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    Will it be Comcast or Fox-Disney? The battle for Sky will be settled in a weekend auction

    by Meg James, Los Angeles Times Sep 21, 2018 3 minutes

    The clash of media titans over the future of London-based pay-TV company Sky will finally be settled Saturday.

    After years of maneuvering, Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox and Walt Disney Co. have teamed up to try to beat out Comcast Corp., the Philadelphia-based cable giant. Both camps want to own Sky, which provides pay-TV service, including soccer matches and other popular entertainment offerings, to nearly 23 million customers in five countries in Europe.

    Rather than submitting endless offers and counter-offers, the U.S. companies have agreed to a participate in rare auction conducted by British

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