21st Century Fox Inc. said it "remains committed" to its offer to acquire Sky plc for £10.75 per Sky share, following Comcast Corp.'s own interest in buying the British company for £12.50 per share.
The Comcast interest values the British pay TV giant at around £22 billion.
According to a Feb. 27 Reuters report, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said the cable operator is open to a co-owning arrangement with Fox or Walt Disney Co., which is in the process of buying various Fox properties, "as long as we have 50% plus one share." Comcast has committed to maintaining Sky's headquarters in the U.K., if a deal between Comcast and Sky pushes through.
A Comcast spokesman confirmed in a separate Feb. 27 report that it will ask regulators in Brussels to review its Sky offer to kickstart the regulatory process, which could need to be accelerated due to Fox's own pending offer.
