We have been covering the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company since it was first announced. At one point, Comcast also made a bid to acquire 21st Century Fox, but they later backed out. Today, after a vote by shareholders on both sides, the deal has
Along with the news of the Disney-Fox deal that come out last week, Disney has also announced that they have extended the contract of Bob Iger,Chairman and Chief Executive, through 2021. The extension was not a total surprise. It was expected as a way to give the company stability though the integration
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) has issued a statement expressing their opposition of the Disney-Fox merger announced on Thursday. The statement reads: “In the relentless drive to eliminate competition, big business has an insatiable appetite for consolidation. Disney and Fox have spent decades profiting from the oligopolistic control
This morning the huge announcement that we were all waiting for was finally released. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (“21st Century Fox” —NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) entered into a definitive agreement for Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox, including the Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios,
On Sept. 20, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts announced an agreement for exclusive global theme park rights with filmmaker James Cameron and Fox Filmed Entertainment to bring the fantastical, science fiction world of AVATAR to Disney’s Animal Kingdom and possibly other locations. The agreement establishes a long-term creative partnership between
