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Pada bulan September 2016, Comcast mengkonfirmasi bahwa mereka telah mencapai kemitraan dengan [[Verizon Wireless]] untuk meluncurkan [[jaringan seluler]] sebagai [[MVNO]]. Layanan baru, digambarkan sebagai "produk terintegrasi Wi-Fi dan MVNO", dan diharapkan diluncurkan pada pertengahan 2017.<ref>Chris Welch, The Verge. "[https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/20/12986872/comcast-mobile-network-verizon-mvno-2017 Comcast mengonfirmasi rencana untuk meluncurkan layanan ponsel pada 2017]." 20 Sep 2016. Diakses pada 5 Mei 2017.</ref> Kemitraan dan penambahan nirkabel akan memungkinkan Comcast untuk menawarkan layanan [[quadruple play]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Comcast Meluncurkan Layanan Nirkabel Tahun Depan | url =http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/09/25/comcast-is-launching-a-wireless-service-next-year.aspx| situs web = Si Bodoh Beraneka Ragam| access-date = 8 Oktober 2016 }}</ref> Termasuk penawaran Keamanan Rumah Comcast, pelanggan kini memiliki opsi Play Quintuple.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Athavaley|first1=Anjali|title=RPT- Comcast membangun strategi "rumah pintar" saat kabel menyusut|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/r-rpt-comcast-builds-out-smart-home-strategy-as-cable-shrinks-2017-8| access-date=28 September 2017|work=Business Insider|language=en}}</ref> Layanan ini diumumkan secara resmi pada tanggal 6 April 2017, sebagai Xfinity Mobile.<ref name="phillycom-xfinitymobile">{{cite web|title=Comcast terjun lagi ke layanan telepon seluler. Bisakah itu mengatasi kegagalan masa lalu?|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/comcast-nation/Comcast-to-launch-Xfinity-Mobile-by-mid-year-making-it-part-of -the-Internet-TV-bundle.html|website=Philly.com|access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
====AttemptedUpaya acquisition ofakuisisi 21st Century Fox====
{{See also|Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney}}
On November 16, 2017, it was reported that Comcast attempted to purchase [[21st Century Fox]], following the news 10 days earlier that The Walt Disney Company negotiated with Fox to acquire the same assets. Like Disney, the deal included the 20th Century Fox film and television studios, cable entertainment and broadcast satellite networks including [[FX (TV channel)|FX Networks]], [[National Geographic Partners]], [[Fox Sports Networks]], and international channels such as [[Star India]]. It would not include the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]], [[Fox Television Stations]], [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]], and [[Fox News]] units, all which will be spun-off into a new independent company,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/comcast-21st-century-fox-acquisition-talks-report-1202210244/|title=Comcast-Fox Deal Talks Latest Entry Into Media Merger Mania|last1=C. Chmielewski|first1=Dawn |last2=Hayes|first2=Dade|date=2017-11-16|work=Deadline |access-date=2017-11-28}}</ref> which is later known as the [[Fox Corporation]]. ▼
▲On{{Main|Akuisisi November21st Century Fox oleh Disney}} Pada 16 , November 2017, itdilaporkan was reported thatbahwa Comcast attemptedberusaha to purchasemembeli [[21st Century Fox]], followingmenyusul the newsberita 10 dayshari earliersebelumnya thatbahwa The Walt Disney Company negotiatedbernegosiasi withdengan Fox tountuk acquirememperoleh theaset sameyang assetssama. LikeSeperti Disney, thekesepakatan dealitu includedmencakup thestudio film dan televisi 20th Century Fox film and television studios, cablehiburan entertainmentkabel anddan broadcastjaringan satellitesatelit networkssiaran includingtermasuk [[FX ( TVsaluran channelTV)|FX Networks]], [[National Geographic Partners]], [[Fox Sports Networks]] , anddan internationalsaluran channelsinternasional such asseperti [[Star India]]. It wouldItu nottidak includetermasuk theunit [[Fox Broadcasting Company]], [[ FoxStasiun TelevisionTelevisi StationsFox]], [[Fox Sports ( UnitedAmerika StatesSerikat)|Fox Sports]], anddan [[Fox News]] units, allyang whichsemuanya willakan bedipintal. spun-off into amenjadi newperusahaan independentindependen companybaru,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/comcast-21st-century-fox-acquisition-talks-report-1202210244/|title=Comcast- Fox Deal TalksBerbicara LatestEntri EntryTerbaru IntoKe Media Merger Mania|last1=C. Chmielewski|first1= DawnFajar |last2=Hayes|first2=Dade|date=2017-11-16|work=Deadline |access-date=2017-11-28}}</ref> which is lateryang knownkemudian asdikenal thesebagai [[Fox CorporationPerusahaan]].
