European Commission clears Comcast bid for Sky

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Brian Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of Comcast Corp.

Comcast said Friday that the European Commission has cleared its bid for Britain’s Sky.

The cable company submitted a 22 billion pound ($30.7 billion) bid for Sky in April, prompting the Europeanpay TVgroup to drop its support for a lower offer from Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox.

Earlier this week, Comcast announced a $65 billion bid for Fox assets that are currently in an agreement to be acquired by Disney.

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