The odds firm on a deal between Murdoch and Disney

By Elizabeth Knight
Updated December 11 2017 - 10:13am, first published 10:01am

If the inside word from Rupert Murdoch's own papers is to be believed, The Walt Disney Company is ahead in the field of giant US corporates looking to raid the prized assets from his 21st Century Fox in a deal that could see the Murdoch-controlled 21st Century Fox emerge as Disney's largest shareholder.

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