However, on December 11, 2017, Comcast officially dropped the bid, saying that "We never got the level of engagement needed to make a definitive offer."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fox-m-a-comcast-exclusive/comcast-drops-bid-for-fox-assets-leaving-disney-in-pole-position-idUSKBN1E52OM|title=Comcast drops bid for Fox assets, leaving Disney in pole position |last=Reuter Staff|first=Reuter Staff|date=2017-12-11|work=Reuters |access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref> On December 14, Disney officially confirmed its acquisition of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion in stock, pending review from the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/14/media/disney-fox-deal/index.html|title=Disney is buying most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion|last=Riley|first=Charles and Hadas Gold|work=[[CNN Business|CNNMoney]]|access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref> ▼
▲HoweverNamun, on Decemberpada 11 , Desember 2017, Comcast officiallysecara droppedresmi themembatalkan bidtawaran tersebut, sayingdengan mengatakan thatbahwa " WeKami nevertidak gotpernah themendapatkan leveltingkat ofketerlibatan engagementyang neededdiperlukan tountuk makemembuat apenawaran definitiveyang offerpasti."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters. com/article/us-fox- m-ama-comcast-exclusive/comcast-drops-bid-for-fox-assets-leaving-disney-in-pole-position-idUSKBN1E52OM|title=Comcast dropsmenurunkan bidtawaran foruntuk aset Fox assets, leavingmeninggalkan Disney indi pole position |last=Reuter Staff|first=Reuter Staff|date=2017-12-11|work=Reuters |access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref> On DecemberPada 14 Desember, Disney officiallysecara confirmedresmi itsmengkonfirmasi acquisitionakuisisinya ofatas 21st Century Fox forseharga $52 .,4 billionmiliar indalam bentuk stocksaham, pendingmenunggu reviewtinjauan fromdari theDivisi UnitedAntitrust StatesDepartemen DepartmentKehakiman of Justice AntitrustAmerika DivisionSerikat.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/14/media/disney -fox-deal/index.html|title=Disney ismembeli buyingsebagian most ofbesar 21st Century Fox forseharga $52 .,4 billionmiliar|last=Riley|first=Charles anddan Hadas Gold|work=[[CNN Business|CNNMoney]]|access-date=2017 -12-14}}</ref>
On February 5, 2018, a new report by CNBC claims that despite the Disney/Fox deal, Comcast was considering topping Disney's $52.4 billion offer once the [[AT&T]]–[[Time Warner]] merger goes through, after the Department of Justice Antitrust Division sued to block the merger on November 20, 2017.
