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How Disney's Fox Deal Affects Marvel, Hulu, Netflix, and Live Sports

Madeleine Johnson
Updated
On today's episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line, Content Writer Ryan McQueeney and Editor Maddy Johnson take on this week's biggest story: Disney's deal to purchase some of 21st Century Fox's most valuable assets.

  • (0:30) - Disney To Buy 21st Century Fox

  • (3:00) - Disney's Movie Lineup:Marvel Comics Add To Their Collection

  • (11:30) - Video Streaming Expansion

  • (20:00) - ESPN Struggles and Sky Sports Addition

  • (26:30) - Takeaways From The Merger: Podcast@Zacks.com

On today’s episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line, Content Writer Ryan McQueeney and Editor Maddy Johnson take on this week’s biggest story: Disney’s deal to purchase some of 21st Century Fox’s most valuable assets.

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After weeks of speculation, Disney DIS made its acquisition of 21st Century Fox FOXA assets official on Thursday. The media behemoth will shell out more than $52 billion in stock for some of Fox’s TV and movie entities, as well as its share of Hulu and its regional sports networks.

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Ramifications of the deal will be felt throughout every corner of the media world. Disney will be able to united Fox’s lingering Marvel characters with the rest of its Marvel Cinematic Universe, and its planned over-the-top streaming service just got significantly more competitive.

As if that wasn’t enough to scare Netflix NFLX, Disney also now owns a controlling stake in Hulu, one of the most exciting video streaming companies in the world. Disney also doubled down on its live sports programming, acquiring the likes of Sky Sports and Fox Sports Regional Networks.

Make sure to tune into the show to hear more!

As a reminder, if you feel that we missed something, or if you want us to cover a different story, shoot us an email at podcast@zacks.com. Make sure to check out all of our other audio content at zacks.com/podcasts, and remember to subscribe and leave us a rating on iTunes.

As always, thanks for listening to this episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line, and check back for even more news from the investment and financial world!

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