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Comcast Is Said to Be Considering Renewed Bid for Fox Assets
- Cable giant’s interest focused on owning pay-TV operator Sky
- Comcast bid of about $60 billion was higher than Disney offer
Comcast Said to Be Considering Another Bid for Fox Assets
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Comcast Corp. is considering making another bid for much of 21st Century Fox Inc., two months after Fox agreed to a deal with Walt Disney Co., according to a person familiar with the matter.
Comcast had offered about $60 billion for many of Fox’s assets, including the movie-and-TV production house, a 39 percent stake in Sky Plc, Star India’s channels and a lineup of pay-TV channels such as FX and National Geographic, the person said. That’s higher than Disney’s $52 billion offer, which Fox accepted.