WTF??? Does this mean they now own the Avatar franchise from James Cameron as well???
Soooo....Star Wars, Avatar, Marvel Universe. Why are these companies willing to make Disney a super powerhouse???

Marvel is an arm of Disney. Whether or not you like Disney, you're paying them by going to Marvel movies, so in that sense, you are unintentionally supporting Disney, whether or not you actually like them. I myself go to Marvel movies, and I probably still will depending on the appearance of the film, but this is a super business that increased so much today. 25% of stock shares may seem like a ton, but when you see what Disney got in return, it's minimal dividends.

Everyone complains about the big ISP's gaining ground in repealing NN, and yet when Disney continues to buy their competition, no one bats an eye. I'm not saying boycott Disney, mostly because anything you see in media is most likely connected to Disney in some way. They now control 60% of Hulu and are ever increasing, and it wont be long until Universal gets bought out along with DreamWorks.

So. I never said I hated Disney...

The only company that combats Disney is Warner Brothers and that's it. No one else dares to go against Disney. That's why Disney always get good box office because other companies flee whichever month Disney has a hold on. WB the only company that doesn't always back down.

Not to mention the prices Disney throws at these companies is too good to give up.

Uhhh, what about Universal or Dreamworks? Come on now...didn't Universal beat Disney in $$$ one year?

Not quite a monopoly yet. Sure you could argue that companies avoid Disney releases, but that would be like saying Activision has a monopoly because game companies usually avoid releasing around Call of Duty (And when they do Rayman Legends and Titanfall 2 happen). 

Also my main interest is the flow of better content. Disney making better F.F movies or X-Men movies? Good. 

Them having the Riordanverse/Percy Jackson rights and making a good adaption? I'd love that. 

We do have new companies popping in. Lionsgate for example. Fox being eaten up hardly means that nothing can replace it. 

In Fox's case Rupert Murdoch said with streaming and watch it when you want upon us, this new way of watching entertainment allied with not just Netflix but firms like Facebook ,Apple, Amazon all with their own ecosystems entering the market has driven up the cost of making and delivering content .

With the above happening  the best way forward  for old media without a ecosystem going into that space and how to best monetise it still unclear,  with this in mind they handed over the parts of Fox most susceptible to this new age for Disney to  solve , whilst keeping  what Murdoch called real time media, being  news and sport segments that can be integrated into news corp, with the rest of their 21st century fox assets making  Disney  a stronger player in the entertainment as a service future something that will still  benefit them since they will have a 25% stake in Disney and  with Murdoch the largest individual shareholder.

Disney is taking over the world!!!!

Seriously though, the amount of franchises they own are absolutely insane. Who has a better entertainment portfolio right now?

True about Universal I always forget about them. However, DreamWorks is a flea to Disney. DreamWorks haven't been relevant in years.

This is too close to monopoly for my liking...