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Shareholders Approve Walt Disney Deal for 21st Century Fox Assets

posted by martyb on Sunday July 29 2018, @04:41AM   Printer-friendly
from the crazy-like-a-[21st-century]-fox? dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

"Shareholders of Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox approved the $71 billion deal between the two companies on Friday, clearing another hurdle for a deal that will rattle the media and entertainment landscape and could inspire a wave of similar tie-ups."

wsj.com/articles/shareholders-approve-disneys-acquisition-of-fox-entertainment-assets-1532701190
NOTE: Paywalled.

Also at c|net:

Fox shareholders on Friday approved the sale of its entertainment assets to Disney for $71.3 billion, reported Bloomberg. Both companies' investors reportedly approved in separate votes at the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan.

Fox agreed to Disney's bid earlier in June and rejected Comcast's $65 million cash offer. 21st Century Fox is home to popular franchises such as X-Men, Deadpool, The Simpsons, Ice Age and Planet of the Apes. Disney could benefit from Fox's entertainment portfolio.

Comcast dropped out of the bidding war for Fox last week and moved on to UK broadcaster Sky.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 29 2018, @11:04AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 29 2018, @11:04AM (#714299)

    Friendly advise: when you fell the need of sarcasm, ask others to do it Runaway, your's truly atrocious.

    The pedantic jerk in me wants to correct the atrocious spelling/typos in your comment. The patient jerk in me wants to wait for Runaway's reply to your comment.

  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday July 29 2018, @12:12PM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Sunday July 29 2018, @12:12PM (#714314) Journal

    The patient jerk in me wants to wait for Runaway's reply to your comment.

    you reckon his comment will have typos too?

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 29 2018, @01:18PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 29 2018, @01:18PM (#714340)

      you reckon his comment will have typos too?

      We'll never know ... until he replies.

    • (Score: 2, Disagree) by Runaway1956 on Sunday July 29 2018, @01:27PM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday July 29 2018, @01:27PM (#714342) Journal

      AC will have to up his game to get a response from me. Aside from grammar and spelling, his comment is beneath notice.