thread deleted 60bn [Update: Deal completed]
 

Deal would mean Disney owning 20th Century Fox film studio, Sky (39%) and 50% of Endemol.

Fox News, Fox Sports and local Fox TV stations in US wouldn't be included because of US government anti-monopoly rules.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42333452

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Disney pls fix the Simpsons

American Horror Story: Cinderella’s Slipper?

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Fox owns the rights to X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool etc... so if Disney buy them out, any or all of these characters are available to the MCU :omgno:.

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It could mean bad things for properties like Deadpool though unless they keep Fox around as another Touchstone to release the more adult orientated Superhero films.

That's a point I guess. I also have reservations about what will happen with the Netflix Marvel shows once Disney starts its own streaming thing... which I imagine is another big motivation for the purchase. I can see there being a fair bit of X-men etc. content on Disney's streaming services.

This is where they turn Hulu into their own Netflix, with simpsons, family guy, Star Wars etc etc

They may make an exception for the Netflix shows since I could imagine taking the rights back if Netflix was involved in the production and not just the distribution would be very tricky indeed.

From what I've read, the Netflix deal still has a good couple of years left in it but once that expires the rights to the shows and characters themselves are squarely with Disney... and also I've read that Disney's eventual goal is to have ALL Disney content, both TV and Movies (and especially Marvel / Star Wars), be exclusive to their own streaming service. It makes a lot of sense, really, as they have a lot of content that people will pay a monthly sub for already, plus the possibility of funding X Men and Star Wars shows. I mean I have to be honest and say that I'm highly likely to get it if the content is up to scratch :shrug:.

But I don't know what that means in terms of how the Netflix shows are made... like how they're actually filmed, who the actors are contracted to, etc.

Which means there's a chance that, if they can't easily port the existing format over to their own streaming service, they'll just let the current Netflix shows end when the deal ends in a couple of years and concentrate on their own new shows. In terms of characters, I think there's a decent chance they would try to bring DD over as he's the best known of the bunch and also the most "traditionally superhero-y" of The Defenders... fits best with the rest of the MCU basically. I can see the other Defenders being left out in the cold :worry:.

Then again, considering that Disney doesn't like anything that's rated higher than a 12A under the Disney label, they might leave the Netflix universe as is and treat it like another Touchstone situation.

how does this affect the proposed buy out of Sky by fox? Does it mean we will now get a fluffy Sky News :dance:

21st Century has agreed the deal

Ref: Business Update SkyNewsHD. and FoxNewsHD online live

$52 Billion.

Disney Vs Netflix

It means the shares will change to Disney
may help the takeover speed UP


SkyNewsHD
and Ch4HD news are the best


That Glass Box
Very UnAmerican

I imagine X-Men will get rebooted after Dark Phoenix to be apart of the MCU, as will Fantastic Four.

if anything, it will likely slow it down more as it will be going to an even bigger organisation

Will they really have another punt at Fantastic Four? I think Fox have officially killed it :joker:. Even though it would be reverting to Disney, and have nothing to do with previous Fox efforts, the brand is pretty badly tainted... I dunno if even the MCU connection could revive it.

X-Men is ready to reboot tbh. It's kind of trash without Wolverine, and Jackman's Wolverine arc is complete IMO. Time for a proper modern-day reboot with a full new cast. I can even see them fudging the story a bit to make it so that Scarlet Witch is indeed Magneto's daughter and a mutant... like the twins were adopted out, and were infact (unknown to them) mutants already and their powers were only brought out by Hydra. In fact giving it thought - have they left the door open to that intentionally? The story about their house getting bombed and how they had to lie totally still next to a Stark Industries bomb that hadn't detonated. Possible "in" there by suggesting that Scarlet Witch was actually subconsciously using her powers to stop the bomb from detonating :think:.


...sorry, I forgot for a second that this isn't a movies forum thread :joker:.

Maybe
but they will not have all the shares
only 39%

Ref: CNN HD Money.

I think they'll introduce them in an Avengers film, it's looking like there will be a few vacancies after Civil War. They might not have their own film for a while but I can see Marvel putting the individual members in other films first to build them up before they get their own team film. I don't think Marvel's fought so hard to get the rights to the Fantastic Four back just to let them languish once they have them.

