Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has made a preliminary bid to acquire Sky for an estimated $14.1bn. The offer is the latest in a series of attempts by Murdoch and his son James to take full control of Sky, which they bought from their father in 2005. Wieser also said Sky could licence its content to Fox, while the US media company could gain a regional insight into the UK. At Fox, that’s led by Joe Marchese, its president of advanced advertising and formerly true[x] Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp tried to take over Sky in 2010, but was stymied by the then-breaking phone hacking scandal at News International.
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has made a preliminary bid to acquire Sky for an estimated $14.1bn. The offer is the latest in a series of attempts by Murdoch and his son James to take full control of Sky, which they bought from their father in 2005. Wieser also said Sky could licence its content to Fox, while the US media company could gain a regional insight into the UK. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp tried to take over Sky in 2010, but was stymied by the then-breaking phone hacking scandal at News International.