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Pete Distad Named CEO of ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery Joint Sports Streaming Service
Former Apple TV+ executive Pete Distad has been named the CEO of the new joint sports streaming service that is being created by ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery. Distad is a leader an experienced leader in media, sports and technology. He was previously at Apple for a decade and before that, he was at…
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FuboTV Sues Disney, Fox Corp., and Warner Bros. Discovery Over Sports Streaming Platform
FuboTV has sued The Walt Disney Company, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery seeking to block a joint venture between the three companies for a sports platform. It alleges that there are antitrust issues with the three media companies coming together for the joint streaming platform. FuboTV says that it is being forced to carry…
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Justice Department Scrutinizing Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Joint Sports Streaming Service
The Justice Department is scrutinizing the joint sports streaming service that was announced by Disney, Fox Corp, and Warner Bros. Discovery over concerns about potential harm to consumers, media competitors, and sports leagues. There will be a regulatory review that will happen once the joint venture venture agreement is completed. At this point, the companies…
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Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Team Up for Sports Streaming Service
Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. are coming together to create a sports streaming service. This comes as sports rights are more expensive than ever and viewers are abandoning traditional television for streaming services. This new streaming service was announced as a proposal on Tuesday with the three companies coming together to attract sports fans who…
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LinaBell, Duffy’s New Fox Friend, to Make Global Debut at Shanghai Disney Resort on September 29
Shanghai Disney Resort today proudly announced that LinaBell the fox, the highly anticipated new friend of Duffy, will make her global debut in Shanghai on September 29, making for another exciting Duffy Month surprise! Guests at Shanghai Disneyland will be the first in the world to meet her, and can celebrate her arrival with special…
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Disney Twenty-Three Celebrates the Heart and Soul of Pixar’s New Feature with Pete Docter, Tina Fey, and Jamie Foxx
AND TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, AND JON BATISTE TALK EXCLUSIVELY WITH D23 ABOUT CRAFTING THE MUSIC FOR THE NEW MOVIE COMING TO DISNEY+ PLUS, VENTURE AROUND THE WORLD WITH DISNEY PARKS TO EXPLORE THE RATATOUILLE-THEMED ATTRACTION COMING TO EPCOT, HONG KONG DISNEYLAND’S NEW CASTLE, AND THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE BURBANK, Calif. –…
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Marvel Comics to Publish Now Disney Owned Aliens and Predator Fox Franchise Comics
Marvel Comics has been commissioned to publish comics based on the popular Fox franchises of Aliens and Predator. In essence, it is the first of having a new synergistic combination with Fox characters and the other Disney owned companies. It seemingly brings together Marvel, Disney and Fox into two comics, though only by branding. It…
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Hello Fastpass Goodbye Fox – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s DISNEY Reporter! Each week we cover the top Disney and geek headlines as covered by DAPS MAGIC. This week the headlines span the globe and start with the announced closure of Shanghai Disneyland due to health concerns in the surrounding area in China. Over at Disneyland, a new Disneyland After Dark:…
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Disney Drops Fox From Recently Purchased Brands
Disney has dropped the Fox name from a couple of its brands it recently purchased. According to Variety, the Fox name is being dropped from 20th Century Fox which Disney purchased last year. It will also be dropped from Fox Searchlight Pictures. The result will be that the two units will be named 20th Century…
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Marvel and 20th Century Fox Release Trailer and Images for The New Mutants
Check out the terrifying new trailer for Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment’s The New Mutants, an original horror thriller set in an isolated hospital where young mutants are being held for psychiatric monitoring. The New Mutants arrives in U.S. theaters April 3, 2020. The New Mutants Official Trailer The New Mutants Images The New…
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Disney Acquires Lucasfilm and Fox – #1 of Top 5 Disney Stories of the Decade
We are at the big one of the decade for Disney. And, sure, I’m cheating a little because these took place at two different times. However, it’s generally that Disney has acquired some heavy hitters in media that have paid off for them already. Lucasfilm In 2012, Disney and George Lucas reached a deal for…
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The Walt Disney Company Announces Pricing Information for Tender Offers by The Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox America, Inc.
