Disney/Fox merger

[BigAppleBadger]

There's a real possibility that this reshapes college football again, unless they are forced to divest Fox Sports for antitrust reasons.

ESPN is going to have complete control of the sport, and take over Fox's contracts with the B1G, PAC-12 and Big 12, unless these conferences have break clauses. Even then, it's not clear that anyone else has the resources to take over as network partner. Maybe CBS?

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Link

 

[HuskerinBig10]

A Disney Deal for Fox Is Coming Within Days

wow, shocker

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

There's a real possibility that this reshapes college football again, unless they are forced to divest Fox Sports for antitrust reasons.

ESPN is going to have complete control of the sport, and take over Fox's contracts with the B1G, PAC-12 and Big 12, unless these conferences have break clauses. Even then, it's not clear that anyone else has the resources to take over as network partner. Maybe CBS?

The merger doesn't include the sports networks.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

A Disney Deal for Fox Is Coming Within Days

wow, shocker

This is fvkd up. There's nothing good about Disney Corp.

 

[NU_FTW]

This is clearly Alabama's fault, as well as CFP Committee!!!

 

[DJ]

So more mass firings coming?

 

[fishinabarrel]

Gus Johnson and his new announcing partner

 

[hatcher3333]

If this happens will Fox News turn snowflake?

 

[Yo Tee]

Disney would acquire Fox’s movie and TV studio, networks including FX and National Geographic, and international assets including Star India’s TV channels and a 39 percent stake in European satellite provider Sky Plc. Disney would also get Fox’s stake in U.S. streaming-video provider Hulu, doubling its ownership to 60 percent. 21st Century Fox would keep Fox News, the Fox broadcast network and Fox Sports 1.

Don't think this affects sports as much as it does the movie industry. But this really sucks because Disney owning FX would fuck up actually good TV shows.

 

[game]

If this happens will Fox News turn snowflake?

Fox News is not included.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

The only sports implications this would have is the regional Fox sports channels, Fox Sports Southwest, etc. I know Fox Sports southwest owns tier 3 rights for a few Big 12 schools, so that's something. But FS1 stays with the Fox company.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Disney would acquire Fox’s movie and TV studio, networks including FX and National Geographic, and international assets including Star India’s TV channels and a 39 percent stake in European satellite provider Sky Plc. Disney would also get Fox’s stake in U.S. streaming-video provider Hulu, doubling its ownership to 60 percent. 21st Century Fox would keep Fox News, the Fox broadcast network and Fox Sports 1.

Don't think this affects sports as much as it does the movie industry. But this really sucks because Disney owning FX would fuck up actually good TV shows.

It has nothing to do with sports, people still aren't reading that. It's an important thing to note - especially because this is on a sports forum. The merger has nothing to do with ESPN or Fox sports.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

The only sports implications this would have is the regional Fox sports channels, Fox Sports Southwest, etc. I know Fox Sports southwest owns tier 3 rights for a few Big 12 schools, so that's something. But FS1 stays with the Fox company.

It has no impact on either Fox or ESPN's sports companies.

 

[Rolltide94]

Mickey talking to Joel Klatt

 

[Wild Turkey]

It has nothing to do with sports, people still aren't reading that. It's an important thing to note - especially because this is on a sports forum. The merger has nothing to do with ESPN or Fox sports.

Lance is right it does effect the regional Fox networks but not the national ones. That is a huge part because Disney wants it to help stop the bleeding of ESPN.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Lance is right it does effect the regional Fox networks but not the national ones. That is a huge part because Disney wants it to help stop the bleeding of ESPN.

Bingo, and the regional Fox sports channels have a lot of NBA and MLB tv rights as well. I know the Spurs, Texas Rangers, and Dallas Stars all are signed to Fox sports southwest as well.

 

[BigAppleBadger]

The merger doesn't include the sports networks.

I've seen various reports on this. The Fox broadcast network and Fox News wouldn't be included, but the FT says the deal would include Fox's "regional sports networks". The conference affiliated college sports networks could well fall under that.

FT has a very firm pay wall though, so you need to be a subscriber.

 

[4down20]

I think the Fox broadcasts of the games pretty much suck, and they took the worst people from ESPN for their personalities.

So it's too bad that stuff isn't included in the deal. Maybe as part of the deal, ESPN can show them how to properly broadcast a college football game....or at least clue them in that throwing their NFL stuff over it is really off putting. Throw a little fucking money at it and get some college shit going.

 

[Myles]

I've seen various reports on this. The Fox broadcast network and Fox News wouldn't be included, but the FT says the deal would include Fox's "regional sports networks". The conference affiliated college sports networks could well fall under that.

FT has a very firm pay wall though, so you need to be a subscriber.

I think Fox Sports Midwest has all the St. Louis Cardinal games.