I loved Logan but I don't think the X-universe suffers without his presence, I thought First Class was one of the best X-men films and he was only in it for one scene. With Dark Phoenix pretty much bridging the gap between the past and the start of the modern X-Men films, I can see them ending the old continuity and just going forth with a new X-team so they don't have to rely on the Inhumans any more. I think films like Deadpool and the New Mutants will just be slotted into the new continuity as they are.

Worth pointing out that Disney have now acquired Endemol Shine, who created Big Brother UK

:clap2:

BBUK Disney Style

So what you're saying is... we can have Marvelebrity BB with only Marvel characters as housemates? :omgno: I'd watch every second of it.

so Professor X & Phil Coulson bb Alliance :flutter:

Nope, what I’m saying is Brenda Song should be forced to do CBB

Well the original story had the ugly sisters cutting their own toes off to try and fit into the slipper so it would be perfect. :amazed:

Rupert was on SkyNewsHD Business with Ian King
he is having 25% of Disney
and is a good friend of the Disney CEO B.Igor.

From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42353545

I read before that this deal might put Sky News future in doubt because (I think) it loses money, and Disney are not really in the news business - aside from ABC in America.

Disney are incredibly image conscience, so i'm not sure things like Sky Atlantic or Sky News will be a good fit in its portfolio

It's only when it comes to the Disney Brand itself, you could technically call the Kill Bill films Disney films as they were released by Miramax when Disney owned them.

You'll never see anything rated higher than a 12A released on the Disney Brand but they do own other studios that release less Disney friendly content. I don't think ownership of Sky Atlantic or Sky News would hurt them.

Yes sky news could close but we still have sky sports news :amazed:

[Disney are not really in the news business - aside from ABC in America]

No James
The Disney CEO Bob
has confirmed SkyNewsHD is staying.

Ref : SkyNewsHD Business news and CNN HD Money 2PM and 5PM, yesterday.

abc news is used alot on BBC news and BBC prime.


The 85 year old Rupert full interview , yesterday on the Ian king's business show,
https://news.sky.com/video/watch-rup...-full-11170849


please note sad virgin media does not have cnn in hd

Apparently they want to keep Deadpool as is, I've heard that the heads of Marvel and Disney are looking into creating an specific branding for the R-Rated superhero films.

Rylan to be replaced by Goofy?

I'm not surprised really, in fact the Disney purchase of Fox could be seen as an indication that they're branching out in terms of the content they want to make and that may even be a part of their motivation for buying. There was at one point (the 2000's mainly) an idea that the best way to maximise movie revenue was to make absolutely everything PG-13 at most to maximise potential audience but it's kind of been proven not to be the case in recent years. For example, Terminators 1 and 2 having a massive following but everything since being trash - but now they're bringing back Cameron / Arnie / Linda Hamilton to semi-reboot (hitting rewind up until the end of T2) to make a "proper" R-rated sequel.

I think basically, similar to gaming, the "blockbuster loving generations" now contain a lot of adults who are keen to see films made FOR adults in the cinema... it's seen as a marketing tool in many cases rather than how it was being viewed at one point (as an audience barrier).

Disney have been slowly edging this way for a while really, it's definitely not all animated bunnies even at this point, it makes sense as the next step in evolving into having all sorts of media and target audiences catered to.

Goofy to be replaced by Rylan :omgno:

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The R rating (in the US) does reduce box office though, like with Blade Runner 2049 this year. Generally the budgets given to them are lower, because the audience that can see them is more limited. A lot of adults don't have time to go to the cinema, unless it is to take their children to a family-friendly film, hence children's animations being such a big deal now for film-companies.

Sometimes you get a breakout horror film that does well, and also R-rated comedies can do well.

:joker:

Yes, but that thinking lead them to start making PG-13 sequels / remakes of classic R-rated properties thinking that it was a recipe for success... but the vast majority of the time, the films (deservedly) get panned by audiences and critics. I think they've started to accept that if you want to make a critically acclaimed sequel to a classic R-rated franchise... you have to make it for adults.

So what you're saying is Nikki Grahame is a Disney princess?
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...cess_Nikki.jpg

Princess Nikki to kiss the frog?

Comcast challenges 21st Century Fox with £22.1bn Sky interest
 

https://news.sky.com/story/comcast-c...y-bid-11269412

Now a 2nd bid, after Disney , is in for BSkyB
Sky Shares have gone up , of course


[Comcast said its possible all-cash offer
of £12.50 per Sky share represented
a premium of 16% on the current Fox terms,
which value Sky at £18.5bn.]