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Walt Disney said to be nearing deal to buy 21st Century Fox assets
Comcast is also believed to be in negotiations with Fox
21st Century Fox 'restarts talks' with Walt Disney to sell most of business, including Sky
A potential deal would end Fox’s pursuit to buy the rest of the stake in Sky that it does not already own.
FTSE 100 closes higher; miners lag and Brexit wranglings continue
FTSE 100 closed over 38 points higher on the day to 7,338; FTSE 250 shares added over 81
Just Eat set to be promoted to FTSE 100 just three years after listing, but Merlin looks set to get the boot
Just Eat has seen its share price more than treble to 820p over the past three years, as it continues to deliver impressive order, revenue and user growth
Twenty-First Century Fox stock seen higher on Sky stake sale talk
Fox stock rose just over 8% in Friday’s premarket dealing, changing hands at US$30.90
Sky says it could shut down Sky News if it gets in the way of takeover by Murdoch's Fox
Sky said it “would likely be prompted to review" its position in the event that Sky News impedes on the planned merger with Fox
21st Century Fox in talks with Walt Disney to sell most of the business - report
Rupert Murdoch has held discussions with Disney about selling Fox’s movie and TV production assets over the last few weeks, CNBC reported
Sky shares sink after reports of deal talks between Disney and 21st Century Fox
Analysts at Liberum and UBS still think Fox's bid to takeover Sky will be given the go-ahead by regulators
Sky’s recent share price weakness makes it a ‘short-term investment opportunity’, says City broker
“Sky’s share price has fallen back…on concerns whether the bid is cleared by the Government and/or that the political environment in the UK has turned more hostile. We think the concerns are overdone and believe the deal will pass”
Game of Thrones and Riviera help drive first quarter sales and profit growth at Sky
The UK broadcaster saw like-for-like revenues rise by 5% in the three months ended 30 September to £3.3bn, driven by new subscribers signing up to watch hit TV series like Game of Thrones
FTSE 100 closes at record high bolstered by weak pound on Brexit talks 'stalemate'
In a joint news conference held later in the day, Barnier admitted that some progress had been achieved on citizens' rights and Ireland's common travel area
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As Sky takeover limbo continues investors will have results to digest
Sky updates the market on Thursday as the takeover target carries on business as usual.
Competition watchdog to look at Murdoch’s potential influence on Sky News as part of Sky-Fox merger probe
"The CMA will use its extensive experience of investigating different issues in a wide range of sectors to thoroughly and impartially investigate the proposed takeover of Sky PLC by 21st Century Fox”
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Sky in bid limbo but revenues still growing; Trinity Mirror update to be another media focus in week ahead
The Week Ahead includes trading updates from media firms Sky PLC and Trinity Mirror PLC, as well as news from defence group BAE Systems PLC, and minutes from the FOMC meeting
Sky PLC bid officially referred to the Competition and Markets Authority
21st Century Fox was given the chance to make further representations to change the Culture Secretary's mind, but opted not to
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FTSE 100 closes firmly lower as pound strengthens; Next surges
Sterling surged past US$1.33 shortly after the Bank of England voted in favour of keeping interest rates at 0.25%, with analysts describing the move as a 'hawkish hold'
Murdoch's bid to buy Sky to be referred to UK competition regulator by culture secretary
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said there are concerns about compliance procedures at Fox News and corporate governance at Rupert Murdoch's companies
After AVEVA’s £3bn merger with Schneider, which other UK companies could be subject to a bid from abroad?
The weak pound has made UK businesses more attractive to overseas buyers with Worldpay, Sky and Unilever all being targeted this year
BT Group’s Openreach subsidiary reportedly in talks with Vodafone about a joint investment in new ultrafast fibre-optic broadband
The Daily Telegraph said the two companies are in what are described by industry sources as “early but serious” discussions about coming to build large-scale new infrastructure to replace ageing copper phone lines