Tag: Fox
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Disney Plans to Use Proceeds from Selling Fox’s RSN & Sky to Invest in Streaming
Today it was announced that Fox & Disney have agreed to sell FOX share of Sky to Comcast. Currently, (Fox’s share of Sky is said to be worth more than $15 billion) Well Fox still owns the shares of Sky they are apart of Disney’s deal to buy most of Fox so, most of the…
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fuboTV Adds 8 New CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals
Yesterday fuboTV announced that they have added 8 new locals. This includes 4 CBS locals, 1 FOX local, and 3 NBC Locals. With these new locals, fuboTV now has 486 live locals. Right now fuboTV has: FOX coverage in 93% of U.S. households, including 50 of the top 50 and 146 total DMAs (111 stations plus…
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Hulu Just Added 18 New ABC, FOX, NBC, & Telemundo Locals
Today Hulu announced that they have added 18 new ABC, FOX, NBC, and Telemundo locals. This puts Hulu over 450 live locals across the United States making them the #1 live TV streaming services when looking at locals. In a statement on Hulu’s Facebook page, they said “Heads up Oklahoma City, Knoxville, Omaha, Youngstown and…
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Comcast Now Has More Control Over Hulu
Back in 2011, Comcast did just about anything to buy NBCUniversal from General Electric. To get the deal approved, they agreed to a long list of government-imposed limitations. One of the last of these limitations was how much control Comcast could have over Hulu. NBCUniversal was one of the early owners of Hulu, but part…
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PlayStation Vue is Re-adding Tribune Owned FOX Affiliates
Back on December 15, 2017, PlayStation Vue dropped Tribune-owned Fox affiliates around the United States. Sadly, this happened just before the NFL playoffs started. The good news is it looks like PlayStation Vue has started to re-add the locals today. A few hours ago we started to get reports that PlayStation Vue has started to…
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YouTube TV is Adding More Tribune Owned Locals
Today YouTube TV started to quietly add Tribune owned locals to their live TV streaming service. As best we can tell right now YouTube TV is just adding Tribune locals. We have reports of Tribune locals going live in Grand Rapids, Denver, and more. These are mostly FOX affiliates and seem to be replacing the national…
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Amazon & YouTube Are Reportedly Interested in Buying Fox Regional Sports Networks
As part of the deal to get Department of Justice approval of the Disney and Fox merger was a requirement that the Fox Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) would be sold off. According to the deal, when Disney closes on the sale of most of 21st Century Fox they would sell off the regional sports networks…
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Disney & Fox Shareholders Approve The Fox Merger
This morning the shareholders of the Walt Disney Company voted to approve the purchase of most of 21st Century Fox. According to disney, 99% of the shareholders voted yes. FOX shareholders also approved the merger today. “We are extremely proud of the businesses we have built at 21st Century Fox, and firmly believe that this combination…
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How to Watch CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC, & More Without Cable TV
Live news and sports are two of the main reasons cord cutters still want live TV. The good news is you don’t need a two-year cable TV contract to stream all your favorite shows. With news coming faster than ever we know you want to stay up to date on some of the biggest ways…
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Comcast Drops Their Plans to Buy FOX Leaving Disney as The Sole Buyer
Back in June Disney rushed out a $1.3 billion deal to outbid Comcast to buy FOX. Now Comcast has officially ended their plans to buy FOX. In a statement, today Comcast said: “Comcast does not intend to pursue further the acquisition of the Twenty-First Century Fox assets and, instead, will focus on our recommended offer…