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Comcast bids to takeover Sky

The deal would value Sky at £22.1 billion (February 2018)

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RK
Rkolsen
Maybe if the deal goes through msnbc will be added. Surely it won’t get as many complaints to Ofcom.
IS
Inspector Sands
Maybe if the deal goes through msnbc will be added. Surely it won’t get as many complaints to Ofcom.

Depends, does their breakfast show still have Starbucks product placement?
RK
Rkolsen
Maybe if the deal goes through msnbc will be added. Surely it won’t get as many complaints to Ofcom.

Depends, does their breakfast show still have Starbucks product placement?

Nope. But it doesn’t stop cups from appearing. Last I checked there’s a Starbucks in the basement concourse for the entire Rockefeller Center complex. So I imagine a page is sent down frequently.

56 days later

OM
Omnipresent
Comcast has formally issued an offer for Sky:

https://www.cmcsa.com/static-files/6c3825a8-0c08-483c-ab4a-2960a6cda85f
:-(
A former member
Awful just awful.
JA
james-2001
Why awful? Better than Murdoch getting full control.
:-(
A former member
He trying to flog it of to Disney... So that a mute point.
IS
Inspector Sands
To be honest I don't think it matters that much which one of the three large American media companies takes it over. They're all pretty much a muchness - all have good and bad aspects.

Better than Murdoch getting full control.

Murdoch controlled companies have had control of Sky since the early 80s, if 21C Fox end up taking over the rest of Sky it really isn't going to make much difference to 'control', just destination of the companies profits.


Remember too that even Fox isn't totally Murdoch controlled
Stuart and London Lite gave kudos
IS
Inspector Sands
He trying to flog it of to Disney... So that a mute point.

Unless if the Disney sale falls through and the Comcast takeover doesn't happen, then it's back to square one

41 days later

DV
DVB Cornwall
Breaking

Comcast Bid cleared by DCMS.

Here's the full statement
| from …….. | GOVERNMENT on GOV.UK | 05-Jun-2018 @ 14:35 |
Last edited by DVB Cornwall on 5 June 2018 2:37pm
RK
Rkolsen
Breaking

Comcast Bid cleared by DCMS.

Here's the full statement
| from …….. | GOVERNMENT on GOV.UK | 05-Jun-2018 @ 14:35 |


I know Fox wants it. But at the same time I can see the board going with Comcast so there wouldn’t be any hassles or them having to deal with a seperate transaction later down the line.

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