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Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney

January 01, 1970

The acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company was announced on December 14, 2017, and was completed on March 20, 2019.[1] Among other key assets, the acquisition included the 20th Century Fox film and television studios, U.S. cable channels such as FX, Fox Networks Group, a 73% stake in National Geographic Partners, Indian television broadcaster Star India, and a 30% stake in Hulu. Immediately after the acqusition, the holding company of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Television Stations, Fox News Channel, Fox Business, Fox Sports 1 and 2, Fox Deportes, and the Big Ten Network was renamed Fox Corporation. Other 21st Century Fox assets such as the Fox Sports Networks and Sky were divested and sold off to Sinclair and Comcast, respectively.[2]

Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney
InitiatorThe Walt Disney Company
Target21st Century Fox
TypeFull acquisition of entertainment assets
CostUS$71.3 billion
InitiatedDecember 14, 2017
CompletedMarch 20, 2019

History edit

Early developments (November 2017–April 2018) edit

On November 6, 2017, CNBC reported The Walt Disney Company was negotiating a deal with Rupert Murdoch to acquire 21st Century Fox's filmed entertainment, cable entertainment, and direct broadcast satellite divisions, including 20th Century Fox, FX Networks, and National Geographic Partners. The deal would reportedly exclude the Fox Broadcasting Company, 20th Century Fox's studio lot, Fox Television Stations, Fox News Group, and Fox Sports, which would be spun off into a new independent company run by the Murdoch family.[3]

According to Disney CEO Bob Iger, the idea of purchasing Fox's assets came after Disney acquired majority control of the streaming company BAMTech with anticipation to develop its own streaming service, which would eventually launch in November 2019 as Disney+. It was less interested in Fox's production capacities and more keen to acquire Fox's own film and television libraries to help expand the streaming service's library.[4][5] Additionally, as 20th Century Fox was the last major studio from the studio era to be acquired when Rupert Murdoch took full control in 1985, its film library was largely intact relative to its peers from that era such as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).

The two companies had done business in 2001, when Disney acquired Fox Family Worldwide from the original incarnation of News Corporation, which included the Fox Family Channel (afterwards rebranded to ABC Family and later Freeform), Saban Entertainment, and the international Fox Kids cable networks controlled by Fox Family Worldwide, among other assets.

The deal would also include 20th Century Fox's film rights to certain third-party franchises, such as X-Men, Deadpool, and Fantastic Four, the distribution rights to Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (which were not owned by Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm respectively when Disney acquired those companies), as well as consolidate ownership of other franchises both share such as Home Alone and give Disney access to adult animation with ownership of The Simpsons (which Disney would fully embrace under the Disney moniker) and Family Guy (which in the following years after the acquisition would break the fourth wall by making inside jokes on what they were allowed to do now that they were owned by Disney).

Talks had stalled for the day without a deal being finalized,[6][7] but it was reported on November 10 that the prospected deal had yet to be fully abandoned.[8] On November 16, it was reported that Comcast (parent company of NBCUniversal, Xfinity, and Comcast Spectacor), Verizon Communications, and Sony (parent company of Sony Pictures, Sony Music, and Sony Interactive Entertainment) had also joined Disney in a bidding war for 21st Century Fox.[9][10] During a recent shareholders meeting, 21st Century Fox Co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch said Fox was not in the category of "sub-scale" companies that were "finding it difficult to leverage their positions in new and emerging video platforms", but was instead a company that had "the required scale to continue to both execute on our aggressive growth strategy and deliver significant increased returns to shareholders".[11]

Because Disney owns the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Comcast owns the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and 21st Century Fox owned the Fox Broadcasting Company, a full acquisition of Fox by Disney or Comcast would have been illegal under the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s rules prohibiting a merger between any of two of the four major broadcast networks.[11][12]

On November 28, while mentioning a rumor that the rumored negotiations between Disney and Fox were progressing at a rapid pace, Mike Fleming Jr. of Deadline Hollywood commented, "given how Disney made the Marvel and Lucasfilm deals under the cone of silence, if this happens we'll probably only know it when it's announced. It is certainly being talked about today."[13]

Rumors of a nearing deal continued on December 5, with additional reports suggesting the FSN regional sports networks would be included in the sale (assets that would likely be aligned with Disney's ESPN division).[14][15][16][17]

On December 11, Comcast announced it was dropping its bid on the Fox assets.[18] On December 14, Disney and Fox confirmed a $52.4 billion deal to merge the two companies, pending approval from the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division.[2][19]

In February, CNBC reported that, despite the Disney–Fox deal, Comcast might take action to outbid Disney's $52.4 billion offer, if the AT&T–Time Warner merger went through. Despite this, Fox President Peter Rice stated he was content with Disney's offer and that the Fox assets were "a great fit for Disney."[20]

Early in March, the non-profit group Protect Democracy Project Inc. filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on the hopes to seek any records of communications between the two groups over Disney's pending acquisition of Fox. The lawsuit also sought "any related antitrust enforcement efforts by the DOJ, to find out whether the president or his administration is improperly interfering with the independence of the DOJ out of favoritism for a political ally." Donald Trump congratulated Murdoch for the Disney–Fox deal while attacking AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner, particularly over the ownership of CNN, which he frequently criticized due to alleged bias.[21]

On April 12, 2018, Rice revealed the acquisition was expected to close by summer 2019.[22] Beginning in March 2018, a strategic reorganization of the Disney conglomerate saw the creation of two business segments, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products and Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International. Parks & Consumer Products was primarily a merger of Parks & Resorts and Consumer Products & Interactive Media, while Direct-to-Consumer & International took over for Disney International and global sales, distribution, and streaming units from Disney–ABC Television Group, Studio Entertainment, and Disney Digital Network.[23] Given that Iger described it as "strategically positioning our businesses for the future", The New York Times considered the reorganization done in expectation of the 21st Century Fox purchase.[24]

Bidding war between Disney and Comcast (May–July 2018) edit

On May 7, 2018, it was reported that Comcast spoke to investment banks about topping Disney's offer to acquire Fox.[25] Shortly afterwards, Iger stated he was willing to drop Sky plc from the deal to ensure the Fox acquisition.[26]

Several Fox investors said they would be open to terminate the company's agreement with Disney if Comcast followed through on its plan to launch a rival all-cash bid for $60 billion. Murdoch's family trust controlled 39% of Fox due to shares it held with special voting rights. However, under the company's by-law, those special rights did not apply to a vote on the Disney/Fox deal when the Murdoch trust only controlled 17% of the vote, making it easier for other shareholders to defeat him, which was expected as early as next month.[27] Later that month, it was confirmed that Lachlan Murdoch, rather than James Murdoch, would take charge of the new company tentatively known as "New Fox".[28]

The following week, Comcast publicly announced it was looking into making an all-cash counter-offer for the Fox assets that Disney proposed to acquire.[29] Shortly after, it was reported that Disney was looking into making its own all-cash counter-offer for Fox assets if Comcast went through with their offer.[30]

The next day, Disney and Fox announced they had set their shareholder vote meetings for July 10, although both said Fox's meeting could be postponed if Comcast came through with their offer.[31]

On June 12, AT&T was given approval by District Judge Richard J. Leon to acquire Time Warner, easing concerns Comcast had regarding whether government regulators would block their bid for Fox. Consequently, the next day, Comcast mounted a bid of $65 billion for the 21st Century Fox assets that were set to be acquired by Disney.[32][33]

On June 18, it was reported that Disney would upgrade its already-existing $52 billion claim to contest Comcast's proposed counter-offer for the Fox assets.[34]

On June 20, Disney and Fox announced they had amended their previous merger agreement, upping Disney's offer to $71.3 billion (a 10% premium over Comcast's $65 billion offer), while also offering shareholders the option of receiving cash instead of stock.[35] On June 21, Murdoch said in response to Disney's higher offer: "We are extremely proud of the businesses we have built at 21st Century Fox, and firmly believe that this combination with Disney will unlock even more value for shareholders as the new Disney continues to set the pace at a dynamic time for our industry." That still would not have prevented other companies from making a bid, as the deal still needed to be voted on by shareholders.[36]

Iger explained the reasoning behind the bid: "Direct-to-consumer distribution has actually become an even more compelling proposition in the six months since we announced the deal. There has just been not only a tremendous amount of development in that space, but clearly the consumer is voting—loudly."[37]

On June 27, the United States Department of Justice gave antitrust approval to Disney under the condition the company sold Fox's 22 regional sports channels within 90 days of closing, to which the company agreed.[38] The next day, Disney and Fox boards scheduled July 27, 2018 as the day shareholders voted on the sale of Fox's properties to Disney.[39]

On July 9, a Fox shareholder filed a lawsuit to stop the acquisition from Disney, citing the absence of financial projections for Hulu.[40][41] On the same day, CNBC reported Comcast was looking for companies that could take over Fox's Regional Sports Networks. The shareholder claimed that would've made Comcast's antitrust problems regarding the takeover of Fox assets easier as Comcast was preparing to make a new all cash counter-offer before July 27, 2018.[42]

On July 12, the Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal with the D.C. Circuit to reverse the District Court's approval for AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner (which became WarnerMedia shortly afterward). Analysts said the chances of a victory by the DOJ were small, but would be the "final nail in the coffin for Comcast's Fox chase. This is a clear gift to Disney."[43] On the next day, AT&T CEO Randall L. Stephenson gave an interview with CNBC, about Comcast's bid for Fox: "It probably can't help it. You're in a situation where two entities are bidding for an asset, and this kind of action can obviously influence the outcome of those actions."[44]

On July 13, Disney received the support of the Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis, the two most prominent proxy adviser firms in the world. Fox shareholders were recommended by the advisers as means to provide for Disney's future.[45]

On July 16, CNBC reported Comcast was unlikely to continue its bidding war with Disney to acquire Fox. Instead, Comcast would likely continue pursuing the 61% stake of Sky.[46]

On July 19, Comcast officially announced it was dropping its bid on the Fox assets in order to focus on its bid for Sky. CEO Brian L. Roberts said "I'd like to congratulate Bob Iger and the team at Disney and commend the Murdoch family and Fox for creating such a desirable and respected company."[47]

Road to completion (July 2018–March 2019) edit

On July 25, 2018, TCI Fund Management, the second largest shareholder of 21st Century Fox, indicated it voted to approve the Disney–Fox deal.[48] On July 27, Disney and Fox shareholders approved the merger between the two companies.[49]

There were reports on August 9 that Viacom CEO Bob Bakish wanted to license its television ad targeting tech to the entire industry, starting with Fox.[50] On August 12, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the Disney–Fox deal.[51]

On September 17, the European Commission (EC) scheduled a merger review for October 19, which was later postponed to November 6.[52]

On October 5, Disney announced the commencement of exchange offers and consent solicitations for 21st Century Fox.[53]

On October 10, it was reported that the new, post-merger organizational structure of "New Fox" would be implemented by January 1, 2019, ahead of the closure of the Disney sale (which was still expected to occur during the first half of 2019).[54]

On October 15, Disney offered a list of concessions to the EC, which extended the review deadline to November 6.[55] On that day, the EC cleared the sale, pursuant to the divestment of certain factual television networks in Europe owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Disney and Hearst Communications, including Blaze, Crime & Investigation, History, H2, and Lifetime. Disney would continue to own 50% of A&E everywhere outside of the European Economic Area.[56]

On November 18, the official name for "New Fox" was revealed to be "Fox Corporation."[57]

