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US media giant wins auction

Comcast outfoxes Murdoch to acquire Sky in £30bn deal

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Sky deal ends Murdoch’s influence   US cable giant Comcast has won the battle for Sky against Fox, seeing off Rupert Murdoch’s attempts to seize full control of the satelliteRead More

Media mogul in surprise sale

Disney buys Murdoch’s Fox empire for $52bn

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Rupert Murdoch has signalled the end of an era by agreeing the sale of most of his media empire to Walt Disney.

Firm denies decision linked to Sky bid

Murdoch pulls plug on Fox News in the UK

Sky is to stop broadcasting Fox News in the UK because low audience figures mean it is not commercially viable, it said.

Setback for media mogul

Murdoch titles suffer from decline in sales

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Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has posted an $817m (£629m) loss for the financial year

Media tycoon secures takeover battle

Murdoch wins European support for Sky bid

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Twenty-First Century Fox has secured unconditional EU antitrust approval for its £11.7 billion takeover of Sky. Fox already owned 39% of Sky and major shareholder Rupert Murdoch and his familyRead More

Probe into Murdoch bid

Watchdog Ofcom to investigate Sky takeover

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Media regulator Ofcom is to investigate Rupert Murdoch's proposed £11 billion takeover of satellite broadcaster Sky..

Media merger

Sky agrees to £18.5bn takeover by Murdoch’s Fox

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Satellite broadcaster Sky and Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox have reached agreement on an £18.5 billion takeover deal...

Rupert's son back after four years

Murdoch’s return to Sky may revive News Corp bid

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James Murdoch is returning to Sky as chairman of the satellite broadcaster four years after he stood down. He resigned after News Corp, his father Rupert’s global media business, failed to pushRead More