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  1. 14-12-2017, 01:29 PM #1
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    And Disney is buying Fox...

    http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42353545

    "Walt Disney says it is to buy 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets for $52.4bn (£39bn).

    The deal includes Fox's 39% stake in satellite broadcaster Sky, and the 20th Century Fox film studio, Disney announced.

    Fox's remaining assets, including news and sports, will form a new company.

    The deal ends more than half a century of media expansion by Mr Murdoch, who is 86 years old."

    On the one hand, Marvel fans are salivating at the possibility (but not certainty) of the X-Men, Fantastic Four etc. entering the MCU.

    On the other hand, Disney is getting even more HUGE and that might not be a good thing. Plus, all this money heading to Murdoch while retaining news and sports, might mean further expansion of the Murdoch news empire, and that also might not be the best thing in the world for journalism.

    Anyone got any takes on this?
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    Re: And Disney is buying Fox...

    they need to keep on expanding so they can make enough money to bring walt out of kroygenic refridgeration and back to life again so he can make more mickey cartoons
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    Re: And Disney is buying Fox...

    So... does this mean they'll bring back Firefly... or just mine it for rip-off marketing junk?
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  6. 14-12-2017, 02:22 PM #4
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    Re: And Disney is buying Fox...

    Quote Originally Posted by Galant View Post
    On the one hand, Marvel fans are salivating at the possibility (but not certainty) of the X-Men, Fantastic Four etc. entering the MCU.
    Probably find wolverine pop up in a future star wars movie....
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    Re: And Disney is buying Fox...

    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post
    Probably find wolverine pop up in a future star wars movie....
    Indeed...





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    Re: And Disney is buying Fox...

    Quote Originally Posted by Galant View Post
    http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42353545


    On the other hand, Disney is getting even more HUGE and that might not be a good thing. Plus, all this money heading to Murdoch while retaining news and sports, might mean further expansion of the Murdoch news empire, and that also might not be the best thing in the world for journalism.
    Yep, don't like the sound of any of that!
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    Re: And Disney is buying Fox...

    Erm.... will Disney become E Corp?
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    Re: And Disney is buying Fox...

    Hey look, it was another Simpsons prediction...

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    Re: And Disney is buying Fox...

    Oh man Disney is complete crap. At least Fox were original. And now they have Sky so I'm actually paying them? Monthly?

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