On November 19, regulators in China approved the Disney–Fox deal, without any conditions.[58] After obtaining approval from Chinese regulators, Disney said it still needed to obtain regulatory approval from several other regulators, though the approvals from the United States, European Union, and China were considered the most important hurdles to clear.[59]

On December 3, Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) said the deal would concentrate the market of cable sports channels, and CADE recommended remedial measures.[60]

By December 14, the merger was subjected to regulation in Mexico, where Disney/Fox would account for 27.8% of content distribution across all genres.[61] Disney would own 73% of all sports channels in Mexico.[62] On January 31, Mexico's Federal Commission of Economic Competition (COFECE) approved the Disney–Fox deal after Disney agreed to sell its part in the Mexican distribution joint venture, Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing de México, to Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.[63]

On January 7, 2019, the registration statement for Fox Corporation, was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.[64]

On January 11, it was reported that the deal was expected to close by either February or March 2019.[65] However, on January 30, in a SEC filing by Disney, it was reported that the deal was expected to close by June 2019.[66]

Iger met with CADE on February 12, 2019, to discuss the deal. However, a decision on it still could not be reached. However, on February 20, Bloomberg said CADE would make its ruling on the deal on February 27.[67] On February 21, Bloomberg reported Disney would divest Fox Sports in Brazil and Mexico to get approval in these countries, which were among the last major hurdles for the Disney–Fox deal.[68] On February 27, CADE approved the merger with conditions requiring the aforementioned divestiture of the Brazilian Fox Sports, among other measures. The regulator said it coordinated with regulators in Mexico and Chile in evaluating the transaction. Brazil's approval cleared one of the final hurdles, allowing the deal to be completed in March.[69]

On March, Disney tweaked Iger's compensation package he would receive upon closing the Disney–Fox deal, removing $13.5 million in potential salary and incentive awards available for the chief executive after the company closed its acquisition.[70]

Mexico's telecom regulator Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) approved the deal on March 11, 2019, under the condition that Disney agreed to sell the country's Fox Sports within six months. It also had to keep the National Geographic brand separate from its A&E channels. This cleared the last major holdout on the deal.[71] On March 12, 2019, Disney announced it was set to close the Fox deal in seven days.[72]

Fox Corporation officially became a standalone, publicly traded company separate from 21st Century Fox on March 19, 2019, making Fox Corporation the owner of the assets that were not acquired by Disney. The announcement also included the appointment of the board of directors.[73] Also on March 19, 21st Century Fox officially completed distribution of new Fox shares ahead of the completion of the Disney deal.[74] The deal was officially completed that night.[1] Under the terms of the acquisition, Disney would phase out Fox brand usage by 2024 to avoid consumer confusion in the marketplace.[75][76]

At acquisition (October 2018–March 2019) edit

Disney announced on October 8, 2018, 21st Century Fox's top television executives would join the company, including Peter Rice, Gary Knell, John Landgraf, and Dana Walden. Rice would serve as Chairman of Walt Disney Television and co-chair of Disney Media Networks, succeeding Ben Sherwood while Walden would be named Chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment.[77] Disney announced on March 5, 2019, Craig Hunegs would lead the combined television operations at Disney Television Studios once the Disney–Fox deal closed. Hunegs would be president of the subsidiary, with oversight of all operations, including ABC Studios, ABC Signature, 20th Century Fox Television and Fox 21 Television Studios. He would report to Dana Walden, chairman of Fox Television Group who would be chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment.[78]

On October 18, 2018, Disney announced a new organizational structure for the Walt Disney Studios and the individual unit heads who would join the company except for Fox's filmed entertainment CEO Stacey Snider, including Emma Watts, Fox 2000 President of Production Elizabeth Gabler, Fox Searchlight Pictures Chairmen Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula. Watts, who served as Vice Chairman and President of production at 20th Century Fox, would stay on in that post. All Fox film production units would report to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn except for Fox Family and 20th Century Fox Animation reporting to Watts and Horn.[79] By March 22, 2019, Fox Family only reports to Watts, with Fox Animation reporting only to Horn.[80]

On December 13, 2018, Disney announced a new organizational structure for its international operations and the individuals who would join the company, including Jan Koeoppen and Uday Shankar. Shankar, who served as chairman and President of Fox Networks Group Asia and Star India, would lead Disney's Asian operations and become the new Chairman of Disney India.[81]

Aftermath (March 2019–present) edit

On March 21, 2019, it was reported that Disney would shut down the Fox 2000 Pictures studio in 2020, following the release of The Woman in the Window.[82] On the same day, it was reported that up to 4,000 people would lose their jobs as Disney commenced layoffs following the merger. The top executives given two to six months notice of being laid off included 20th Century Fox film president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson, president of worldwide marketing Pamela Levine, co-president of marketing Kevin Campbell, chief content officer Tony Sella, international distribution president Andrew Cripps, executive vice president of corporate communications Dan Berger, executive vice president of legal affairs and executive vice president of Fox Stage productions Bob Cohen and executive vice president of publicity Heather Phillips, 20th Television president Greg Meidel and Fox Consumer Products boss Jim Fielding.[83] The layoffs from Fox's Film Division continued from March, May,[84] June,[85] July and more recently in August 2019.[86][87] As of July 31, 2019, the layoffs totaled 250 with the layoffs of several dozen employees in the production and visual effects departments. Key Fox executives in this group were executive VP of feature production Fred Baron, executive VP of physical production Dana Belcastro, executive VP of post-production Fred Chandler and visual effects John Kilkenny.[88]

Debmar-Mercury announced on April 3 that it would end its national ad sales partnership with 20th Television, and transfer its national ad sales for its first-run and off-network shows by the company to CBS Television Distribution Media Sales.[89] On April 10, Disney's ESPN unit acquired a package of rights to the Big 12 Conference in college athletics that had previously been held by Fox.[90] On April 15, Hulu acquired AT&T's 9.5% stake in its service for $1.43 billion, with Disney and NBCUniversal co-owning the share.[91]

On April 24, Disney announced that it had canceled a number of upcoming Fox films, such as Mouse Guard,[92] News of the World (whose rights were then picked up by Universal Pictures),[93] and an adaptation of Angie Thomas' On the Come Up (whose rights were then moved to Paramount Players),[94] and that some projects, such as The King's Man, Fear Street, and Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story, were still in production.[95] On May 7, Disney announced a revised release schedule for several Disney and Fox films. Among the changes, several films (Artemis Fowl, Ad Astra, Spies in Disguise, The New Mutants, and Call of the Wild), were moved to later release dates. All the Fox Marvel films previously scheduled for release after 2019 were removed from the schedule. Avatar: The Way of Water was rescheduled from 2020 to a 2021 Christmas release, after which Avatar sequels would be released every other Christmas holiday release, alternating with Star Wars sequels through 2027.[96]

On April 25, 2019, Shannon Ryan, who was previously Fox Television chief marketing officer, was made president of marketing for ABC Entertainment and Disney Television Studios, reporting directly to Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment, and Craig Hunegs, president of Disney Television Studios.[97]

On April 26, Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed to acquire Fox Sports Networks (excluding YES Network, which would be sold separately to Yankee Global Enterprises) from Disney for $10 billion.[98] On May 14, Disney announced it had assumed control of Hulu as part of a put/call agreement with Comcast and its 33% stake in the service. Comcast will continue to license NBCUniversal content and live carriage of NBCUniversal channels until late 2024 and their stake in Hulu could be sold to Disney as early as January of that year. In addition, both companies would fund Hulu's purchase of AT&T's 9.5% stake in the namesake platform.[99]

Following the acquisition, Disney reorganized its television division to align various operations. On June 10, Disney announced that both Disney Television Studios and FX Entertainment would share the same casting division.[100] On July 31, Disney reorganized Hulu's reporting structure, placing Hulu's Scripted Originals team under Walt Disney Television. Under the new structure, Hulu's SVP of Original Scripted Content would report directly to the chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment.[101]

On July 3, Fox Stage Productions was moved into Disney Theatrical Group. Top FSP executives Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Connor Brockmeier and Bob Cohen all left at the same time.[102][103] On August 1, Disney announced that the Fox Research Library would be folded into the Walt Disney Archives and Disney Imagineering Archives by January 2020.[86][88]

On August 7, Disney announced that it would overhaul Fox film projects in development except Avatar, Planet of the Apes and Kingsman sequels due to Dark Phoenix causing a third-quarter loss. A new reduced slate of about 10 films per year fully overseen by Disney would now be the main focus, with 20th Century Fox making half of the films for Hulu and Disney+. Fox properties such as Star Wars, Home Alone, Night at the Museum, Cheaper by the Dozen, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid were assigned for Disney+ release and assigned to Fox Family.[104][105]

On August 9, the Los Angeles Times reported that Disney would be pulling all Fox film library titles out of all theater chains and moving them onto either Hulu or Disney+. Little Theatre, a local theater chain in Rochester, New York, was forced to cancel their August 5 screening of Fight Club after Disney notified the theater that it was not allowed to screen the film in the future.[106]

On August 22, Sinclair completed its acquisition of Fox Sports Networks from Disney.[107] Seven days later on August 29, a consortium consisting of Yankee Global, Sinclair, and Amazon also completed the acquisition of the 80% share of YES Network from Disney, with Yankee owning 65%, Sinclair owning 20% and Amazon owning the remaining 15%.[108]

On September 10, Disney announced plans to sell the video game division of FoxNext, preferring to license its properties for video games rather than develop them.[109]

On October 22, Banijay Group announced its intent to acquire Endemol Shine Group from Disney and Apollo Global Management for $2.2 billion.[110] Disney and Apollo agreed to sell Endemol Shine on October 26, pending antitrust approval from regulators.[111][112] On July 3, 2020, Banijay completed its purchase of Endemol Shine.[113]

On October 24, Vulture reported that Disney was limiting theatrical exhibitions of Fox's older films, with several theaters and film programmers reporting that Fox's back catalogue was no longer available to them.[114] An exception to the new policy was made for The Rocky Horror Picture Show due to that film's traditional midnight screenings and holding the Guinness world record for longest original theatrical release.[115]

On January 17, 2020, Disney began to rebrand Fox's studios to remove references to "Fox" from their names, with 20th Century Fox being renamed "20th Century Studios", and Fox Searchlight Pictures being renamed "Searchlight Pictures".[76]

On January 22, 2020, Disney announced it had sold off a majority of FoxNext's assets, including FoxNext Games Los Angeles, development studios Cold Iron Studios and Aftershock, and FoxNext's original IP's, to mobile game developer Scopely.[116] Two days later, Disney announced they would shutter Fogbank Entertainment, a third development studio under FoxNext.[117]

On January 31, Disney removed the position of CEO from Hulu, as part of the latter's full integration with Disney's business model. Under the new structure, top Hulu executives would report directly to the leads of DTCI and Walt Disney Television.[118]

On March 17, The Wall Street Journal reported that Disney sought to sell true[X] due to lack of investment after being labeled a noncore asset.[119]

On May 6, CADE approved the merger between Fox Sports Brazil and ESPN Brasil with conditions requiring Disney to keep Fox Sports Brazil until January 1, 2022, when the channel's operations were expected to be absorbed into ESPN. In the meantime, ESPN and Fox Sports will share the rights to broadcasting sporting events.[120]