OnPada Maytanggal 7,5 Februari 2018, sebuah laporan baru oleh CNBC mengklaim bahwa terlepas dari kesepakatan Disney/Fox, Comcast announcedsedang amempertimbangkan potentialuntuk bidmelampaui againsttawaran Disney's effortsenilai to$52,4 acquiremiliar Foxsetelah aftermerger it[[AT&T]]–[[Time spokeWarner]] toberjalan, investmentsetelah banksDepartemen aboutDivisi makingJustice aAntitrust $60menggugat billionuntuk cashmemblokir offermerger pada 20 November 2017. Pada 7 Mei 2018, pendingComcast onmengumumkan approvaltawaran ofpotensial theterhadap upaya Disney untuk mengakuisisi Fox setelah berbicara dengan bank investasi tentang membuat penawaran tunai $60 miliar, menunggu persetujuan merger AT&T–Time Warner merger.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/4-reasons-comcast-covets-fox/|title=4 reasonsalasan Comcast covetsmengingini Fox|last=Gibson|first=Kate|work=CBS|date=May 7 Mei, 2018}}</ref> OnPada Maytanggal 15 Mei, severalbeberapa investor Fox investorsmenyatakan expressedminatnya interestsuntuk inmenandatangani inking a dealkesepakatan withdengan Comcast duekarena topenawaran theirtunai all-cashmereka offeryang asbertentangan opposeddengan topenawaran saham Disney's senilai $52.,4 billion stock offermiliar.<ref>{{cite news|url=https: //www.cnbc.com/2018/05/15/comcasts-all-cash-bid-could-pit-murdoch-against-fox-shareholders.html|title=Comcast'sTawaran all-cashtunai bidComcast coulddapat pitmengadu Murdoch againstdengan pemegang saham Fox| shareholders|work=CNBC|date=May15 15,Mei 2018|access-date=May15 15,Mei 2018}}</ref> OnPada June13 13Juni, Comcast officiallysecara announcedresmi mengumumkan tawaran abalik senilai $65 billion counter-offermiliar tountuk acquiremengakuisisi theaset 21st Century Fox's assetsyang thatditawarkan Disney offereduntuk todibeli purchase.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/13/ 17457244/comcast-21st-century-fox-film-tv-studios-acquisition-deal-announced|title=Comcast makesmenawarkan $65 billionmiliar offeruntuk to stealmencuri 21st Century Fox away fromdari Disney|work=The Verge|access-date=2018-06 -13}}</ref>
HoweverNamun, onpada June20 20,Juni 2018, Disney anddan Fox announcedmengumumkan thatbahwa theymereka hadtelah amendedmengubah their previousperjanjian merger agreementmereka sebelumnya, uppingmenaikkan tawaran Disney's offer tomenjadi $71.,3 billionmiliar (apremi 10% premiumdari overpenawaran Comcast's senilai $65 billion offermiliar), whilesementara alsojuga offeringmenawarkan shareholdersopsi thekepada optionpemegang ofsaham receivinguntuk cashmenerima insteaduang oftunai daripada menerima uang tunai. stocksaham.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-20/fox-agrees-to-sweetened-bid-from-disney -dealing-blow-to-comcast|title=Disney SweetensMempermanis OfferPenawaran foruntuk Fox tomenjadi $71 BillionMiliar, OutbiddingMelebihi Penawaran Comcast|website=Bloomberg|last=Turner|first=Nick|date=June20 20,Juni 2018|access-date=June20 20,Juni 2018 }}</ref> OnPada Junetanggal 27 Juni, the [[United StatesDepartemen DepartmentKehakiman ofAmerika JusticeSerikat]] gavememberikan antitrustpersetujuan approvalantimonopoli tokepada Disney underdengan thesyarat conditionmenjual of22 sellingsaluran Fox's 22olahraga regional sports channelsFox, to whichyang thetelah companydisetujui hasoleh agreedperusahaan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/27/us-set-to-give-antitrust-approval-for-disney-fox-deal.html|title=Disney winsmemenangkan USpersetujuan antitrustantimonopoli approvalAS tountuk buymembeli Fox assets|work=CNBC|date=June27 27,Juni 2018|access-date=June 28, 2018Juni 2 018}}</ref> OnPada thehari next dayberikutnya, pemegang saham Disney anddan Fox shareholdersmenjadwalkan scheduled27 July 27,Juli 2018 assebagai thehari daypemungutan tosuara voteuntuk onproperti Fox's propertiesyang beingdijual sold toke Disney, givingsehingga Comcast enoughmemiliki timecukup towaktu makeuntuk amembuat higherpenawaran counter-offerbalik foryang thelebih Foxtinggi assetsuntuk aset Fox. <ref name="Vote-07-27-Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/disney-fox-shareholder-voting-date-1202861184/|title= Disney, Fox