Tag: Fox
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Scripps and Tegna Are Buying 19 ABC, CBS, FOX, & CW Stations From Nexstar
We’ve learned that Scripps and Tegna will be making a purchase of 19 Nexstar TV stations for $1.32 billion. 11 of those networks will be going to Tegna. The local stations are located in eight markets including Memphis and Hartford. Scripps will take on eight networks in seven markets. Scripps will now own the following…
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Disney Now Owns Most of FOX After Closing Its $71.3 Billion Deal
Early this morning a major change happened in the world of TV with the close of Disney’s deal to buy 21st Century Fox. Disney now owns 20th Century Fox movie and television studio, Fox’s 22 regional sports channels (that will soon be sold off), cable channels including FX and National Geographic, and Fox’s portfolio of international…
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How to Watch the iHeart Radio Music Awards on Roku, Fire TV, & Apple TV
On Thursday, March 14th, 2019, at 8 PM Eastern iHeart Radio Music Awards gets underway. This year there are more options than ever for cord cutters to stream the award show. The iHeart Radio Music Awards will air on FOX, and there are many great options to stream the show on Roku, Fire TV, and…
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Disney Plans to Close on Its Deal to Buy FOX on March 20th 2019
Today Disney announced that they expect to close on its deal to buy most of 21st Century Fox on March 2019. 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…
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Disney Plans to Close on Its Deal to Buy FOX ‘Soon’
Today Disney’s CEO announced that they expect to close on its deal to buy most of 21st Century Fox “soon.” This comes from a report from Variety as CEO Bob Iger talked about the Fox and the upcoming Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge opening. With this deal, Disney will get ownership of 20th Century Fox movie and…
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Disney Agrees to Sell Fox Sports in Brazil
Today Disney announced that they have agreed to sell the local rights for the Fox Sports channel in Brazil to get approval for their merger with Fox. This comes as Disney already agreed to sell off the Fox Regional Sports Networks in the United States. As part of the deal to get U.S. Department of…
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How to Watch the Daytona 500 on Roku, Fire TV, & Apple TV
On Sunday, February 17, 2019, at 2:30 PM Eastern Daytona 500 gets underway. This year there are more options than ever for cord cutters to stream the big race. The Daytona 500 will air in on FOX, and there are many great options to stream the game on Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV. How…
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Your Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Station May Have a New Owner Today as Gray & Raycom Merge
Last week Gray Television closed their deal to buy Raycom Media and has become the third-largest owner of broadcast TV stations. With this deal, the new company will own 142 full-power television stations in 92 markets. The deal is worth $3.46 billion, and Wells Fargo financed $2.525 billion of the deal. “Today we announce the…
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Amazon Is in Talks to Buy The Yes Sports Network
For some time now, we have heard about Amazon’s plans to get into sports. Amazon has recently purchased the rights to NFL Thursday Night Football and other sporting events. Now it looks like Amazon wants to get into 24/7 sports networks. As part of the deal to get Department of Justice approval for the Disney…
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Disney Plans to Sell FOX’s RSN One Network At a Time
As part of the deal to get Department of Justice approval for the Disney and Fox merger there 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…