On August 10, 2020, Disney announced a reorganization and rebranding of its television studios, with 20th Century Fox Television being subsumed by 20th Television, distributor 20th Television being folded into Disney-ABC Domestic Television, and Fox 21 Television Studios being rebranded as Touchstone Television (reviving a name dropped in 2007 by what then became ABC Studios —now ABC Signature).[121][122]

On September 1, 20th Century Fox Japan was absorbed into The Walt Disney Company Japan. Through this branch, Fox had served as co-distributor with Toei Company for animated films based on the Dragon Ball franchise since Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013). Due to the acquisition, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) was released without the involvement of 20th Century Studios (distribution outside Japan was undertaken by Sony Pictures' Crunchyroll).[123]

On September 28, Disney announced that it had sold true[X] to Gimbal, Inc.[124]

On October 1, Disney and Dutch football league Eredivisie jointly announced that the Fox Sports channels in the Netherlands would be rebranded as ESPN. The rebranding is a direct consequence of the acquisition and it occurred on January 1, 2021. Taking over from 21st Century Fox, Disney owns 51% of Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV while Eredivisie owns the remaining 49%. Eredivisie Media & Marketing in turn owned the Netherlands' Fox and Fox Sports channels.[125][126]

On November 27, Disney announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star on February 22, 2021: Fox Channel would become Star Channel, Fox Life would become Star Life etc.[127][128]

On December 30, Dutch cable provider Ziggo revealed that the European feeds of StarPlus and Star Gold would be rebranded as Utsav Plus and Utsav Gold respectively. The rebranding came as Disney chose to use the Star brand name for non-family and mature-oriented programming with its forthcoming hub on Disney+ in several international markets as well as the launch of streaming service Star+ in Latin America.[129][130]

On February 9, 2021, Deadline Hollywood confirmed that Blue Sky Studios would shut down due to "current economic realities" related to the COVID-19 pandemic and that all of the Blue Sky library and IPs would be absorbed by Disney.[131] Blue Sky Studios was shut down on April 10.[131][132][133]

Fox Sports Networks and Fox College Sports were later rebranded as Bally Sports and Stadium College Sports on March 31.[134][135][136]

In March 2021, Disney launched 20th Television Animation, a division under 20th Television for adult animation productions from studios involved in this acquisition.[137]

On April 26, Fox Sports Go became the Bally Sports app.[138]

On April 27, Disney announced that most of the Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific linear channels would be shut down in two phases in October 2021 for Hong Kong and Southeast Asian countries and January 2022 for Taiwan, respectively.[139]

On May 14, Fox 2000 Pictures was shut down after The Woman in the Window was released on Netflix.[140]

Disney sold Fox Sports Mexico to Grupo Multimedia Lauman in June, which was approved by regulators. The sale of Fox Sports Mexico was among the conditions of approval to the 21st Century Fox deal in Mexico.[141]

On August 31, Disney announced that Hotstar, which it acquired in the 21st Century Fox acquisition, would be shut down in the United States in late 2022. The company also announced the migration of content, such as Hotstar Specials, Star India's programming, and blockbuster movies, to Hulu starting September 1. The sports content including the Indian Premier League, Board of Control for Cricket in India, International Cricket Council, and Pro Kabaddi League would be migrated to ESPN+.[142]

On October 28, ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) announced its purchase of TeleColombia from Disney with the acquisition expecting approval in 2022. TeleColombia was sold on November 23, 2021.[143]

On November 4, Disney announced that it would rebrand the remaining feeds of Fox Sports Latin America to ESPN 4 on December 1, with the exception of the Mexican channel due to the aforementioned sale of that channel.[144][145]

On January 20, 2022, Disney sold the Argentinian Fox Sports as part of the conditions of approval for the 21st Century Fox acquisition in Argentina.[146] On February 15, Disney announced that it had sold Fox Sports Argentina to Mediapro.[147] The sale would be approved by Argentina's National Commission for Competition Defense (CNDC) on April 27.[148]

On January 26, Tata Sky was rebranded into Tata Play.[149]

On March 1, Gimbal | true[X] (formerly known as true[X]) was rebranded into Infillion, approximately one year after Gimbal's purchase of the company from Disney.[150]

It was announced that on May 1, Fox Sports Premium would rebrand to ESPN Premium.[151]

On May 27, Disney began to rebrand Fox's international studios to remove all references to the "Fox" branding from their name, starting with Fox Star Studios being renamed Star Studios.[152]

On October 10, Fox Studios Australia was rebranded into Disney Studios Australia.[153]

In July 2023, Disney began exploring strategic options, including a sale or formation of a joint venture, for their businesses in India.[154] Between September and October 2023, the company held preliminary talks with Reliance Industries, billionaire Gautam Adani and Kalanithi Maran, owner of the Sun Group, for a potential sale of its streaming and linear television assets.[155][156] In late October 2023, it was reported that Disney was nearing a cash and stock deal with Reliance Industries for the sale of its operations in India, including a controlling stake in Disney Star. The assets Reliance would acquire are reportedly valued at around $7-8 billion and a transaction was to be announced as early as November.[157] Although Disney CEO Bob Iger refuted claims of a sale during a third quarter earnings call, it was announced in December 2023 that Disney and Reliance had signed a non-binding term sheet for a merger. According to its terms, Reliance would hold a 51% in the merged company in cash and stock, while Disney would own the remaining 49%. For purposes of the merger, a subsidiary of Viacom18 being created to absorb Disney Star through a stock swap with the deal being expected to be completed by February 2024, pending ratification and regulatory approval, with Reliance aiming to complete it by the end of January.[158][159][160]

In February 2024, Disney and Reliance reached a deal to merge their streaming and television assets, with the joint venture valued at $8.5 billion including synergies. As part of the deal, Viacom18 would be merged into Disney Star with Disney holding a 36.84% stake in the combined entity, which would bring together assets such as linear television entertainment channels StarPlus, Colors TV and the Star Gold Network, sports channels Star Sports and Sports18 and the streaming services JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar with Nita Ambani serving as the chairperson of the joint venture, with Uday Shankar serving as vice chairperson with the deal giving 16.34% to Reliance and 46.82% to Viacom18[161] and with the deal being expected to close sometime in late 2024 or early 2025 pending regulatory approval,[162][163] and was later reported that Disney was in talks with Reliance to sell its 30% share in Tata Play.[164]

In March 2024, it was reported that Paramount Global was looking to sell its 13.01% stake in Viacom18 to Reliance, which already owned a 73.91% share via TV18.[165] Although Bloomberg News reported that the deal was unlikely to close, the deal was confirmed a week later for $517 million, its closure subject to regulatory approval and the completion of the joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney. Paramount would however continue to license its content to the company.[166]

Criticism edit

See also: Criticism of the Walt Disney Company

Despite Disney passing antitrust approval from regulators in every country, there are significant antitrust concerns about Disney's purchase. The deal is a horizontal merger (i.e., in which a company buys up a corporation that produces the same goods and products) as opposed to a vertical merger (i.e., two companies that operate at separate stages of the production process for a specific finished product), much akin to the integrations of AT&T–Time Warner and Comcast–NBC Universal. Horizontal mergers are more likely to be disapproved than vertical mergers, as they affect a more tangible reduction in competition.[167]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) states on its website that "The greatest antitrust concern arises with proposed mergers between direct competitors (horizontal mergers)."[168][improper synthesis?]

As both Disney and Fox create films and television series, the number of major film studios in Hollywood lowered from six to five. Some argued the operation would still leave many competitors around since Disney may compete with Netflix in the online streaming market with Disney+ and Hulu in equal conditions with its newly acquired properties. Opponents countered that these arguments do not hold much weight due to Disney's powerful box office and stock market shares, its practices and its purchase of Fox's many assets.[169]

News media edit

A film reporter[who?] said, "They'll have more control over more things, so if they decide they don't like what you wrote and want to ban you from their screenings, eventually that will mean all of entertainment. For journalists and reporters trying to do their job, it is frightening to see the scope of one company expand in that way and know that your fate is kind of tied up with them." "We've seen a pattern in Disney's behavior. The more power they have, the more they wield it," one entertainment reporter said. A freelance critic and member of the New York Film Critics Circle said that they were troubled by the idea of the Disney–Fox deal.[170]

On November 3, 2017, Disney banned the Los Angeles Times from attending press screenings of its films in retaliation for the paper's coverage of their political influence in Anaheim, California in September of that year.[171] On November 7, however, Disney reversed its decision, after receiving massive protests and condemnation from a number of major publications and writers including The New York Times, The Boston Globe critic Ty Burr, The Washington Post blogger Alyssa Rosenberg, A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay, the websites The A.V. Club and Flavorwire, and film critic organizations which threatened to disqualify Disney films from their year-end awards in retaliation, specifically, the National Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Circle, and Boston Society of Film Critics.[172][173][174]

Jason Bailey, the editor of Flavorwire, thought the way Disney treated the Los Angeles Times was "absolutely chilling", fearing it would only grow more common after the merger:

The idea of a major, multinational conglomerate being that petty and vindictive and really engaging in an act of retribution against an outlet, and against reporters who had nothing to do with the thing that they were angry about, gave some insight into the length they were willing to go against anyone who didn't toe the Disney company line. It's very worrisome, and is more worrisome if they're in control of this much more of the entertainment industry.[172]

One film writer stated that "I personally worry that a studio this big will need the press less and less. I don't think anything drastic will change immediately, but I think it is more important than ever for entertainment reporters to uphold journalistic values. We are not their PR arms, no matter how much they'd like us to be." Another film reporter said, "As a critic, I've had Disney tell me they don't want to invite me to [its] film because I didn't like the last one. It really scares me to watch them get even more power."[172]

Theaters edit

Unlike other studios, Disney has a reputation for strict conditions being forced upon theater owners for its films, such as Avengers: Age of Ultron and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. For the latter, Disney demanded a 65% cut of domestic ticket sales (rather than the minimum 55% to 60% cut) along with a four-week hold in each venue, and a 5% penalty to any theater owner who breaks any part of the contract, including taking the film off-screen. If the Disney–Fox deal had happened in late 2016, Disney's domestic box office in 2017 would have equaled $4.5 billion or 40% market share, a figure no major studio has ever hit. For some, the deal would give Disney unprecedented market power in the industry.[171][175]

One distribution studio executive denounced the deal, saying that "If I was an independent mom-and-pop theater, I would just close down; there's no way to survive. With a 40% market share, how do you negotiate against that?"[175] John Roper, the general manager of the Phoenix Theatre in Fort Nelson, British Columbia, said that Disney/Fox had him worried about even stricter rules in the future, stating, "It's not good for any type of industry when a company grows that large. Disney holds all the cards, and we have to play by their rules. Smaller cinemas are just left in the dust." Roper decided not to screen Star Wars: The Last Jedi because of Disney's strict conditions of requiring the theater to run the film four weeks straight and play it four times a day (as opposed to other studios, who only require a minimum of two weeks for a film run and play it one time a day). Elkader Cinema in Elkader, Iowa, opted out the movie for the same reason, with owner Lee Akin stating that "I can't get the entire town in my auditorium in one week's time let alone four."[176]

In Brazil, Disney demanded a 52% cut of Coco's domestic ticket sales (rather than the historical 50% cut) and some theaters (with exceptions including foreign chains, such as Cinemark Theatres and Cinépolis) boycotted the film.[177] Coco was shown in 618 screens, against 919 screens that showed Sony Pictures' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.[178][179]

