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:

https://www.imageupload.co.uk/images.../15/ryoofy.jpg

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.]

$71 Billion from Disney leaves Comcast behind for 21stCentury Fox and Sky UK
 

Comcast 65 Billion dollars,
now its up to Disney to go above that
or pull out.


[The cable giant says its cash bid - of $35 per share - for most of Fox's assets is 19% higher than the value of Disney's offer.]

SkyNews married to NBC news
maybe,
(ref: CNN Money HD)

[The move follows a previous bid being rebuffed last year.
Wednesday's announcement comes a day after a US federal judge cleared AT&T's $85bn takeover of Time Warner.
The judge rejected the government's argument the takeover would hurt competition in cable and satellite TV and increase costs to consumers for streaming TV and movies.]

https://e3.365dm.com/18/04/1096x616/...20180425122023

https://news.sky.com/story/comcast-6...r-fox-11404074


Sign Of The Times

Sooooo... does this mean that Fox News will go liberal? :laugh: No? Is that how it works with parent companies? I have no clue. I'm no expert on building massive media empires... sorry

No FoxNews
is not part of the deal.

Who owns Fox News?

Rupert Murdoch

It's part of 21st Century Fox, controlled by the Murdochs, but they would keep it (and the Fox local US channels) if the rest of the company is sold to Disney or Comcast. I'm not sure the deal would be allowed to go through otherwise.

Yeah I had thought Murdoch was tied to all that, but don't really remember the details of how exactly that works... interesting.

Wow
Disney now has put $71 Billion offer in

https://news.sky.com/story/disney-ra...713bn-11411067


Feel The Force

From CNN MONEY HD LIVE

Comcast now expected to put in a $80 Billion bid in soon.
21st Century Fox Studios goes to the Winner of the Deal.

Please Note:
FoxNewsHD
FoxBusinessNewsHD
FoxSportsHD
are not for sale in this mega deal.

Get ha Disney!