Chewy Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Just now, boomboom234 said: The DOJ could block parts of the merger particularly in regards to sports and TV which would be best but I don’t know beyond that. It's not a merger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, 4815162342 said: That would be a good way to end LeBron's career. Signing with Philly increases his injury chance by 200% I'm focused on the Phillies off-season. Wondering if we'll make a play for a pitcher and third baseman while flipping Hernandez/Galvis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipDerby Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 This is a terrible idea and I am sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebody85 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Before reading anything, must feel like doomsday in here. Saw the announcement first thing this morning. Can't go into any comment sections because I don't want to run into Star Wars spoilers. Can't check Twitter until tomorrow either which is a bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random2 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Mojoguy said: HOLY SHIT! SO this happened. The evil Empire has won. WB/DC is pissing their pants right now. The DCEU is on its last legs now that Disney controls the X-men and F4. Not nessicarily, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are still huge, only one of their 2/3 of these films lived up to their potential. WW out grossed Avengers 2.5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebody85 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Whoever got the scoop that it would be announced Thursday, predicted right though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja23 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, druv10 said: I'm not sure why people are upset with Disney. They saw an opportunity to stabilize and grow their brand. They were gonna sell these assests anyway and Disney gave them the best offer. I do wonder if people would be this upset if someother corporation took over instead of Disney. Anger needs to be entirely against FOX for selling off some of their biggest assests. It doesn’t seem to be a good thing for deals like this to occur and the thought is that it may become a common occurrence. Especially since there were only 6 major studios with some this year (Paramount in particular) doing less domestically than one movie. I do agree that some just don’t want Disney to be the buyer, largely due to fears about R-rated movies and variety. I’ve seen comments online, not necessarily here, wishing Comcast had made the deal instead of Disney, which baffles me. I think most people are expressing their comcerns about the impact to the industry as a whole, while others are either happy or bitter about the possibile changes to the types of movies they enjoy. Also, Hulu will likely remain as it is. Comcast and Time Warner also have stake in it and are not going to want to aid Disney in setting up their streaming service by selling. Quote Disney chief Bob Iger, on a call with analysts Thursday morning, said the plan for Hulu is to make it the outlet for more “adult-oriented product” from the Fox companies. “There’s a lot of Fox intellectual property that fits extremely well into Disney-branded direct-to-consumer services,” Iger said on the call, citing Nat Geo and Marvel. “There’s a lot of product that we believe will be of great use to growing Hulu as it already is. Hulu is a more adult-oriented product [that will benefit from] Fox television production and FX.” http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/hulu-disney-fox-deal-future-tv-streaming-1202640711/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, druv10 said: Durant already did that 2yrs ago. If you get embarassed by them just join them next year. HaHa Warriors got embarrassed as well. Win Win for Dubs fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heat Vision Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 The only thing the DOJ will be looking at is that paycheck Disney gonna send them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, boomboom234 said: The DOJ could block parts of the merger particularly in regards to sports and TV which would be best but I don’t know beyond that. The regional sports networks don't make sense to block because Fox owned Fox Sports 1 and all the regional sports networks as well. And Fox doesn't have a monopoly on regional sports networks. Also, Disney does not own any regional sports networks, except for what they will purchase from Fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 So yeah, Fox (or some of its divisions) will become what Miramax and Touchstone once were for Disney. Dayum Iger. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebody85 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Someone should change the thread title to "Disney acquires 20th Century Fox discussion". The deal is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomboom234 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, Chewy said: It's not a merger It 100% is a merger with 21st century fox becoming part of Disney the only parts not are the news divisions which are being spun off to make a new company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebody85 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Spidey Freak said: So yeah, Fox (or some of its divisions) will become what Miramax and Touchstone once were for Disney. Dayum Iger. Well that's promising at least. Going to remain optimistic over this though I understand the doom and gloom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomboom234 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, Walt Disney said: The regional sports networks don't make sense to block because Fox owned Fox Sports 1 and all the regional sports networks as well. And Fox doesn't have a monopoly on regional sports networks. Also, Disney does not own any regional sports networks, except for what they will purchase from Fox. No but they own Espn and it’s broad sports array Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marveldcfox Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 46 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said: They do. Fantastic Four likely won't be part of the deal like we assumed. Edit: Apparently Disney claims otherwise. Fox being fox, duped disney into believing that they get Fan 4. HAHAHA. Disney will have to co-work with Constantin or outright purchase the damn studio. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedtotalkaboutKevin Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Mojoguy said: HOLY SHIT! SO this happened. The evil Empire has won. WB/DC is pissing their pants right now. The DCEU is on its last legs now that Disney controls the X-men and F4. My Man ! Damn right on the point ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedtotalkaboutKevin Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, boomboom234 said: It will take at least a year to go through and be, hopefully, subject to DOJ regulators who can stop it, so until then fox is still its own thing That One Guy.......to stop this mad deal !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomboom234 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I'll leave it here as there is no point in going further. This comment probably best describes the current reality 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marveldcfox Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, boomboom234 said: I'll leave it here as there is no point in going further. This comment probably best describes the current reality As if the U.S regulatory is clean...Disney will pay them to get the approval. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
