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By Joe Mayes, David Hellier, and Ruth David

September 22, 2018 at 2:12 PM UTC

Updated on

September 22, 2018 at 5:06 PM UTC

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The clock is ticking on Sky Plc.

21st Century Fox Inc. and Comcast Corp. are facing off Saturday in a bidding contest overseen by U.K. regulators that puts the 27.3 billion-pound ($35.7 billion) British broadcaster Sky on course to determine its final suitor.