What Disney's Fox Bid Means for Sky Shares In One Chart

(Bloomberg Gadfly) -- Walt Disney Co.'s $52.4 billion deal with 21st Century Fox Inc., announced on Thursday, creates a myriad of possible outcomes for Sky Plc shareholders, as Gadfly explained earlier here.

This chart tries to capture the main turning points, and to explain what the European satellite broadcaster's shareholders could expect to receive.

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Chris Hughes is a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist covering deals. He previously worked for Reuters Breakingviews, as well as the Financial Times and the Independent newspaper.

Elaine He is Bloomberg Gadfly's data visualization columnist in Europe, focusing on business and markets coverage. Before joining Bloomberg, she was a graphics editor at the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

To contact the authors of this story: Chris Hughes in London at chughes89@bloomberg.net, Elaine He in London at ehe36@bloomberg.net.

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