It follows 21st Century Fox's £24.5 billion offer.

Comcast raises stakes in battle for Sky with £26bn offer

Comcast says its cash bid is 19% higher than the value of the Disney offer.

Comcast bids for Fox’s entertainment businesses to set up Disney battle

Matt Hancock told Parliament he will now consult over the next 15 days.

This morning Comcast did what it said it was considering doing and formally tabled a rival bid for Sky - let the fun and games begin. 


Comcast said its cash offer is worth £12.50 a share – a 16% hike on the £10.75 a share offered by 21st Century Fox.

Rupert Murdoch faces a fresh setback in his bid to take full control of Sky through 21st Century Fox.

Disney has sealed a £39 billion takeover of 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets, including the group's 39% stake in Sky.

The culture secretary Karen Bradley has confirmed the bid for full control of Sky has been referred to the competition watchdog.

Culture secretary Karen Bradley has been assessing thousands of responses following a consultation about the proposal.


The Murdochs are bidding for full ownership of Sky but Lord Grade says Rupert Murdoch no longer has his past power and political clout.

The former BBC chairman and ITV executive chairman, who opposed the 2010 bid, told me he thought the takeover should be allowed to proceed.

Announcing the agreement on Thursday, the move helps mogul Murdoch, 85, consolidate his media empire across Europe and the US.

Between the pair of them newlyweds Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall have ten children.

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall celebrated their new marriage for the second time in as many days with a star-studded London church ceremony.

Newlyweds will hold a private ceremony of celebration at St Bride's Church on Fleet Street, a day after officially tying the knot in London.