Murdoch's Fox Looking to Buy 10 Sinclair TV Stations
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Rupert Murdoch-controlled Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.  is looking to finalize a deal to buy about 10 television stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.  the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
 Sinclair  is selling the channels to win regulatory approval for  its  deal to buy Tribune Media Co.  the report said  citing people familiar with the matter.
The channels being sold will include some in important U.S. National Football League markets  such as Seattle and Denver  the FT said  adding that the sale will help  Fox  monetize  its  NFL rights better.
 Fox  declined to comment while Sinclair did not immediately respond to request for comment.
 Fox ’s move comes less than a month after  it  decided to sell  its  film  television and international businesses to Walt Disney Co. for $52.4 billion in stock.
Before Walt Disney’s acquisition   Fox  will spin off into a newly listed company its Fox Broadcasting network and stations  Fox News Channel  Fox Business Network  sports channels FS1  FS2 and Big Ten Network.
[TGT]is looking to finalize a deal to buy about 10 television stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.  the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
 Sinclair  is selling the channels to win regulatory approval for  its  deal to buy Tribune Media Co.  the report said  citing people familiar with the matter.
The channels being sold will include some in important U.S. National Football League markets  such as Seattle and Denver  the FT said  adding that the sale will help  [TGT]monetize  [TGT]  NFL rights better.
 [TGT]  declined to comment while Sinclair did not immediately respond to request for comment.
 [TGT] ’s move comes less than a month after  it  decided to sell  its  film  television and international businesses to Walt Disney Co. for $52.4 billion in stock.
Before Walt Disney’s acquisition   [TGT]  will spin off into a newly listed company [TGT] Fox Broadcasting network and stations  Fox News Channel  [TGT] Business Network  sports channels FS1  FS2 and Big Ten Network.