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Disney Closes a $71 Billion Deal for Fox’s Entertainment Assets

The deal will likely lead to layoffs in the thousands Disney has close.....»»

Category: topSource: timeMar 20th, 2019

What Disney gets as its $71.3B buy of Fox assets closes

It's finally complete. Disney closed its $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets on Wednesday, more than a year after the mega merger was proposed. .....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 20th, 2019

Disney’s Fox acquisition a done deal

It’s official: After 15 months of corporate counteroffers and regulatory accommodations, The Walt Disney Co. has closed its $71 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets. Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) took the penultimate step on Tues.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 20th, 2019

Murdoch billionaires multiply after Disney closes Fox deal

Walt Disney Co.’s $71 billion takeover of a swath of 21st Century Fox Inc.’s assets isn’t just remaking the media landscape. It’s reshaping the fortune of one of the industry’s most powerful dynasties......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 19th, 2019

Disney raises its bid for Fox’s entertainment businesses to $71.3 billion, days after Comcast made a competing offer for the company

The deal would boost Disney's worldwide dominance in the industry and include Fox film and TV studios, as well as some cable networks and international assets......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJun 20th, 2018

Disney raises its bid for Fox’s entertainment businesses to $71.3 billion, days after Comcast made a competing offer

The deal would boost Disney's worldwide dominance in the industry and include Fox film and TV studios, as well as some cable networks and international assets......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJun 20th, 2018

Disney raises its bid for Fox’s entertainment businesses to $71.3 billion

The deal would boost Disney's worldwide dominance in the industry and include Fox film and TV studios, as well as some cable networks and international assets......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJun 20th, 2018

Disney wins antitrust approval for Fox deal

Walt Disney Co. won U.S. antitrust approval for its $71 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox Inc.’s entertainment assets, raising hurdles to a potential rival bid from Comcast Corp......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJun 27th, 2018

Disney wins antitrust approval for Fox deal

Walt Disney Co. won U.S. antitrust approval for its $71 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox Inc.’s entertainment assets, raising hurdles to a potential rival bid from Comcast Corp......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJun 27th, 2018

U.S. gives Disney-Fox deal antitrust approval

Walt Disney has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Twenty-First Century Fox’s entertainment assets for $71.3 billion on the condition that it sell all 22 regional sports networks owned by Fox. Roselle Chen reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersJun 27th, 2018

Shareholders Approve Walt Disney Deal for 21st Century Fox Assets

Shareholders of Walt Disney and 21st Century Fox approved the $71 billion deal between the two companies, clearing another hurdle for a deal set to rattle the media and entertainment landscape......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjJul 27th, 2018

Fox and Disney shareholders approve deal for entertainment assets

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc and Walt Disney Co said on Friday their shareholders voted to approve Disney's $71 billion purchase of Fox's film and television assets......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 27th, 2018

Disney offers EU antitrust concessions over $71.3 billion Fox deal

Walt Disney has offered concessions in an attempt to allay EU antitrust concerns over its $71.3 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's entertainment assets, the European Commission said on Monday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 15th, 2018

Disney-Fox merger not a done deal in Brazil

The Walt Disney Co. is just a few steps away from acquiring the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox. In addition to unloading Fox’s 22 regional sports networks, Disney (NYSE: DIS) has to obtain regulatory approval for its $71 billion merger.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 12th, 2019

40 deals in four years: Raleigh"s Captrust closes on $5.5B firm

Raleigh’s Captrust just closed its 40th deal since 2016 – buying an Alabama-based firm with $5.5 billion in assets.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 13th, 2020

Disney to drop "Fox" name from 20th Century Fox film studio and other assets acquired last year

The Walt Disney Co. is dropping the 'Fox' brand from the 21st Century Fox assets that it acquired last March in a deal valued at $17 billion, Variety magazine reported Friday, citing a source close to the sit.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 17th, 2020

Sinclair closes $10.6B acquisition of Fox Sports Wisconsin, other regional sports networks

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has closed the $10.6 billion acquisition of 21 Fox sports regional networks — including Fox Sports Wisconsin — from the Walt Disney Co., the largest deal in the TV broadcaster's history. The deal, announced in May, .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 26th, 2019

The Ratings Game: Hasbro gets Peppa Pig, and lots more, with $4 billion Entertainment One acquisition

Hasbro has acquired Entertainment One for $4 billion, a deal that comes with Peppa Pig and lots of other assets......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 23rd, 2019

Disney lays off Fox executives, lays out new film leadership

The Walt Disney Co. didn’t waste any time reshaping its film operations upon the close of its $71 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets. On only its second day as a combined company, Disney (NYSE: DIS) laid off about tw.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 22nd, 2019

Disney closes $71 billion deal with Fox

Disney's long-gestating acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox officially closes March 20, and in the process reshapes two of Hollywood's major studios......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 20th, 2019

Disney closes $71 billion deal with Fox

Disney's long-gestating acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox officially closes March 20, and in the process reshapes two of Hollywood's major studios......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 20th, 2019