On November 22, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice formally filed its motion for a federal court order to nullify the Paramount Decrees, which was set in place after the 1948 case United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. that required movie studios to divest themselves of their theatrical arms, and prohibited certain anti-competitive practices in the distribution business.[180] The department had cited the shifting realities of an industry that has come to rely on online revenue such as streaming services as a justification.[181] David Sims of The Atlantic wrote that such move would be very disruptive to the theater industry:

[I]f a company like Disney were to buy a major theater company—something the impending DOJ change would permit—it could have drastic consequences for Hollywood. Disney already controls an alarmingly large portion of ticket revenues and just bought its competitor 20th Century Fox; since doing that, the company has quietly restricted repertory showings of old Fox movies, a practice it has long enforced for Disney movies. A hypothetical Disney-owned theater chain that prioritized Disney films for its screens would squeeze an industry that's already struggling to offer a breadth of options to consumers, thanks to the overwhelming success of family-friendly brand-name blockbusters. Without strict antitrust rules, independently owned theaters could have trouble affording big studio movies. A crucial part of the old centralized system was that theater chains rented screens to their studio owners at a massive discount; were that model to return, it would be hard for indie theaters to compete. We live in a world where more than 30 percent of all ticket revenues are earned by [Disney]—it's arguable that the movie system needs more market restriction, not less.[181]

The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), which represents major theater chains, expressed its concern about the murky future the DOJ could create, saying "If exhibitors were forced to book out the vast majority of their screens on major studio films for most of the year, this would leave little to no room for important films from smaller studios."[181]

Pay television industry edit

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka lambasted the deal and called on federal regulators to "fully investigate" the merger. He was concerned about his smaller subscription television constituents having to negotiate multichannel deals with a behemoth that combines Fox's regional sports networks with ESPN and its cadre of collegiate-conference-focused RSNs, as well as the majority stake in Hulu:

The Disney-Fox marriage not only will create one of the world's largest entertainment conglomerates but will give the combined company control of critical video programming that can be bundled together to harm consumers in local and national markets. In particular, Disney-Fox will become the largest holder of key local and national sports programming rights. It also will gain control of more national cable programming networks, and a significant stake in Hulu – an increasingly popular online distribution service. These assets will be in addition to Disney's national broadcast network (ABC) and multiple owned and operated ABC television stations. Because the combined company post-transaction could leverage these programming assets to undermine competition to the detriment of consumers, federal agencies must fully investigate the proposed combination to ensure that it neither violates antitrust laws nor is inconsistent with the public interest.[182][183]

Many European telecommunication companies also expressed concerns about the Disney–Fox deal, considering that Sky plc and Sky UK were included in the package, as it serves almost 23 million households across Britain, Ireland, Germany, Austria, and Italy. Disney's takeover of Sky would be greater than RTL Group, Mediaset, ITV, ProSiebenSat.1 Media, Viasat, and Vivendi combined, according to Eikon estimates, and could allow Sky to expand into new markets and bid more for sports rights and other content. Some felt that a Disney-owned Sky UK would be most damaging to its pay-TV competitors since it has invested in content to cross-sell television with mobile services, in a bid to squeeze more out of customers.[184] A hedge fund with a small stake in Sky has complained that the Disney–Fox deal could cost minority shareholders in the UK satellite broadcaster a hefty premium unless UK regulators intervene.[185]

Dish Network CEO Erik Carlson said blockbuster mergers like the Disney–Fox deal could severely limit the number of content companies providing to their customers. Carlson said on CNBC's Squawk on the Street that "We really take the position that we think about the customer and the customer first."[186]

Entertainment industry edit

The Writers Guild of America West, the union that represents writers of films, television, and other media, wrote that:

In the relentless drive to eliminate competition, big business has an insatiable appetite for consolidation. Disney and Fox have spent decades profiting from the oligopolistic control that the six major media conglomerates have exercised over the entertainment industry, often at the expense of the creators who power their television and film operations. Now, this proposed merger of direct competitors will make matters even worse by substantially increasing the market power of a combined Disney-Fox corporation. The antitrust concerns raised by this deal are obvious and significant. The Writers Guild of America West strongly opposes this merger and will work to ensure our nation's antitrust laws are enforced.[187][188]

Tom Rothman, chairman of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group and former co-chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, said the Disney–Fox deal was a dangerous proposition: "Consolidation under giant corporate mandates rarely promotes creative risk-taking. And in the long run, it is always a challenge to compete against horizontal monopolistic power."[189][190]

James Mangold, director of Fox's Marvel adaptations The Wolverine and its R-rated sequel Logan, expressed concerns that the deal might lead to the approval of a similar film that may have more limited appeal than a conventional Marvel blockbuster, thereby limiting the opportunities for certain filmmakers as well as the consumers. Mangold said that "If they're actually changing their mandate, if what they're supposed to do alters, that would be sad to me because it just means less movies."[191]

At the Critics' Choice Movie Awards on January 11, 2018, producer J. Miles Dale, who accepted the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture for The Shape of Water, urged Disney "not to mess" with 20th Century Fox's indie studio Fox Searchlight Pictures, saying, "they're making the kind of movies that we need to make, we want to make, and people need to see."[191]

Writer Marc Guggenheim, known for his work for the Arrowverse for The CW, said that "As a writer, I'm not a big fan of these big corporate consolidations. I don't think they're necessarily good for writers, directors, producers, and actors. I also, as an American, don't love these big corporate mergers. I don't think they're necessarily good for the country."[192]

The potential acquisition of Fox by Disney caused concern within the entertainment industry that smaller media companies, including Viacom, CBS Corporation, Lionsgate, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, would need to consolidate or be sold in order to remain competitive.[193]

On February 13, 2018, television producer Ryan Murphy, a long-time collaborator of 20th Century Fox Television, signed a five-year $300 million agreement with Netflix, a move considered to be a big blow to Fox and Disney. Murphy cited the Disney–Fox deal as the main reason for departure, arguing that his freedom under Disney might be severely limited in creating new, risk-taking content.[194]

Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations expressed hope that the merger would force creativity in other studios like Paramount, which might focus on smaller-budget films knowing that it could not compete with Walt Disney (after the Fox acquisition) in making big-budget blockbusters.[195]

Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has stated that the Disney–Fox deal provides a "very real opportunity" to hire new executive and creative talent at Paramount and other studios amid the "dislocation associated with change of ownership" at Disney and Fox. Bakish also suggested that Viacom and other companies can provide new content for streaming services such as Netflix once Disney removes their content from the service in 2019.[196]

Walt Disney Studios co-chairman and CEO Alan F. Horn acknowledged that Disney has a stranglehold on the entertainment industry especially after the Fox acquisition, but defended against the monopoly accusations:

We do have an outsized share of the market for sure, that's because people get up, go to the theater, pay their money and watch our movies. I think, for me, I can't apologize for the collective market share we enjoy. I know we enjoy a huge segment of the market share available, but I don't want to apologize for it. I think our films are very different from one another, but it's fair to say, 'Gee whizz, these guys and ladies enjoy a very hefty percentage of the box office.' But that falls outside of my job description, my job is the shepherd the making of these movies as best I can.[197]

Tom Reimann of Collider said that "Horn's bizarre, rambling rationalization veers towards seemingly deliberate obfuscation at several points" by saying that he "point[ed] out that Disney makes a wide variety of films (the two topics are wholly unrelated) while admitting only that Disney enjoys 'a very hefty percentage of the box office' without acknowledging that the studio has bought out most of its meaningful competition."[197]

Political reaction edit

Former President Donald Trump praised both companies for the merger, believing it is best for American jobs.[198] However, U.S. Representative David Cicilline of Rhode Island, the ranking Democrat on the House Antitrust Subcommittee, expressed concerns over the transaction. He said in a statement that "Disney's proposed purchase of 21st Century Fox threatens to put control of even more television, movie, and news content into the hands of a single media giant. If it's approved, this acquisition could allow Disney to limit what consumers can watch and increase their cable bills," he said. "Disney will gain more than 300 channels, 22 regional sports networks, control over Hulu, and a significant portion of Roku."[169][199]

Other comments edit

Richard Greenfield, a BTIG Research analyst, wrote that the combined Disney and Fox assets would have a 39% theatrical market share:

Disney is already using its box office muscle to bully movie domestic exhibitors, extracting financial terms far beyond their studio peers... Adding Fox, which controls portions of the Marvel universe (X-Men, Deadpool) and the Avatar franchise, would enable Disney to gain unprecedented market power.[169]

In response to the Disney–Fox deal, analyst Andy Hargreaves of KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. downgraded Fox's stock from overweight to Sector Weight with no assigned price target. Hargreaves said that although the merger is positive for both companies, it comes with a high antitrust risk due to Disney's potential share of theatrical revenue, its share of domestic cable assets, its strong position in sports, and its power to already force preferential deals with cable, satellite, and theater owners.[200][201]

David Balto, an antitrust lawyer and former policy director at the FTC, said that the inclusion of regional sports networks would give Disney greater leverage with cable and satellite distributors: "Any increase in Disney sports programming will be extremely problematic and will get intense scrutiny".[187]

John Simpson of the activist group Consumer Watchdog said that the deal "would give far too much monopolistic power to Disney, which is known for cutthroat, hardball tactics", and "can only mean higher prices and less choice for consumers."[202]

Barton Crockett, a media analyst at B. Riley FBR, said that "Disney is becoming the Wal-Mart of Hollywood: huge and dominant. That's going to have a big influence up and down the supply chain."[203]

Ian Bezek, contributor to InvestorPlace, questioned the underlying rationale for the merger, asking why Disney needed to acquire Fox's film production and cable sports business for such a "high price", given Disney's already healthy positions in both businesses:

Put another way, Disney is paying $66 billion, including the assumption of $13 billion in debt, to add more sports channels and film production to its already powerful place in both areas. Given the problems at ESPN, some would say this is doubling down on a struggling division. In any case, this deal significantly weakens the argument that Disney is a diversified powerhouse, as it will rely much more on just a couple revenue streams for the majority of its profits post-deal.[204]

Jonathan Barnett, law professor at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law states that when considering streaming services under the same markets as theaters, worries about Disney's control "would be substantially diminished".[195]

Matt Stoller, in his article for Pro-Market website, argued that:

Disney is not a corporation that pushes the bounds of artistic and technological possibility but a corporation that pushes the bounds of legal possibility under a radical pro-consolidation framework that has existed since the 1990s. Its new streaming service Disney Plus proves that the company is willing to lose money in order to generate market power that Disney can later use, often against consumers.[205]

Assets edit

Disney acquired the majority of 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets.[35] These assets included film studios such as 20th Century Fox (rebranded to 20th Century Studios in January 2020), Fox Searchlight Pictures (shortened to Searchlight Pictures that same month), and Fox 2000 Pictures (which was shut down on May 14, 2021);[206] television production units 20th Century Fox Television (became 20th Television in August 2020) and Fox 21 Television Studios (renamed to the second Touchstone Television that same month before being folded into 20th Television in December 2020);[77][207][208][209] the international cable operations of Fox Networks Group (the U.S. operations, which included FX Networks, merged with Disney–ABC Television Group to form Walt Disney Television);[77][210][211] a 73% stake in National Geographic Partners; and a 30% stake in the streaming service Hulu.[35]

The Murdoch family kept ownership of 21CF's remaining assets under the Fox Corporation name. This remainder consists primarily of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Television Stations (which retains the MyNetworkTV syndication service),[212] Fox News Media (which includes the Fox News and Fox Business networks), and the U.S.-exclusive operations of Fox Sports (which retains cable channels such as FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, and a 61% interest in the Big Ten Network).[2] Fox Corporation also inherited the Fox studio lot in Century City; it has leased the lot to Disney for the acquired 21CF assets until 2026.[213]

