Comcast Pulls Offer for Fox Assets, Ending Bidding War With Disney

Comcast could announce its own offer for 21st Century Fox’s assets on Wednesday, triggering a bidding war with Disney for a chunk of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire......»»

REUTERS/Rick Wilking Comcast has officially bid $65 billion for 21st Century Fox, topping.....»»

Comcast made an unsolicited offer to buy most of 21st Century Fox for roughly $65 billion, kicking off a bidding war with Walt Disney as the two media titans jockey for position in a business undergoing tumultuous change......»»

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) said Thursday morning it presented Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) an offer to Is a bidding war imminent? Here's what industry experts are saying. read more.....»»

The Walt Disney Company likely won’t back down after Comcast made a larger, all-cash offer of $65 billion for most of 21st Century Fox’s film and television assets, according to a media analyst......»»

Walt Disney Co. raised its offer to purchase most of 21st Century Fox to more than $70 billion in cash and stock, topping an unsolicited offer from rival Comcast Corp. as the bidding war for the coveted media properties escalates......»»

Comcast Corp. said it was dropping its pursuit for most of 21st Century Fox, ending a bidding war with Walt Disney Co., but said it would continue its pursuit of European pay-TV giant Sky PLC......»»

Comcast Corp. is no longer in pursuit of 21st Century Fox Inc. The telecom company has dropped its bid for a swath of Fox assets, ending a bidding war with The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). Instead, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will focus on buying Eur.....»»

Comcast Corp. is no longer in pursuit of 21st Century Fox Inc. The telecom company has dropped its bid for a swath of Fox assets, ending a bidding war with The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), as predicted earlier this week. Disney and Comcast-owned Univer.....»»

21st Century Fox rejected an offer for its entertainment assets from cable giant Comcast largely over antitrust concerns, according to a regulatory filing, even though the bid was 16% higher than what Disney ultimately agreed to pay......»»

Comcast is speaking to investment banks about obtaining bridge financing for an all-cash bid to displace Walt Disney on its $52 billion deal to acquire most of Twenty-First Century Fox's assets, three people familiar with the matter said on Monday......»»

Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger expressed confidence that his company would prevail in its bid for key assets of 21st Century Fox, despite recent moves by Comcast to make a competing offer......»»

(Reuters) - Comcast Corp on Wednesday confirmed that it is considering and is in advanced stages of preparing an offer for the businesses that Twenty-First Century Fox has agreed to sell to Walt Disney Co ......»»

Comcast says it is planning an all-cash offer to outbid Disney's own $52.4 billion bid for 21st Century Fox assets including its film and TV business.....»»

Cable giant Comcast said it is in advanced stages of preparing a higher, all-cash offer for the entertainment assets that 21st Century Fox has agreed to sell to Disney for $52.4 billion in stock......»»

Comcast says it is planning an all-cash offer to outbid Disney's own $52.4 billion bid for 21st Century Fox assets including its film and TV business.....»»

Comcast said it is in advanced stages of preparing a higher, all-cash offer for the assets of 21st Century Fox that Disney has agreed to buy, an effort it made public to convince Fox shareholders of its seriousness......»»

Comcast confirmed it's in the "advanced stages" of preparing an offer for the Fox assets that Disney has already bid $52.4 billion to acquire. It's an announcement that comes as no surprise to those watching the company's recent M&A moves. What's .....»»

Cable giant Comcast Corp. said it is in advanced stages of preparing a higher, all-cash offer for the assets of 21st Century Fox that Walt Disney Co. has agreed to buy, an effort it made public Wednesday to convince Fox shareholders of its seriousness......»»

As Disney and Comcast gear up for a possible bidding war over a big chunk of Fox, one of the most desired assets is likely unknown to many Americans: Indian media conglomerate Star India......»»