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21st Century Fox
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Asacha Media hires Disney, Fox exec to lead development & distribution
European production outfit Asacha Media Group has hired Disney sales director Maria Grazia Ursino to oversee…
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Disney’s APAC president Uday Shankar to step down
Disney’s Asia Pacific president Uday Shankar is stepping down from his position after 18 months…
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Disney+ officially launches in US, Canada and the Netherlands
Disney’s eagerly awaited streamer, Disney+, has officially launched in the US, Canada and the Netherlands…
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Disney shakes up African pay-TV channels operation
Disney is shaking up its channels operation in Africa following its acquisition of 21st Century…
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Disney’s global content sales chief Janice Marinelli steps down
Disney’s president of global content sales and distribution Janice Marinelli (pictured), who has been with…
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Disney, Fox merger set to close March 20
The Walt Disney Company has set a March 20 date to finalise its $71.3bn acquisition…
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Disney’s SEC filing sheds light on Hulu value
Disney has valued The Handmaid’s Tale SVOD Hulu at around US$9.26bn, according to a Securities…
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Report: Amazon bids for Disney’s divested sports networks
Amazon is among the companies currently bidding for 22 regional sports TV networks Disney has…
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Chinese regulators approve Disney-Fox merger
Chinese regulators have approved the Disney-Fox merger weeks after the Mouse received a conditional greenlight…
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Dungey steps down at ABC as Burke takes the reins
Ahead of Disney’s completion of the 21st Century Fox acquisition, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey (pictured)…
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Apollo, Disney hang on to Endemol Shine as sale suspended
Peaky Blinders producer Endemol Shine Group is to be folded into Disney following the suspension…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for Comcast, Sky and the Murdochs?
As 21st Century Fox walks away from Sky after selling its 39% stake in the…
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21st Century Fox exits Sky by selling 39% stake to Comcast
21st Century Fox has agreed to sell its 39% stake in Sky to Comcast after…
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Comcast closes in on 40% of Sky shares days after $39bn bid
Comcast has bought up 36.95% of Sky just days after it dealt a knock-out $39bn…
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Sky urges shareholders to accept Comcast offer
Sky has advised its shareholders to accept Comcast’s $39bn takeover days after the US telecom…
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21st Century Fox invests $100m in Caffeine
Twenty-First Century Fox has invested US$100 million in Caffeine, a social broadcasting platform for gaming,…
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Disney must offer £14 a share for Sky, says UK’s takeover body
The UK’s Takeover Panel has confirmed that Disney must offer at least £14 a share…
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Disney/Fox shareholders approve $71.3bn merger
21st Century Fox and Disney shareholders have approved the acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business by Disney….
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21st Century Fox ups Sky bid to £24.5bn
Twenty-first Century Fox has increased its offer for Sky to £24.5 billion (€27.7 billion), outbidding…
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Fox sets shareholder meeting to asses Disney offer
21st Century Fox has called a special meeting of stockholders on July 27 to vote on…
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US Justice Department approves Disney’s $71.3bn Fox bid
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved Disney’s bid for Fox assets, so long…
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UK accepts 21CF-Sky terms after Disney sweetens Sky News pledge
The UK government has accepted deal terms between 21st Century Fox and Sky, following an…
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Endemol Shine hires banks for possible $4bn sale
Endemol Shine Group, the production company co-owned by 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management,…
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Comcast confirms bid for Fox’s TV and studio assets
As widely expected, Comcast has made a firm bid for 21st Century Fox’s TV and…
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US judge accepts AT&T Time Warner merger without conditions
A US Federal judge has ruled that AT&T’s US$85 billion acquistion of Time Warner is…
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Fox sets shareholder vote on Disney
Fox has set a shareholder vote on July 10 to determine the $52 billion sale…
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‘New Fox’ names exec team with Lachlan taking the helm
Twenty-first Century Fox (21CF) has named Lachlan Murdoch (pictured) as the executive chairman and chief…
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Comcast preps Fox offensive with new bid
Comcast isreportedly preparing a new bid for 21st Century Fox. Separately, the US cable and programming…
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Sky reports 10% earnings increase
Sky reported a 10% increase in earnings for the nine months to March 31, despite…
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Fox Searchlight launches TV arm
Fox Searchlight presidents Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula are adding a TV arm to Fox…