A Comcast sign is seen as the U.S. media group submitted a $30.7 billion bid for Sky on April 25, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Comcast Corp. said it plans to split its media and technology businesses, spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky into a separate publicly traded company. Sign In or Create an Account Comcast shareholders will have stakes in both companies, the company said in a statement on Monday. The separation is expected to take place in a year, and requires board and regulatory approvals.