SetTetapkan ShareholderTanggal VotingPemungutan DateSuara forPemegang Saham untuk Kesepakatan $71 Billion DealMiliar|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 28, 2018|access-date=June 28, 2018}} </ref><ref name="Vote-07-27-LATimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-disney-fox-shareholders -vote-20180628-story.html|title=Disney anddan Fox schedulemenjadwalkan Julysuara pemegang saham 27 shareholderJuli votes ontentang merger — uppingmeningkatkan pressuretekanan onpada Comcast|last=James|first=Meg|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June28 28,Juni 2018|access- date=June28 28,Juni 2018}}</ref>
HoweverNamun, onpada July12 12,Juli 2018, theDepartemen DepartmentKehakiman ofmengajukan Justicepemberitahuan filedbanding a notice of appeal with theke D.C. Circuit tountuk reversemembatalkan thepersetujuan DistrictPengadilan Court'sDistrik approvaluntuk forakuisisi AT&T acquisition ofatas Time Warner (nowsekarang berganti nama renamedmenjadi WarnerMedia). AlthoughMeskipun analystsanalis saymengatakan thatbahwa thepeluang chances of thekemenangan DOJ win are smallkecil, theymereka saymengatakan ititu is theadalah "finalpaku nailterakhir indi thepeti coffinmati foruntuk pengejaran Comcast's Fox chase. ThisIni isadalah ahadiah clearyang giftjelas tountuk Disney"."<ref>{{cite web|url=https: //www.cnbc.com/2018/07/13/heres-what-the-doj-needs-to-happen-to-win-its-appeal-against-att.html|title=Here'sIni whatyang theperlu dilakukan DOJ needskebetulan tomemenangkan happenbandingnya to win its appeal againstterhadap AT&T|first=Alex|last=Sherman|date=July 15, 2018}}</ref> OnPada the nexthari dayberikutnya, CEO of AT&T [[Randall Stephenson]] gave anmemberikan interviewwawancara withdengan CNBC, abouttentang Comcast's bid for Fox: "ItItu probablymungkin can'ttidak helpdapat itdihindari. You'reAnda inberada adalam situationsituasi wheredi twomana entitiesdua areentitas biddingmenawar forsebuah an assetaset, anddan thistindakan kindsemacam ofini actionjelas candapat obviously influence thememengaruhi outcomehasil ofdari thosetindakan actionstersebut."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/13/doj-challenge-to-att-time-warner-deal-could-affect-disney-fox-comcast.html|title=DOJ challengetantangan tountuk Kesepakatan AT&T-Time Warner dealdapat couldmemengaruhi affectperang penawaran Disney anddan Comcast's bidding war foruntuk Fox, sayskata Stephenson dari AT&T's Stephenson|first=Ariel|last=Shapiro|date=July 13, 2018}}</ref>
OnPada July16 16,Juli 2018, CNBC reportedmelaporkan thatbahwa Comcast wastidak unlikelymungkin tomelanjutkan continueperang itspenawarannya biddinguntuk war to acquiremengakuisisi Fox fromdari Disney in favor ofdemi [[Sky Group|Sky]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moyer |first1=Liz | title=Comcast unlikelytidak tomungkin raisemenaikkan tawaran Fox bid; focusedfokus onpada Sky: SourcesSumber |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/16/comcast-unlikely-to-raise-fox-bid-focused-on-sky-sources.html |work=CNBC | date=16 JulyJuli 2018}}</ref> OnPada July19 19,Juli 2018, Comcast officiallysecara announcedresmi thatmengumumkan itbahwa wasmereka droppingmembatalkan itstawarannya bid onpada theaset Fox assetsuntuk infokus orderpada totawaran focusmereka on their bid foruntuk Sky. CEO of Comcast, Brian L. Roberts saidmengatakan: "I'dSaya likeingin tomengucapkan selamat congratulatekepada Bob Iger anddan thetim team atdi Disney anddan commendmemuji thekeluarga Murdoch family anddan Fox forkarena creatingtelah suchmenciptakan aperusahaan desirableyang anddiinginkan respecteddan companydihormati."<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/07/19/comcast-drops-bid-st-century-fox-leaving-entertainment-powerhouse-hands-disney/|title=Comcast dropsmenurunkan bidtawaran foruntuk 21stabad Centuryke-21 Fox, clearingmembuka wayjalan foruntuk Disney|last1=Zeitchik|first1=Steven|last2=Romm|first2=Tony|work=The Washington Post|date=July 19, Juli 2018|access-date=July27 27,Juli 2018}}</ref>
====Acquisition of Sky plc====
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