Several Disney and 21CF assets were initially included in the acquisition, but have since been sold off to third parties due to international regulations, competition from rival media companies, or Disney's lack of investment. One of the divested assets was Sky plc; 21CF sold its 39.14% stake in Sky to Comcast for £11.6 billion (US$15 billion) on September 26, 2018.[214][215] Other divestments included the regional sports group Fox Sports Networks (sold to Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios on August 22, 2019, per U.S. Department of Justice mandate),[38][216] a 50% stake in A&E Networks Europe (which was mandated by the European Commission and purchased by Hearst Communications in January 2019),[217] the gaming assets of FoxNext (sold to Scopely in January 2020),[116] Endemol Shine Group (which was a joint venture with Apollo Global Management and sold to Banijay on July 3, 2020),[113] and a controlling interest in TeleColombia (sold to ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) on November 23, 2021).[143][218]

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The acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company was announced on December 14 2017 and was completed on March 20 2019 1 Among other key assets the acquisition included the 20th Century Fox film and television studios U S cable channels such as FX Fox Networks Group a 73 stake in National Geographic Partners Indian television broadcaster Star India and a 30 stake in Hulu Immediately after the acqusition the holding company of the Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Television Stations Fox News Channel Fox Business Fox Sports 1 and 2 Fox Deportes and the Big Ten Network was renamed Fox Corporation Other 21st Century Fox assets such as the Fox Sports Networks and Sky were divested and sold off to Sinclair and Comcast respectively 2 Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by DisneyInitiatorThe Walt Disney CompanyTarget21st Century FoxTypeFull acquisition of entertainment assetsCostUS 71 3 billionInitiatedDecember 14 2017CompletedMarch 20 2019 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early developments November 2017 April 2018 1 2 Bidding war between Disney and Comcast May July 2018 1 3 Road to completion July 2018 March 2019 1 4 At acquisition October 2018 March 2019 1 5 Aftermath March 2019 present 2 Criticism 2 1 News media 2 2 Theaters 2 3 Pay television industry 2 4 Entertainment industry 2 5 Political reaction 2 6 Other comments 3 Assets 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editEarly developments November 2017 April 2018 edit On November 6 2017 CNBC reported The Walt Disney Company was negotiating a deal with Rupert Murdoch to acquire 21st Century Fox s filmed entertainment cable entertainment and direct broadcast satellite divisions including 20th Century Fox FX Networks and National Geographic Partners The deal would reportedly exclude the Fox Broadcasting Company 20th Century Fox s studio lot Fox Television Stations Fox News Group and Fox Sports which would be spun off into a new independent company run by the Murdoch family 3 According to Disney CEO Bob Iger the idea of purchasing Fox s assets came after Disney acquired majority control of the streaming company BAMTech with anticipation to develop its own streaming service which would eventually launch in November 2019 as Disney It was less interested in Fox s production capacities and more keen to acquire Fox s own film and television libraries to help expand the streaming service s library 4 5 Additionally as 20th Century Fox was the last major studio from the studio era to be acquired when Rupert Murdoch took full control in 1985 its film library was largely intact relative to its peers from that era such as Metro Goldwyn Mayer MGM The two companies had done business in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Family Worldwide from the original incarnation of News Corporation which included the Fox Family Channel afterwards rebranded to ABC Family and later Freeform Saban Entertainment and the international Fox Kids cable networks controlled by Fox Family Worldwide among other assets The deal would also include 20th Century Fox s film rights to certain third party franchises such as X Men Deadpool and Fantastic Four the distribution rights to Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope which were not owned by Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm respectively when Disney acquired those companies as well as consolidate ownership of other franchises both share such as Home Alone and give Disney access to adult animation with ownership of The Simpsons which Disney would fully embrace under the Disney moniker and Family Guy which in the following years after the acquisition would break the fourth wall by making inside jokes on what they were allowed to do now that they were owned by Disney Talks had stalled for the day without a deal being finalized 6 7 but it was reported on November 10 that the prospected deal had yet to be fully abandoned 8 On November 16 it was reported that Comcast parent company of NBCUniversal Xfinity and Comcast Spectacor Verizon Communications and Sony parent company of Sony Pictures Sony Music and Sony Interactive Entertainment had also joined Disney in a bidding war for 21st Century Fox 9 10 During a recent shareholders meeting 21st Century Fox Co chairman Lachlan Murdoch said Fox was not in the category of sub scale companies that were finding it difficult to leverage their positions in new and emerging video platforms but was instead a company that had the required scale to continue to both execute on our aggressive growth strategy and deliver significant increased returns to shareholders 11 Because Disney owns the American Broadcasting Company ABC Comcast owns the National Broadcasting Company NBC and 21st Century Fox owned the Fox Broadcasting Company a full acquisition of Fox by Disney or Comcast would have been illegal under the Federal Communications Commission FCC s rules prohibiting a merger between any of two of the four major broadcast networks 11 12 On November 28 while mentioning a rumor that the rumored negotiations between Disney and Fox were progressing at a rapid pace Mike Fleming Jr of Deadline Hollywood commented given how Disney made the Marvel and Lucasfilm deals under the cone of silence if this happens we ll probably only know it when it s announced It is certainly being talked about today 13 Rumors of a nearing deal continued on December 5 with additional reports suggesting the FSN regional sports networks would be included in the sale assets that would likely be aligned with Disney s ESPN division 14 15 16 17 On December 11 Comcast announced it was dropping its bid on the Fox assets 18 On December 14 Disney and Fox confirmed a 52 4 billion deal to merge the two companies pending approval from the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division 2 19 In February CNBC reported that despite the Disney Fox deal Comcast might take action to outbid Disney s 52 4 billion offer if the AT amp T Time Warner merger went through Despite this Fox President Peter Rice stated he was content with Disney s offer and that the Fox assets were a great fit for Disney 20 Early in March the non profit group Protect Democracy Project Inc filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice DOJ on the hopes to seek any records of communications between the two groups over Disney s pending acquisition of Fox The lawsuit also sought any related antitrust enforcement efforts by the DOJ to find out whether the president or his administration is improperly interfering with the independence of the DOJ out of favoritism for a political ally Donald Trump congratulated Murdoch for the Disney Fox deal while attacking AT amp T s acquisition of Time Warner particularly over the ownership of CNN which he frequently criticized due to alleged bias 21 On April 12 2018 Rice revealed the acquisition was expected to close by summer 2019 22 Beginning in March 2018 a strategic reorganization of the Disney conglomerate saw the creation of two business segments Disney Parks Experiences and Products and Walt Disney Direct to Consumer amp International Parks amp Consumer Products was primarily a merger of Parks amp Resorts and Consumer Products amp Interactive Media while Direct to Consumer amp International took over for Disney International and global sales distribution and streaming units from Disney ABC Television Group Studio Entertainment and Disney Digital Network 23 Given that Iger described it as strategically positioning our businesses for the future The New York Times considered the reorganization done in expectation of the 21st Century Fox purchase 24 Bidding war between Disney and Comcast May July 2018 edit On May 7 2018 it was reported that Comcast spoke to investment banks about topping Disney s offer to acquire Fox 25 Shortly afterwards Iger stated he was willing to drop Sky plc from the deal to ensure the Fox acquisition 26 Several Fox investors said they would be open to terminate the company s agreement with Disney if Comcast followed through on its plan to launch a rival all cash bid for 60 billion Murdoch s family trust controlled 39 of Fox due to shares it held with special voting rights However under the company s by law those special rights did not apply to a vote on the Disney Fox deal when the Murdoch trust only controlled 17 of the vote making it easier for other shareholders to defeat him which was expected as early as next month 27 Later that month it was confirmed that Lachlan Murdoch rather than James Murdoch would take charge of the new company tentatively known as New Fox 28 The following week Comcast publicly announced it was looking into making an all cash counter offer for the Fox assets that Disney proposed to acquire 29 Shortly after it was reported that Disney was looking into making its own all cash counter offer for Fox assets if Comcast went through with their offer 30 The next day Disney and Fox announced they had set their shareholder vote meetings for July 10 although both said Fox s meeting could be postponed if Comcast came through with their offer 31 On June 12 AT amp T was given approval by District Judge Richard J Leon to acquire Time Warner easing concerns Comcast had regarding whether government regulators would block their bid for Fox Consequently the next day Comcast mounted a bid of 65 billion for the 21st Century Fox assets that were set to be acquired by Disney 32 33 On June 18 it was reported that Disney would upgrade its already existing 52 billion claim to contest Comcast s proposed counter offer for the Fox assets 34 On June 20 Disney and Fox announced they had amended their previous merger agreement upping Disney s offer to 71 3 billion a 10 premium over Comcast s 65 billion offer while also offering shareholders the option of receiving cash instead of stock 35 On June 21 Murdoch said in response to Disney s higher offer We are extremely proud of the businesses we have built at 21st Century Fox and firmly believe that this combination with Disney will unlock even more value for shareholders as the new Disney continues to set the pace at a dynamic time for our industry That still would not have prevented other companies from making a bid as the deal still needed to be voted on by shareholders 36 Iger explained the reasoning behind the bid Direct to consumer distribution has actually become an even more compelling proposition in the six months since we announced the deal There has just been not only a tremendous amount of development in that space but clearly the consumer is voting loudly 37 On June 27 the United States Department of Justice gave antitrust approval to Disney under the condition the company sold Fox s 22 regional sports channels within 90 days of closing to which the company agreed 38 The next day Disney and Fox boards scheduled July 27 2018 as the day shareholders voted on the sale of Fox s properties to Disney 39 On July 9 a Fox shareholder filed a lawsuit to stop the acquisition from Disney citing the absence of financial projections for Hulu 40 41 On the same day CNBC reported Comcast was looking for companies that could take over Fox s Regional Sports Networks The shareholder claimed that would ve made Comcast s antitrust problems regarding the takeover of Fox assets easier as Comcast was preparing to make a new all cash counter offer before July 27 2018 42 On July 12 the Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal with the D C Circuit to reverse the District Court s approval for AT amp T s acquisition of Time Warner which became WarnerMedia shortly afterward Analysts said the chances of a victory by the DOJ were small but would be the final nail in the coffin for Comcast s Fox chase This is a clear gift to Disney 43 On the next day AT amp T CEO Randall L Stephenson gave an interview with CNBC about Comcast s bid for Fox It probably can t help it You re in a situation where two entities are bidding for an asset and this kind of action can obviously influence the outcome of those actions 44 On July 13 Disney received the support of the Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis the two most prominent proxy adviser firms in the world Fox shareholders were recommended by the advisers as means to provide for Disney s future 45 On July 16 CNBC reported Comcast was unlikely to continue its bidding war with Disney to acquire Fox Instead Comcast would likely continue pursuing the 61 stake of Sky 46 On July 19 Comcast officially announced it was dropping its bid on the Fox assets in order to focus on its bid for Sky CEO Brian L Roberts said I d like to congratulate Bob Iger and the team at Disney and commend the Murdoch family and Fox for creating such a desirable and respected company 47 Road to completion July 2018 March 2019 edit On July 25 2018 TCI Fund Management the second largest shareholder of 21st Century Fox indicated it voted to approve the Disney Fox deal 48 On July 27 Disney and Fox shareholders approved the merger between the two companies 49 There were reports on August 9 that Viacom CEO Bob Bakish wanted to license its television ad targeting tech to the entire industry starting with Fox 50 On August 12 the Competition Commission of India CCI approved the Disney Fox deal 51 On September 17 the European Commission EC scheduled a merger review for October 19 which was later postponed to November 6 52 On October 5 Disney announced the commencement of exchange offers and