 On 26 September 2018, Fox subsequently announced its intent to sell all of its shares in Sky plc to Comcast for £12 billion.On 4 October 2018, Fox completed the sale of their shares, giving Comcast a 76.8% controlling stake at the time.On 12 October 2018, Comcast announced it will compulsorily acquire the rest of Sky after its bid gained acceptances from 95.3% of the broadcaster's shareholders.