While
the battle for 21st Century Fox assets still rages on between Walt Disney and Comcast, Fox continues to be aggressive globally -- raising its bid to secure the rest of European TV programmer Sky that
it does not own.
Fox has upped its offer to $32.5 billion for Sky; it already owns a 39% stake in the company. Midday Wednesday trading of Fox stock dropped by 4% to $47.74.
In April, Comcast made a $31 billion deal for Sky, up from its original December 2016 takeover agreement of $23.2 billion at the time. Late on Wednesday, Comcast countered Fox again -- this time
with a $34 billion bid.
The deal still needs final clearance from U.K. government agencies. Fox says its has reached an agreement with a committee of Sky's board to review any possible
deal.
Comcast and Walt Disney have been battling with competing bids for around half of Fox’s assets -- which includes its movie/TV studio, FX Networks, equity in Hulu, Sky and Star
India. Disney’s latest offer, made in June, tops Comcast's offer -- which includes the Fox-owned Sky stake -- at $71.3 billion.
In midday trading, Comcast stock was up 1.9% to
$33.96, while Disney's stock was 2.3% higher to $108.47.