Tag: Disney
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A Former Apple Executive Will Run Disney’s New Streaming Service
According to reports Disney has found their new head man to take on Netflix. Recently Disney hired a former Apple executive, Kevin Swint, to lead their new video on-demand service that is expected to launch in 2019. Kevin Swint was previously director of iTunes and now will be a senior vice president and general manager…
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Disney & Twitch Team Up To Take on YouTube
You may know Twitch as the place to go and watch video games being played. Recently Twitch has expanded outside of video games into talk shows, vlogging, and more. Now they are teaming up with Disney Digital Network to help add support for pre-recorded videos on Twitch. Amazon the parent company behind Twitch has made…
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What Does Disney’s Buying Fox Mean for Cord Cutters? We Answer Your Questions
Yesterday after months of rumors Disney’s purchase of Fox became a reality. With this deal, Disney will get ownership of 20th Century Fox movie and television studio, Fox’s 22 regional sports channels, cable channels including FX and National Geographic, and Fox’s portfolio of international operations including a fast-growing pay-TV service in India. The deal will also…
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Disney Buys Fox For $52 Billion – Now Owns 60% of Hulu
Today it became official as Disney is buying Fox for about $29.54 per share, based on Disney’s closing share price Wednesday. The businesses included giving the deal a total value of approximately $66.1 billion, with Disney assuming $13.7 billion of Fox’s net debt. With this deal, Disney will get ownership of 20th Century Fox movie and television…
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Report: Disney Will Own 60% of Hulu Starting Tomorrow
Hold on to your hats as TV and movies may soon never be the same. CNBC is reporting that on Thursday Disney and Fox will announce a deal for Disney to buy most of Fox. According to reports, Disney is expected to acquire the 20th Century Fox film and television studios, channels such as FX…
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Comcast Just Dropped Their Bid to Buy Part of FOX
With all the talk about Disney buying FOX you may have missed that Comcast was also trying to buy part of FOX. Now Comcast is walking away from that deal according to a statement from Comcast Corp on Monday. This will leave the Walt Disney Co as the sole buyer for what is reported to…
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Here is Every Disney Movie & TV Show on Netflix and Hulu Right Now
With news of deal between Disney and Fox expected to drop at any moment, there’s a lot of talk about how much Disney content will be available to cord cutters and where it will be able to be streamed from. With Fox owning a 30% stake in Hulu, it’s likely that we’ll be seeing more…
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Cord Cutting This Week #6 – DIRECTV NOW DVR, Disney Buying Fox, & More
This week we continue our weekly recap show called Cord Cutting This Week. Every week I pick out a handful of stories I think could have the most significant long-term impact on cord cutting and give you my personal opinion on them. The show is still in beta, as we test out how the show will look,…
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Report: Disney Wants to Buy Fox’s Regional Sports Networks
According to recent reports, Disney and Fox are very close to a deal to sell most of Fox to Disney. Early reports have said that Fox plans to keep their local stations, sports, and news divisions but sell off all the movie and TV assets of 21st Century Fox. Now a new wrinkle has come…
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Report: Disney & Fox Close to a Massive Deal (Could Be Any Day Now)
As media companies struggle to find a way to address a shift in how Americans watch content, it is now reported that Disney and Fox are close to a deal to sell most of Fox to Disney. This deal will include most, but not all of, Fox properties. According to reports Fox will keep ownership…