The Justice Department is set to approve the deal in as soon as two weeks, according to the report, which cited a person familiar with the matter.

Disney earlier in the day raised its offer and added a cash portion as it sought to top a $65 billion bid from Comcast Corp.

A Disney spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Bloomberg report.

(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)