consent solicitations for 21st Century Fox 53 On October 10 it was reported that the new post merger organizational structure of New Fox would be implemented by January 1 2019 ahead of the closure of the Disney sale which was still expected to occur during the first half of 2019 54 On October 15 Disney offered a list of concessions to the EC which extended the review deadline to November 6 55 On that day the EC cleared the sale pursuant to the divestment of certain factual television networks in Europe owned by A amp E Networks a joint venture between Disney and Hearst Communications including Blaze Crime amp Investigation History H2 and Lifetime Disney would continue to own 50 of A amp E everywhere outside of the European Economic Area 56 On November 18 the official name for New Fox was revealed to be Fox Corporation 57 On November 19 regulators in China approved the Disney Fox deal without any conditions 58 After obtaining approval from Chinese regulators Disney said it still needed to obtain regulatory approval from several other regulators though the approvals from the United States European Union and China were considered the most important hurdles to clear 59 On December 3 Brazil s Administrative Council for Economic Defense CADE said the deal would concentrate the market of cable sports channels and CADE recommended remedial measures 60 By December 14 the merger was subjected to regulation in Mexico where Disney Fox would account for 27 8 of content distribution across all genres 61 Disney would own 73 of all sports channels in Mexico 62 On January 31 Mexico s Federal Commission of Economic Competition COFECE approved the Disney Fox deal after Disney agreed to sell its part in the Mexican distribution joint venture Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing de Mexico to Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group 63 On January 7 2019 the registration statement for Fox Corporation was filed with the U S Securities and Exchange Commission 64 On January 11 it was reported that the deal was expected to close by either February or March 2019 65 However on January 30 in a SEC filing by Disney it was reported that the deal was expected to close by June 2019 66 Iger met with CADE on February 12 2019 to discuss the deal However a decision on it still could not be reached However on February 20 Bloomberg said CADE would make its ruling on the deal on February 27 67 On February 21 Bloomberg reported Disney would divest Fox Sports in Brazil and Mexico to get approval in these countries which were among the last major hurdles for the Disney Fox deal 68 On February 27 CADE approved the merger with conditions requiring the aforementioned divestiture of the Brazilian Fox Sports among other measures The regulator said it coordinated with regulators in Mexico and Chile in evaluating the transaction Brazil s approval cleared one of the final hurdles allowing the deal to be completed in March 69 On March Disney tweaked Iger s compensation package he would receive upon closing the Disney Fox deal removing 13 5 million in potential salary and incentive awards available for the chief executive after the company closed its acquisition 70 Mexico s telecom regulator Federal Telecommunications Institute IFT approved the deal on March 11 2019 under the condition that Disney agreed to sell the country s Fox Sports within six months It also had to keep the National Geographic brand separate from its A amp E channels This cleared the last major holdout on the deal 71 On March 12 2019 Disney announced it was set to close the Fox deal in seven days 72 Fox Corporation officially became a standalone publicly traded company separate from 21st Century Fox on March 19 2019 making Fox Corporation the owner of the assets that were not acquired by Disney The announcement also included the appointment of the board of directors 73 Also on March 19 21st Century Fox officially completed distribution of new Fox shares ahead of the completion of the Disney deal 74 The deal was officially completed that night 1 Under the terms of the acquisition Disney would phase out Fox brand usage by 2024 to avoid consumer confusion in the marketplace 75 76 At acquisition October 2018 March 2019 edit Disney announced on October 8 2018 21st Century Fox s top television executives would join the company including Peter Rice Gary Knell John Landgraf and Dana Walden Rice would serve as Chairman of Walt Disney Television and co chair of Disney Media Networks succeeding Ben Sherwood while Walden would be named Chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment 77 Disney announced on March 5 2019 Craig Hunegs would lead the combined television operations at Disney Television Studios once the Disney Fox deal closed Hunegs would be president of the subsidiary with oversight of all operations including ABC Studios ABC Signature 20th Century Fox Television and Fox 21 Television Studios He would report to Dana Walden chairman of Fox Television Group who would be chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment 78 On October 18 2018 Disney announced a new organizational structure for the Walt Disney Studios and the individual unit heads who would join the company except for Fox s filmed entertainment CEO Stacey Snider including Emma Watts Fox 2000 President of Production Elizabeth Gabler Fox Searchlight Pictures Chairmen Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula Watts who served as Vice Chairman and President of production at 20th Century Fox would stay on in that post All Fox film production units would report to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn except for Fox Family and 20th Century Fox Animation reporting to Watts and Horn 79 By March 22 2019 Fox Family only reports to Watts with Fox Animation reporting only to Horn 80 On December 13 2018 Disney announced a new organizational structure for its international operations and the individuals who would join the company including Jan Koeoppen and Uday Shankar Shankar who served as chairman and President of Fox Networks Group Asia and Star India would lead Disney s Asian operations and become the new Chairman of Disney India 81 Aftermath March 2019 present edit On March 21 2019 it was reported that Disney would shut down the Fox 2000 Pictures studio in 2020 following the release of The Woman in the Window 82 On the same day it was reported that up to 4 000 people would lose their jobs as Disney commenced layoffs following the merger The top executives given two to six months notice of being laid off included 20th Century Fox film president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson president of worldwide marketing Pamela Levine co president of marketing Kevin Campbell chief content officer Tony Sella international distribution president Andrew Cripps executive vice president of corporate communications Dan Berger executive vice president of legal affairs and executive vice president of Fox Stage productions Bob Cohen and executive vice president of publicity Heather Phillips 20th Television president Greg Meidel and Fox Consumer Products boss Jim Fielding 83 The layoffs from Fox s Film Division continued from March May 84 June 85 July and more recently in August 2019 86 87 As of July 31 2019 the layoffs totaled 250 with the layoffs of several dozen employees in the production and visual effects departments Key Fox executives in this group were executive VP of feature production Fred Baron executive VP of physical production Dana Belcastro executive VP of post production Fred Chandler and visual effects John Kilkenny 88 Debmar Mercury announced on April 3 that it would end its national ad sales partnership with 20th Television and transfer its national ad sales for its first run and off network shows by the company to CBS Television Distribution Media Sales 89 On April 10 Disney s ESPN unit acquired a package of rights to the Big 12 Conference in college athletics that had previously been held by Fox 90 On April 15 Hulu acquired AT amp T s 9 5 stake in its service for 1 43 billion with Disney and NBCUniversal co owning the share 91 On April 24 Disney announced that it had canceled a number of upcoming Fox films such as Mouse Guard 92 News of the World whose rights were then picked up by Universal Pictures 93 and an adaptation of Angie Thomas On the Come Up whose rights were then moved to Paramount Players 94 and that some projects such as The King s Man Fear Street and Steven Spielberg s remake of West Side Story were still in production 95 On May 7 Disney announced a revised release schedule for several Disney and Fox films Among the changes several films Artemis Fowl Ad Astra Spies in Disguise The New Mutants and Call of the Wild were moved to later release dates All the Fox Marvel films previously scheduled for release after 2019 were removed from the schedule Avatar The Way of Water was rescheduled from 2020 to a 2021 Christmas release after which Avatar sequels would be released every other Christmas holiday release alternating with Star Wars sequels through 2027 96 On April 25 2019 Shannon Ryan who was previously Fox Television chief marketing officer was made president of marketing for ABC Entertainment and Disney Television Studios reporting directly to Karey Burke president of ABC Entertainment and Craig Hunegs president of Disney Television Studios 97 On April 26 Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed to acquire Fox Sports Networks excluding YES Network which would be sold separately to Yankee Global Enterprises from Disney for 10 billion 98 On May 14 Disney announced it had assumed control of Hulu as part of a put call agreement with Comcast and its 33 stake in the service Comcast will continue to license NBCUniversal content and live carriage of NBCUniversal channels until late 2024 and their stake in Hulu could be sold to Disney as early as January of that year In addition both companies would fund Hulu s purchase of AT amp T s 9 5 stake in the namesake platform 99 Following the acquisition Disney reorganized its television division to align various operations On June 10 Disney announced that both Disney Television Studios and FX Entertainment would share the same casting division 100 On July 31 Disney reorganized Hulu s reporting structure placing Hulu s Scripted Originals team under Walt Disney Television Under the new structure Hulu s SVP of Original Scripted Content would report directly to the chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment 101 On July 3 Fox Stage Productions was moved into Disney Theatrical Group Top FSP executives Isaac Robert Hurwitz Connor Brockmeier and Bob Cohen all left at the same time 102 103 On August 1 Disney announced that the Fox Research Library would be folded into the Walt Disney Archives and Disney Imagineering Archives by January 2020 86 88 On August 7 Disney announced that it would overhaul Fox film projects in development except Avatar Planet of the Apes and Kingsman sequels due to Dark Phoenix causing a third quarter loss A new reduced slate of about 10 films per year fully overseen by Disney would now be the main focus with 20th Century Fox making half of the films for Hulu and Disney Fox properties such as Star Wars Home Alone Night at the Museum Cheaper by the Dozen and Diary of a Wimpy Kid were assigned for Disney release and assigned to Fox Family 104 105 On August 9 the Los Angeles Times reported that Disney would be pulling all Fox film library titles out of all theater chains and moving them onto either Hulu or Disney Little Theatre a local theater chain in Rochester New York was forced to cancel their August 5 screening of Fight Club after Disney notified the theater that it was not allowed to screen the film in the future 106 On August 22 Sinclair completed its acquisition of Fox Sports Networks from Disney 107 Seven days later on August 29 a consortium consisting of Yankee Global Sinclair and Amazon also completed the acquisition of the 80 share of YES Network from Disney with Yankee owning 65 Sinclair owning 20 and Amazon owning the remaining 15 108 On September 10 Disney announced plans to sell the video game division of FoxNext preferring to license its properties for video games rather than develop them 109 On October 22 Banijay Group announced its intent to acquire Endemol Shine Group from Disney and Apollo Global Management for 2 2 billion 110 Disney and Apollo agreed to sell Endemol Shine on October 26 pending antitrust approval from regulators 111 112 On July 3 2020 Banijay completed its purchase of Endemol Shine 113 On October 24 Vulture reported that Disney was limiting theatrical exhibitions of Fox s older films with several theaters and film programmers reporting that Fox s back catalogue was no longer available to them 114 An exception to the new policy was made for The Rocky Horror Picture Show due to that film s traditional midnight screenings and holding the Guinness world record for longest original theatrical release 115 On January 17 2020 Disney began to rebrand Fox s studios to remove references to Fox from their names with 20th Century Fox being renamed 20th Century Studios and Fox Searchlight Pictures being renamed Searchlight Pictures 76 On January 22 2020 Disney announced it had sold off a majority of FoxNext s assets including FoxNext Games Los Angeles development studios Cold Iron Studios and Aftershock and FoxNext s original IP s to mobile game developer Scopely 116 Two days later Disney announced they would shutter Fogbank Entertainment a third development studio under FoxNext 117 On January 31 Disney removed the position of CEO from Hulu as part of the latter s full integration with Disney s business model Under the new structure top Hulu executives would report directly to the leads of DTCI and Walt Disney Television 118 On March 17 The Wall Street Journal reported that Disney sought to sell true X due to lack of investment after being labeled a noncore asset 119 On May 6 CADE approved the merger between Fox Sports Brazil and ESPN Brasil with conditions requiring Disney to keep Fox Sports Brazil until January 1 2022 when the channel s operations were expected to be absorbed into ESPN In the meantime ESPN and Fox Sports will share the rights to broadcasting sporting events 120 On August 10 2020 Disney announced a reorganization and rebranding of its television studios with 20th Century Fox Television being subsumed by 20th Television distributor 20th Television being folded into Disney ABC Domestic Television and Fox 21 Television Studios being rebranded as Touchstone