Disney's ownership of Fox

MissUtilis · 2015-02-27 09:50:49

Six months have passed since Disney absorbed 21st Century Fox, an act which ended Rupert Murdoch's 29-year involvement in showbiz. Murdoch did the deal in response to his unsolicited bid for Time Warner being spurned by the company; Time Warner would soon afterward merge into ABC Inc.

For Disney, getting a network - and televised sports - back was crucial, because ol' Anonus Utilis, who purchased ABC and ESPN from Disney in 2010, wouldn't sell them back.

So what's Disney done with Fox? Other than replace Cleatus the football robot with Baymax one week to promote Big Hero 6?

Salix Babylonika · 2015-02-27 09:56:08

I think that PETA's gonna come down on them hard pretty soon.

MissUtilis · 2015-02-27 09:57:10

The Fox network isn't an animal, despite the slanguage calling it the Vulp web, silly

Salix Babylonika · 2015-02-27 09:58:12

Miss Utilis said:
the Vulp web

I am done with everyone

MissUtilis · 2015-02-27 09:58:53

Magic Jane said:

Miss Utilis said:
the Vulp web
I am done with everyone

But that was just something I made up

Am I too adept at coming up with fake slanguage

MissUtilis · 2015-02-27 09:59:13

though I think "vulpine" is a bit intellectual for Hollywood

MissUtilis · 2015-02-27 10:06:40

Also in case anyone cares, owners of FOX and FOXA shares received 0.70 shares of DIS for each FOX/FOXA share, or about $62.49 worth of stock. (The deal closed on August 15, 2014)

Salix Babylonika · 2015-02-27 10:08:45

Miss Utilis said:

Magic Jane said:

Miss Utilis said:
the Vulp web
I am done with everyone

But that was just something I made up

Am I too adept at coming up with fake slanguage

evidently yes

MissUtilis · 2015-02-27 10:14:06

Not gonna lie, sometimes I feel weird about how much of that sort of vocabulary I've absorbed when I see people snicker at "content" and such...

Salix Babylonika · 2015-02-27 10:19:38

"Content Creator" is a good shorthand for "person who makes Youtube videos"

seeing the word in any other media context makes me gag.

MissUtilis · 2015-02-27 10:22:56

To be honest, media suits' idea of what "content" is makes me think of the intro to 101 and the TV screens showing half-distinct clips:

MissUtilis · 2015-02-27 10:53:33

too much content

Calica · 2015-03-05 12:22:55

Miss Utilis said:
Six months have passed since Disney absorbed 21st Century Fox, an act which ended Rupert Murdoch's 29-year involvement in showbiz. Murdoch did the deal in response to his unsolicited bid for Time Warner being spurned by the company; Time Warner would soon afterward merge into ABC Inc.

For Disney, getting a network - and televised sports - back was crucial, because ol' Anonus Utilis, who purchased ABC and ESPN from Disney in 2010, wouldn't sell them back.

So what's Disney done with Fox? Other than replace Cleatus the football robot with Baymax one week to promote Big Hero 6?

purchased sb nation and made fox sports into the sb nation network, hence why jon bois showed up on fox news: the video game channel, and also why they're producing a big-budget version of the tim tebow chronicles

Tre · 2015-03-05 15:10:48

fuck, that means they own The Verge and Polygon in this universe

fuuuuuuuuuuuuck thaaaaaaaaaaaaat

MissUtilis · 2015-03-05 22:06:16

But I want to buy Vox Media

Though ABC Warner already has ESPN and Bleacher Report...

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