On Friday, June 15, 2018 at 1:06:49 PM UTC-4, M-D November wrote: > > I don't think the issue here is that the Murdochs are trying to offload > the bulk of Fox (especially since the TV nets aren't included in the deal). > > As a consumer (both in the literal and figurative sense of the word), I > had been looking forward to Disney closing this deal, because it would mean > that all Marvel IP would finally be under one roof, and all Star Wars home > video distribution issues could finally be resolved (and we might finally > get the long-rumored 'theatrical cut' BDs of the original trilogy). Comcast > jumping into the fray at the last minute mucks that up considerably - their > only Marvel interest is the presence in Universal's Islands of Adventure in > Orlando (a remnant of the Marvel early-00's IP fire sale that gives > Universal exclusive theme park rights to major Marvel characters east of > the Mississippi*). Does Fox's film unit have any other major franchises > left? >
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