Television reviving a name dropped in 2007 by what then became ABC Studios now ABC Signature 121 122 On September 1 20th Century Fox Japan was absorbed into The Walt Disney Company Japan Through this branch Fox had served as co distributor with Toei Company for animated films based on the Dragon Ball franchise since Dragon Ball Z Battle of Gods 2013 Due to the acquisition Dragon Ball Super Super Hero 2022 was released without the involvement of 20th Century Studios distribution outside Japan was undertaken by Sony Pictures Crunchyroll 123 On September 28 Disney announced that it had sold true X to Gimbal Inc 124 On October 1 Disney and Dutch football league Eredivisie jointly announced that the Fox Sports channels in the Netherlands would be rebranded as ESPN The rebranding is a direct consequence of the acquisition and it occurred on January 1 2021 Taking over from 21st Century Fox Disney owns 51 of Eredivisie Media amp Marketing CV while Eredivisie owns the remaining 49 Eredivisie Media amp Marketing in turn owned the Netherlands Fox and Fox Sports channels 125 126 On November 27 Disney announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star on February 22 2021 Fox Channel would become Star Channel Fox Life would become Star Life etc 127 128 On December 30 Dutch cable provider Ziggo revealed that the European feeds of StarPlus and Star Gold would be rebranded as Utsav Plus and Utsav Gold respectively The rebranding came as Disney chose to use the Star brand name for non family and mature oriented programming with its forthcoming hub on Disney in several international markets as well as the launch of streaming service Star in Latin America 129 130 On February 9 2021 Deadline Hollywood confirmed that Blue Sky Studios would shut down due to current economic realities related to the COVID 19 pandemic and that all of the Blue Sky library and IPs would be absorbed by Disney 131 Blue Sky Studios was shut down on April 10 131 132 133 Fox Sports Networks and Fox College Sports were later rebranded as Bally Sports and Stadium College Sports on March 31 134 135 136 In March 2021 Disney launched 20th Television Animation a division under 20th Television for adult animation productions from studios involved in this acquisition 137 On April 26 Fox Sports Go became the Bally Sports app 138 On April 27 Disney announced that most of the Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific linear channels would be shut down in two phases in October 2021 for Hong Kong and Southeast Asian countries and January 2022 for Taiwan respectively 139 On May 14 Fox 2000 Pictures was shut down after The Woman in the Window was released on Netflix 140 Disney sold Fox Sports Mexico to Grupo Multimedia Lauman in June which was approved by regulators The sale of Fox Sports Mexico was among the conditions of approval to the 21st Century Fox deal in Mexico 141 On August 31 Disney announced that Hotstar which it acquired in the 21st Century Fox acquisition would be shut down in the United States in late 2022 The company also announced the migration of content such as Hotstar Specials Star India s programming and blockbuster movies to Hulu starting September 1 The sports content including the Indian Premier League Board of Control for Cricket in India International Cricket Council and Pro Kabaddi League would be migrated to ESPN 142 On October 28 ViacomCBS now Paramount Global announced its purchase of TeleColombia from Disney with the acquisition expecting approval in 2022 TeleColombia was sold on November 23 2021 143 On November 4 Disney announced that it would rebrand the remaining feeds of Fox Sports Latin America to ESPN 4 on December 1 with the exception of the Mexican channel due to the aforementioned sale of that channel 144 145 On January 20 2022 Disney sold the Argentinian Fox Sports as part of the conditions of approval for the 21st Century Fox acquisition in Argentina 146 On February 15 Disney announced that it had sold Fox Sports Argentina to Mediapro 147 The sale would be approved by Argentina s National Commission for Competition Defense CNDC on April 27 148 On January 26 Tata Sky was rebranded into Tata Play 149 On March 1 Gimbal true X formerly known as true X was rebranded into Infillion approximately one year after Gimbal s purchase of the company from Disney 150 It was announced that on May 1 Fox Sports Premium would rebrand to ESPN Premium 151 On May 27 Disney began to rebrand Fox s international studios to remove all references to the Fox branding from their name starting with Fox Star Studios being renamed Star Studios 152 On October 10 Fox Studios Australia was rebranded into Disney Studios Australia 153 In July 2023 Disney began exploring strategic options including a sale or formation of a joint venture for their businesses in India 154 Between September and October 2023 the company held preliminary talks with Reliance Industries billionaire Gautam Adani and Kalanithi Maran owner of the Sun Group for a potential sale of its streaming and linear television assets 155 156 In late October 2023 it was reported that Disney was nearing a cash and stock deal with Reliance Industries for the sale of its operations in India including a controlling stake in Disney Star The assets Reliance would acquire are reportedly valued at around 7 8 billion and a transaction was to be announced as early as November 157 Although Disney CEO Bob Iger refuted claims of a sale during a third quarter earnings call it was announced in December 2023 that Disney and Reliance had signed a non binding term sheet for a merger According to its terms Reliance would hold a 51 in the merged company in cash and stock while Disney would own the remaining 49 For purposes of the merger a subsidiary of Viacom18 being created to absorb Disney Star through a stock swap with the deal being expected to be completed by February 2024 pending ratification and regulatory approval with Reliance aiming to complete it by the end of January 158 159 160 In February 2024 Disney and Reliance reached a deal to merge their streaming and television assets with the joint venture valued at 8 5 billion including synergies As part of the deal Viacom18 would be merged into Disney Star with Disney holding a 36 84 stake in the combined entity which would bring together assets such as linear television entertainment channels StarPlus Colors TV and the Star Gold Network sports channels Star Sports and Sports18 and the streaming services JioCinema and Disney Hotstar with Nita Ambani serving as the chairperson of the joint venture with Uday Shankar serving as vice chairperson with the deal giving 16 34 to Reliance and 46 82 to Viacom18 161 and with the deal being expected to close sometime in late 2024 or early 2025 pending regulatory approval 162 163 and was later reported that Disney was in talks with Reliance to sell its 30 share in Tata Play 164 In March 2024 it was reported that Paramount Global was looking to sell its 13 01 stake in Viacom18 to Reliance which already owned a 73 91 share via TV18 165 Although Bloomberg News reported that the deal was unlikely to close the deal was confirmed a week later for 517 million its closure subject to regulatory approval and the completion of the joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney Paramount would however continue to license its content to the company 166 Criticism editSee also Criticism of the Walt Disney Company Despite Disney passing antitrust approval from regulators in every country there are significant antitrust concerns about Disney s purchase The deal is a horizontal merger i e in which a company buys up a corporation that produces the same goods and products as opposed to a vertical merger i e two companies that operate at separate stages of the production process for a specific finished product much akin to the integrations of AT amp T Time Warner and Comcast NBC Universal Horizontal mergers are more likely to be disapproved than vertical mergers as they affect a more tangible reduction in competition 167 The Federal Trade Commission FTC states on its website that The greatest antitrust concern arises with proposed mergers between direct competitors horizontal mergers 168 improper synthesis As both Disney and Fox create films and television series the number of major film studios in Hollywood lowered from six to five Some argued the operation would still leave many competitors around since Disney may compete with Netflix in the online streaming market with Disney and Hulu in equal conditions with its newly acquired properties Opponents countered that these arguments do not hold much weight due to Disney s powerful box office and stock market shares its practices and its purchase of Fox s many assets 169 News media edit A film reporter who said They ll have more control over more things so if they decide they don t like what you wrote and want to ban you from their screenings eventually that will mean all of entertainment For journalists and reporters trying to do their job it is frightening to see the scope of one company expand in that way and know that your fate is kind of tied up with them We ve seen a pattern in Disney s behavior The more power they have the more they wield it one entertainment reporter said A freelance critic and member of the New York Film Critics Circle said that they were troubled by the idea of the Disney Fox deal 170 On November 3 2017 Disney banned the Los Angeles Times from attending press screenings of its films in retaliation for the paper s coverage of their political influence in Anaheim California in September of that year 171 On November 7 however Disney reversed its decision after receiving massive protests and condemnation from a number of major publications and writers including The New York Times The Boston Globe critic Ty Burr The Washington Post blogger Alyssa Rosenberg A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay the websites The A V Club and Flavorwire and film critic organizations which threatened to disqualify Disney films from their year end awards in retaliation specifically the National Society of Film Critics Los Angeles Film Critics Association New York Film Critics Circle and Boston Society of Film Critics 172 173 174 Jason Bailey the editor of Flavorwire thought the way Disney treated the Los Angeles Times was absolutely chilling fearing it would only grow more common after the merger The idea of a major multinational conglomerate being that petty and vindictive and really engaging in an act of retribution against an outlet and against reporters who had nothing to do with the thing that they were angry about gave some insight into the length they were willing to go against anyone who didn t toe the Disney company line It s very worrisome and is more worrisome if they re in control of this much more of the entertainment industry 172 One film writer stated that I personally worry that a studio this big will need the press less and less I don t think anything drastic will change immediately but I think it is more important than ever for entertainment reporters to uphold journalistic values We are not their PR arms no matter how much they d like us to be Another film reporter said As a critic I ve had Disney tell me they don t want to invite me to its film because I didn t like the last one It really scares me to watch them get even more power 172 Theaters edit Unlike other studios Disney has a reputation for strict conditions being forced upon theater owners for its films such as Avengers Age of Ultron and Star Wars The Last Jedi For the latter Disney demanded a 65 cut of domestic ticket sales rather than the minimum 55 to 60 cut along with a four week hold in each venue and a 5 penalty to any theater owner who breaks any part of the contract including taking the film off screen If the Disney Fox deal had happened in late 2016 Disney s domestic box office in 2017 would have equaled 4 5 billion or 40 market share a figure no major studio has ever hit For some the deal would give Disney unprecedented market power in the industry 171 175 One distribution studio executive denounced the deal saying that If I was an independent mom and pop theater I would just close down there s no way to survive With a 40 market share how do you negotiate against that 175 John Roper the general manager of the Phoenix Theatre in Fort Nelson British Columbia said that Disney Fox had him worried about even stricter rules in the future stating It s not good for any type of industry when a company grows that large Disney holds all the cards and we have to play by their rules Smaller cinemas are just left in the dust Roper decided not to screen Star Wars The Last Jedi because of Disney s strict conditions of requiring the theater to run the film four weeks straight and play it four times a day as opposed to other studios who only require a minimum of two weeks for a film run and play it one time a day Elkader Cinema in Elkader Iowa opted out the movie for the same reason with owner Lee Akin stating that I can t get the entire town in my auditorium in one week s time let alone four 176 In Brazil Disney demanded a 52 cut of Coco s domestic ticket sales rather than the historical 50 cut and some theaters with exceptions including foreign chains such as Cinemark Theatres and Cinepolis boycotted the film 177 Coco was shown in 618 screens against 919 screens that showed Sony Pictures Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle 178 179 On November 22 2019 the U S Department of Justice formally filed its motion for a federal court order to nullify the Paramount Decrees which was set in place after the 1948 case United States v Paramount Pictures Inc that required movie studios to divest themselves of their theatrical arms and prohibited certain anti competitive practices in the distribution business 180 The department had cited the shifting realities of an industry that has come to rely on online revenue such as streaming services as a justification 181 David Sims of The Atlantic wrote that such move would be very disruptive to the theater industry I f a company like Disney were to buy a major theater company something the impending DOJ change would permit it could have drastic consequences for Hollywood Disney already controls an alarmingly large portion of ticket revenues and just bought its competitor 20th Century Fox since doing that the company has quietly restricted repertory showings of old Fox movies a practice it has long enforced for Disney movies A hypothetical Disney owned theater chain that