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spurgeonryan said:
Didn't Disney already buy Fox, or just their movie division?

Nope, they made a bid for it... so basically they are in a bidding war with Comcast.  I would much rather Disney end up with Fox than Comcast... so hopefully they come back with a stronger bid since Comcast’s current bid is about 10 billion more than Disney’s...



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spurgeonryan said:
Didn't Disney already buy Fox, or just their movie division?

Not yet. Disney put in a bid for Fox but shareholders have not approved yet. Comcast has put in a higher bid for Fox's assets to further complicate things. 



    

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gergroy said:
spurgeonryan said:
Didn't Disney already buy Fox, or just their movie division?

Nope, they made a bid for it... so basically they are in a bidding war with Comcast.  I would much rather Disney end up with Fox than Comcast... so hopefully they come back with a stronger bid since Comcast’s current bid is about 10 billion more than Disney’s...

I love Disney, but Disney owning Fox is dangerous. As a netflix shareholder, Disney+Fox would have enough titles to be a real threat to netflix (if they created their own streaming platform). 



    

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MoHasanie said:
gergroy said:

Nope, they made a bid for it... so basically they are in a bidding war with Comcast.  I would much rather Disney end up with Fox than Comcast... so hopefully they come back with a stronger bid since Comcast’s current bid is about 10 billion more than Disney’s...

I love Disney, but Disney owning Fox is dangerous. As a netflix shareholder, Disney+Fox would have enough titles to be a real threat to netflix (if they created their own streaming platform). 

Disney has their won steaming platform launching next year. That's why they want Fox. Comic fans are focused on the Marvel aspect but that's just a small bonus. That said, Disney getting Fox is the lesser of two evils. People don't realize how large Comcast is. They are larger than Disney. It's bad enough that AT&T, Comcast, and other cable companies are going to put the screws to us soon thanks the lack of net neutrality.



spurgeonryan said:
gergroy said:

Nope, they made a bid for it... so basically they are in a bidding war with Comcast.  I would much rather Disney end up with Fox than Comcast... so hopefully they come back with a stronger bid since Comcast’s current bid is about 10 billion more than Disney’s...

Jesus! Well Disney knows from the Star wars buy how fast they can make their money back. So outbidding Comcast can't be too tough of decision for them.

Disney has a net worth of 98 Billion dollars. Comcast essentially bid 2/3rds of Disney's overall worth. It's not a given that Disney will win this.



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Darc Requiem said:
MoHasanie said:

I love Disney, but Disney owning Fox is dangerous. As a netflix shareholder, Disney+Fox would have enough titles to be a real threat to netflix (if they created their own streaming platform). 

Disney has their won steaming platform launching next year. That's why they want Fox. Comic fans are focused on the Marvel aspect but that's just a small bonus. That said, Disney getting Fox is the lesser of two evils. People don't realize how large Comcast is. They are larger than Disney. It's bad enough that AT&T, Comcast, and other cable companies are going to put the screws to us soon thanks the lack of net neutrality.

As a netflix shareholder, I'm more worried about Disney! 



    

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