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Justice Department Approves Disney's Merger With Fox as Comcast Mulls Next Move

Disney will divest Fox’s 22 regional sports networks

One week ago, Disney upped its Fox bid to $71.3 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, well ahead of Comcast’s $65 billion offer.Getty Images, 21st Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company
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By Jason Lynch

June 27, 2018

The Walt Disney Company just received its biggest boost yet in its quest to beat out Comcast for the right to purchase 21st Century Fox: the Justice Department has conditionally approved Disney’s deal for Fox.

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Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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