TexasTVNews 1366 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Disney Pledges $2 Billion to Fund Sky News for 15 Years https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/disney-fox-sky-news-15-years-1202850724/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1338 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Disney Pledges $2 Billion to Fund Sky News for 15 Years https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/disney-fox-sky-news-15-years-1202850724/ I wonder if that will include making it available on cable here (even though it's already available via streaming). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Or, and hear me out, New Fox can keep the parts of 20CF that make Fox network shows and syndication and sell the rest (FX[X], movies) over to Disney (or Comcast). It’s a win-win. Disney gets another movie studio, and Fox won’t have to rely on SmackDown and Thursday Night Football to carry the network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDonP1 113 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Or, and hear me out, New Fox can keep the parts of 20CF that make Fox network shows and syndication and sell the rest (FX[X], movies) over to Disney (or Comcast). It’s a win-win. Disney gets another movie studio, and Fox won’t have to rely on SmackDown and Thursday Night Football to carry the network. Theoretically, it is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 919 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 [MEDIA=twitter]1009408655631048704[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 FOX takes higher bid from Disney.... https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/21st-century-fox-accepts-disneys-higher-bid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDonP1 113 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 FOX takes higher bid from Disney.... https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/21st-century-fox-accepts-disneys-higher-bid Best breaking news story EVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Best breaking news story EVER! It might go higher tomorrow as the bidding war continues... You may have to update your post tomorrow with Ever,Ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I hope Time Warner (and possibly soon to be AT&T) jumps into this bidding war somehow. What I can definitely see as a possibility is the Animation Domination block (or what’s left of it) getting moved to TBS or Adult Swim. Let’s face it, FOX hasn’t produced a new cartoon for Sunday nights since the flops of The Cleveland Show, Borderland, and Alan Gregory. With this, shows that are long in the tooth will get cancelled (The Simpsons most likely will end their run after Season 30), Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers will move to TBS for first-run alongside American Dad! and have a second-run on Adult Swim. Family Guy likely has one more good season left before TBS could pull the plug, while Bob’s Burgers has at least a few more seasons. With more emphasis on sports and news programming, it’s highly unlikely the animated shows will survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 376 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I think FOX can still pull off an all-animated Sunday night lineup. That night has always felt different than the rest of the week anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I think FOX can still pull off an all-animated Sunday night lineup. That night has always felt different than the rest of the week anyway. But there’s the problem, they barely do now. Plus, with Brooklyn Nine-Nine gone from Sunday nights you have three cartoons and The Orville. I guarantee you, the cartoons will be gone in a year. Also, despite being under contract until 2022, you can’t doubt the realm of possibility that eventually FOX will outbid NBC for Sunday Night Football (noting their successful attempt to get Thursday Night Football). If that’s the case, NFL on FOX programming could largely run from 12pm until 11 or 11:30pm. And with the XFL coming back (and FOX getting cozy with Vince McMahon), that opens up Sunday nights to compete against SNF in the interim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 869 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 AT&T just took over WarnerMedia, trying to bolt another one of those onto it would be at best very risky - although there is a real risk of them getting lapped by merger fever like Westinghouse/CBS and every pre-GE owner of Universal was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadcowatbk 144 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 But there’s the problem, they barely do now. Plus, with Brooklyn Nine-Nine gone from Sunday nights you have three cartoons and The Orville. I guarantee you, the cartoons will be gone in a year. . probably more than that since a half hour of animation takes 9 months to produce and they all have multi year deals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadcowatbk 144 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 But there’s the problem, they barely do now. Plus, with Brooklyn Nine-Nine gone from Sunday nights you have three cartoons and The Orville. I guarantee you, the cartoons will be gone in a year. Also, despite being under contract until 2022, you can’t doubt the realm of possibility that eventually FOX will outbid NBC for Sunday Night Football (noting their successful attempt to get Thursday Night Football). don't rule out CBS either, or "ESPN on ABC" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadcowatbk 144 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 But there’s the problem, they barely do now. Plus, with Brooklyn Nine-Nine gone from Sunday nights you have three cartoons and The Orville. I guarantee you, the cartoons will be gone in a year. probably depends on how much New Fox is willing to pay for them, and if there's room on ABC or NBC for them, they could all move to cable also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadcowatbk 144 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 I think FOX can still pull off an all-animated Sunday night lineup. That night has always felt different than the rest of the week anyway. possibly a reboot of The Critic which was cancelled since Sony, not Fox, owned it, or another toon from a non-Fox studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhratbrat 423 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 But there’s the problem, they barely do now. Plus, with Brooklyn Nine-Nine gone from Sunday nights you have three cartoons and The Orville. I guarantee you, the cartoons will be gone in a year. Also, despite being under contract until 2022, you can’t doubt the realm of possibility that eventually FOX will outbid NBC for Sunday Night Football (noting their successful attempt to get Thursday Night Football). If that’s the case, NFL on FOX programming could largely run from 12pm until 11 or 11:30pm. And with the XFL coming back (and FOX getting cozy with Vince McMahon), that opens up Sunday nights to compete against SNF in the interim. doubt the cartoons will be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1250 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I hope Time Warner (and possibly soon to be AT&T) jumps into this bidding war somehow. What I can definitely see as a possibility is the Animation Domination block (or what’s left of it) getting moved to TBS or Adult Swim. Let’s face it, FOX hasn’t produced a new cartoon for Sunday nights since the flops of The Cleveland Show, Borderland, and Alan Gregory. With this, shows that are long in the tooth will get cancelled (The Simpsons most likely will end their run after Season 30), Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers will move to TBS for first-run alongside American Dad! and have a second-run on Adult Swim. Family Guy likely has one more good season left before TBS could pull the plug, while Bob’s Burgers has at least a few more seasons. With more emphasis on sports and news programming, it’s highly unlikely the animated shows will survive. If AT&T acquires anything from Fox, it'll come from the RSNs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 179 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I'm surprise Disney now doesn't want the RSN's although it would be weird to see ESPN Detroit and not Fox Sports Detroit thou. Which I was surprise that New Fox wanted out of the RSN business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronQ 259 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 JUST IN VIA @CNBCNow: [MEDIA=twitter]1012007576790323200[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 392 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 With that divestiture, Disney-Fox wins DOJ approval. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/27/us-set-to-give-antitrust-approval-for-disney-fox-deal.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillh2k2 203 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 JUST IN VIA @CNBCNow: [MEDIA=twitter]1012007576790323200[/MEDIA] Have to think Comcast gets right of first refusal as a make-good from Disney for losing the bid, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Have to think Comcast gets right of first refusal as a make-good from Disney for losing the bid, right? No sorry. It doesn't work that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSZNews 1046 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 No sorry. It doesn't work that way. It doesn't, but there are really only three options for those RSNs: AT&T, the teams, and...Comcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 392 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 It doesn't, but there are really only three options for those RSNs: AT&T, the teams, and...Comcast. Here's a swerve: New Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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