geographic Partners
National Geographic Society (NGS) boss Gary Knell will be the next CEO of National Geographic…
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Fox still confident of Sky approval
21st Century Fox remains confident that it will secure regulatory approval for its acquisition of…