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2012-06-20

News Ltd has made a $1.97 billion takeover bid for James Packer's Consolidated Media Holdings.

ConsMedia owns 25 per cent of Foxtel and has a 50 per cent stake in Fox Sports.

Foxtel is half owned by Telstra Corporation, with Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and ConsMedia each holding a 25 per cent stake.

Meanwhile, Fox Sports is a 50:50 partnership between ConsMedia and News Corp.