prioritized Disney films for its screens would squeeze an industry that s already struggling to offer a breadth of options to consumers thanks to the overwhelming success of family friendly brand name blockbusters Without strict antitrust rules independently owned theaters could have trouble affording big studio movies A crucial part of the old centralized system was that theater chains rented screens to their studio owners at a massive discount were that model to return it would be hard for indie theaters to compete We live in a world where more than 30 percent of all ticket revenues are earned by Disney it s arguable that the movie system needs more market restriction not less 181 The National Association of Theatre Owners NATO which represents major theater chains expressed its concern about the murky future the DOJ could create saying If exhibitors were forced to book out the vast majority of their screens on major studio films for most of the year this would leave little to no room for important films from smaller studios 181 Pay television industry edit American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M Polka lambasted the deal and called on federal regulators to fully investigate the merger He was concerned about his smaller subscription television constituents having to negotiate multichannel deals with a behemoth that combines Fox s regional sports networks with ESPN and its cadre of collegiate conference focused RSNs as well as the majority stake in Hulu The Disney Fox marriage not only will create one of the world s largest entertainment conglomerates but will give the combined company control of critical video programming that can be bundled together to harm consumers in local and national markets In particular Disney Fox will become the largest holder of key local and national sports programming rights It also will gain control of more national cable programming networks and a significant stake in Hulu an increasingly popular online distribution service These assets will be in addition to Disney s national broadcast network ABC and multiple owned and operated ABC television stations Because the combined company post transaction could leverage these programming assets to undermine competition to the detriment of consumers federal agencies must fully investigate the proposed combination to ensure that it neither violates antitrust laws nor is inconsistent with the public interest 182 183 Many European telecommunication companies also expressed concerns about the Disney Fox deal considering that Sky plc and Sky UK were included in the package as it serves almost 23 million households across Britain Ireland Germany Austria and Italy Disney s takeover of Sky would be greater than RTL Group Mediaset ITV ProSiebenSat 1 Media Viasat and Vivendi combined according to Eikon estimates and could allow Sky to expand into new markets and bid more for sports rights and other content Some felt that a Disney owned Sky UK would be most damaging to its pay TV competitors since it has invested in content to cross sell television with mobile services in a bid to squeeze more out of customers 184 A hedge fund with a small stake in Sky has complained that the Disney Fox deal could cost minority shareholders in the UK satellite broadcaster a hefty premium unless UK regulators intervene 185 Dish Network CEO Erik Carlson said blockbuster mergers like the Disney Fox deal could severely limit the number of content companies providing to their customers Carlson said on CNBC s Squawk on the Street that We really take the position that we think about the customer and the customer first 186 Entertainment industry edit The Writers Guild of America West the union that represents writers of films television and other media wrote that In the relentless drive to eliminate competition big business has an insatiable appetite for consolidation Disney and Fox have spent decades profiting from the oligopolistic control that the six major media conglomerates have exercised over the entertainment industry often at the expense of the creators who power their television and film operations Now this proposed merger of direct competitors will make matters even worse by substantially increasing the market power of a combined Disney Fox corporation The antitrust concerns raised by this deal are obvious and significant The Writers Guild of America West strongly opposes this merger and will work to ensure our nation s antitrust laws are enforced 187 188 Tom Rothman chairman of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group and former co chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment said the Disney Fox deal was a dangerous proposition Consolidation under giant corporate mandates rarely promotes creative risk taking And in the long run it is always a challenge to compete against horizontal monopolistic power 189 190 James Mangold director of Fox s Marvel adaptations The Wolverine and its R rated sequel Logan expressed concerns that the deal might lead to the approval of a similar film that may have more limited appeal than a conventional Marvel blockbuster thereby limiting the opportunities for certain filmmakers as well as the consumers Mangold said that If they re actually changing their mandate if what they re supposed to do alters that would be sad to me because it just means less movies 191 At the Critics Choice Movie Awards on January 11 2018 producer J Miles Dale who accepted the Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Picture for The Shape of Water urged Disney not to mess with 20th Century Fox s indie studio Fox Searchlight Pictures saying they re making the kind of movies that we need to make we want to make and people need to see 191 Writer Marc Guggenheim known for his work for the Arrowverse for The CW said that As a writer I m not a big fan of these big corporate consolidations I don t think they re necessarily good for writers directors producers and actors I also as an American don t love these big corporate mergers I don t think they re necessarily good for the country 192 The potential acquisition of Fox by Disney caused concern within the entertainment industry that smaller media companies including Viacom CBS Corporation Lionsgate and Metro Goldwyn Mayer would need to consolidate or be sold in order to remain competitive 193 On February 13 2018 television producer Ryan Murphy a long time collaborator of 20th Century Fox Television signed a five year 300 million agreement with Netflix a move considered to be a big blow to Fox and Disney Murphy cited the Disney Fox deal as the main reason for departure arguing that his freedom under Disney might be severely limited in creating new risk taking content 194 Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations expressed hope that the merger would force creativity in other studios like Paramount which might focus on smaller budget films knowing that it could not compete with Walt Disney after the Fox acquisition in making big budget blockbusters 195 Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has stated that the Disney Fox deal provides a very real opportunity to hire new executive and creative talent at Paramount and other studios amid the dislocation associated with change of ownership at Disney and Fox Bakish also suggested that Viacom and other companies can provide new content for streaming services such as Netflix once Disney removes their content from the service in 2019 196 Walt Disney Studios co chairman and CEO Alan F Horn acknowledged that Disney has a stranglehold on the entertainment industry especially after the Fox acquisition but defended against the monopoly accusations We do have an outsized share of the market for sure that s because people get up go to the theater pay their money and watch our movies I think for me I can t apologize for the collective market share we enjoy I know we enjoy a huge segment of the market share available but I don t want to apologize for it I think our films are very different from one another but it s fair to say Gee whizz these guys and ladies enjoy a very hefty percentage of the box office But that falls outside of my job description my job is the shepherd the making of these movies as best I can 197 Tom Reimann of Collider said that Horn s bizarre rambling rationalization veers towards seemingly deliberate obfuscation at several points by saying that he point ed out that Disney makes a wide variety of films the two topics are wholly unrelated while admitting only that Disney enjoys a very hefty percentage of the box office without acknowledging that the studio has bought out most of its meaningful competition 197 Political reaction edit Former President Donald Trump praised both companies for the merger believing it is best for American jobs 198 However U S Representative David Cicilline of Rhode Island the ranking Democrat on the House Antitrust Subcommittee expressed concerns over the transaction He said in a statement that Disney s proposed purchase of 21st Century Fox threatens to put control of even more television movie and news content into the hands of a single media giant If it s approved this acquisition could allow Disney to limit what consumers can watch and increase their cable bills he said Disney will gain more than 300 channels 22 regional sports networks control over Hulu and a significant portion of Roku 169 199 Other comments edit Richard Greenfield a BTIG Research analyst wrote that the combined Disney and Fox assets would have a 39 theatrical market share Disney is already using its box office muscle to bully movie domestic exhibitors extracting financial terms far beyond their studio peers Adding Fox which controls portions of the Marvel universe X Men Deadpool and the Avatar franchise would enable Disney to gain unprecedented market power 169 In response to the Disney Fox deal analyst Andy Hargreaves of KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc downgraded Fox s stock from overweight to Sector Weight with no assigned price target Hargreaves said that although the merger is positive for both companies it comes with a high antitrust risk due to Disney s potential share of theatrical revenue its share of domestic cable assets its strong position in sports and its power to already force preferential deals with cable satellite and theater owners 200 201 David Balto an antitrust lawyer and former policy director at the FTC said that the inclusion of regional sports networks would give Disney greater leverage with cable and satellite distributors Any increase in Disney sports programming will be extremely problematic and will get intense scrutiny 187 John Simpson of the activist group Consumer Watchdog said that the deal would give far too much monopolistic power to Disney which is known for cutthroat hardball tactics and can only mean higher prices and less choice for consumers 202 Barton Crockett a media analyst at B Riley FBR said that Disney is becoming the Wal Mart of Hollywood huge and dominant That s going to have a big influence up and down the supply chain 203 Ian Bezek contributor to InvestorPlace questioned the underlying rationale for the merger asking why Disney needed to acquire Fox s film production and cable sports business for such a high price given Disney s already healthy positions in both businesses Put another way Disney is paying 66 billion including the assumption of 13 billion in debt to add more sports channels and film production to its already powerful place in both areas Given the problems at ESPN some would say this is doubling down on a struggling division In any case this deal significantly weakens the argument that Disney is a diversified powerhouse as it will rely much more on just a couple revenue streams for the majority of its profits post deal 204 Jonathan Barnett law professor at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law states that when considering streaming services under the same markets as theaters worries about Disney s control would be substantially diminished 195 Matt Stoller in his article for Pro Market website argued that Disney is not a corporation that pushes the bounds of artistic and technological possibility but a corporation that pushes the bounds of legal possibility under a radical pro consolidation framework that has existed since the 1990s Its new streaming service Disney Plus proves that the company is willing to lose money in order to generate market power that Disney can later use often against consumers 205 Assets editDisney acquired the majority of 21st Century Fox s entertainment assets 35 These assets included film studios such as 20th Century Fox rebranded to 20th Century Studios in January 2020 Fox Searchlight Pictures shortened to Searchlight Pictures that same month and Fox 2000 Pictures which was shut down on May 14 2021 206 television production units 20th Century Fox Television became 20th Television in August 2020 and Fox 21 Television Studios renamed to the second Touchstone Television that same month before being folded into 20th Television in December 2020 77 207 208 209 the international cable operations of Fox Networks Group the U S operations which included FX Networks merged with Disney ABC Television Group to form Walt Disney Television 77 210 211 a 73 stake in National Geographic Partners and a 30 stake in the streaming service Hulu 35 The Murdoch family kept ownership of 21CF s remaining assets under the Fox Corporation name This remainder consists primarily of the Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Television Stations which retains the MyNetworkTV syndication service 212 Fox News Media which includes the Fox News and Fox Business networks and the U S exclusive operations of Fox Sports which retains cable channels such as FS1 FS2 Fox Deportes and a 61 interest in the Big Ten Network 2 Fox Corporation also inherited the Fox studio lot in Century City it has leased the lot to Disney for the acquired 21CF assets until 2026 213 Several Disney and 21CF assets were initially included in the acquisition but have since been sold off to third parties due to international regulations competition from rival media companies or Disney s lack of investment One of the divested assets was Sky plc 21CF sold its 39 14 stake in Sky to Comcast for 11 6 billion US 15 billion on September 26 2018 214 215 Other divestments included the regional sports group Fox Sports Networks sold to Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios on August 22 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