BURBANK, Calif., September 17, 2019 – The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) (NYSE: DIS) announced today the pricing information of the previously announced cash tender offers (each, a “Tender Offer”) of Disney and its indirect subsidiary, 21st Century Fox America, Inc. (“21CFA”), to purchase outstanding notes of Disney listed in the table below (the “Disney Notes”),…
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The Walt Disney Company Announces Disney and Fox Film Release Schedule Through 2027
The Walt Disney Studios has unveiled its upcoming slate following the recent acquisition of the Fox film studios, including changes to previously dated films and a number of major additions. After kicking off with the record-setting success of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame, The Walt Disney Studios’ 2019 summer slate includes Disney’s Aladdin on May…
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Fox Properties in the Disney Parks? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 928 (#446)
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week there is a lot to cover throughout the show. As the geeks chat about the various topics, they also respond to the twitter comments happening. This leads to some less than fun moments for Cameron. Watch this week’s episode and see if he deserves mercy! Let’s go to the…
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With the Purchase of 20th Century Fox, Disney Now Owns These Properties
This week The Walt Disney Company completed its acquisition of 20th Century Fox. The joining of these two companies creates a massive entertainment juggernaut. It also brings a lot of Fox properties into the Disney fold. Seeing that 20th Century Fox was founded in 1935, there is a lot of content that has been churned…
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Walt Disney Company Adds Properties from 21st Century Fox Deal to Homepage
Last night, the Walt Disney Company finalized the deal with 21st Century Fox and gained new properties. When the deal became official, the website updated to reflect some of the new properties that now fall under the Disney umbrella. This is just the first step of the new direction for Disney. The $71 billion deal…
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Disney Completes Acquisition of 21st Century Fox
As of right now, 12:02 EST, the Disney acquisition of 21st Century Fox has been completed. The $71 billion deal gives Disney control of Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Family, and Fox Animation; Fox’s television creative units, Twentieth Century Fox Television, FX Productions, and Fox21; FX Networks; National Geographic Partners;…
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Disney Announces March 20 as Closing Date For 21st Century Fox Acquisition
After a long process, the Walt Disney Company has officially announced a date for the Fox acquisition! The Walt Disney Company, which had to receive approval from regulators in Mexico this week, has said that the merger with 21st Century Fox will become official next week. Disney said it expects the union to “become effective…
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Disney and Fox Expected to Close Deal Next Month
It’s a deal that’s been in the works for over a year. It now appears that the Disney and Fox deal will complete sometime towards the end of January 2019. According to a report from NBC News, industry insiders are saying the deal should be signed sometime during the last week of January. Marvel The…
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Rupert Murdoch’s New Fox May Reacquire Regional Sports Network From Disney
New Fox appears to be a leading contender to buy the regional sports network from Disney that it is purchasing from 21st Century Fox. Fox, after selling off its 21st Century Fox assets for $71.3 billion, is refocusing on sports and news. Disney is selling off the regional sports network due to its ownership of…
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The Walt Disney Company Offers Concessions to European Commission For Fox Merger Approval
The Walt Disney Company continues to inch forward to merging with 21st Century Fox. The Walt Disney Company has reportedly offered concessions to the European Commission ahead of approval for its merger with Fox. r. The Commission has pushed its deadline to review the deal from October 19th to November 11th. Currently, the European Commission hasn’t revealed…
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Fox Will Be Ready for Merger Deal to Close on January 1, 2019 Says Fox Exec Peter Rice
In a meeting with employees earlier this week, Fox executive Peter Rice shared that Fox will be ready to merge with Disney on January 1, 2019. While this does not mean that the deal will actually close on January 1st, it does mean that the structure of New Fox will be ready to go on…
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The Walt Disney Company Announces New Organizational Structure for its Media Networks Business, Conditional Upon Closing of 21st Century Fox Acquisition
21st Century Fox executives to assume leadership roles at Disney business segment once acquisition closes Peter Rice to become Chairman, Walt Disney Television and Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks Dana Walden to assume new role of Chairman, Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment John Landgraf to serve as Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions Gary E.…
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Marvel’s Kevin Feige Will Be Overseeing X-Men Films Upon Acquisition of Fox
The X-Men will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe it appears. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger confirmed this news. Iger responded to the question asking how X-Men would be absorbed by Marvel. “I think it only makes sense. I want to be careful here because of what’s…