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There will be reports of Comcast going after Warner Bros by April.
100% agree. WB is in a weak state plus it had Potter.
There will be reports of Comcast going after Warner Bros by April.
There will be reports of Comcast going after Warner Bros by April.
I think AT&T refusing to sell any part probably means their lawyers are more confident of winning. You could say that's hubris, but this case is before the same judge that accepted Comcast-NBCUniversal merger.Which seems more and more likely.
AT&T, Justice Department Settlement Talks Fail | Deadline
I think AT&T refusing to sell any part probably means their lawyers are more confident of winning. You could say that's hubris, but this case is before the same judge that accepted Comcast-NBCUniversal merger.
Government's case is a long shot given how competitive both media and distribution are at the current moment.
Neither company has more than 35% market share in any market, and there's no overlap.
Disney-Fox is probably more likely to face a successful DoJ lawsuit because it's horizontal and some market shares of the combination will approach 40-45%.
That's true but the expanding market supports the argument that there's more paytv distributors than just satellite or linear cable now.Government is bringing up AT&Ts arguments against Comcast merging and then asked why they changed their mind as well as pointing out that AT&T distribution network of Pay TV would harm consumers. That's part of why they were saying that they would have to divest the Turner networks (Which are literally the most valuable part internationally).
I think the biggest issue is now wireless is now involved as a new medium as well as satellite.
Lololololololololololololol this is a bad post.Universal is going downhill.
Universal is going downhill.
Universal is going downhill.
Who said that? Just make an AvX movie in the MCU reset.Someone brought up Avengers and X-Men having trouble existing in the same universe because of how one side is rejoiced and the other is hated. I think part of that may be because one side was given/acquired powers but the other was born with them.
If that is an issue though how about a new cross over.... X-Men meet the Incredibles.
The X-Men are hated because they like to keep their identities a secret, which causes people not trust them.Someone brought up Avengers and X-Men having trouble existing in the same universe because of how one side is rejoiced and the other is hated. I think part of that may be because one side was given/acquired powers but the other was born with them.
If that is an issue though how about a new cross over.... X-Men meet the Incredibles.
The Sokovia Accords are the thing that started Civil War, one of the key reasons was people had issue with revealing their secret identities.The X-Men are hated because they like to keep their identities a secret, which causes people not trust them.
The Avengers, on the other hand - every Joe Schmoe living in the MCU knows that Tony Stark is Iron Man, Steve Rodgers is Cap, Bruce Banner is The Hulk and Thor is... well Thor. They also are linked with the government because of The Sokovia Accords. People have a reason to trust The Avengers because people know who they are.
Not sure how this applies to Disney and FOX merging...
Universal has a lot up their sleeve. With how huge Universal is going, it takes years to get all their ducks in a row.I’m hearing on other threads that Disney right now is thriving as are marketing all these new attarctionc and concepts while Universal has Nintendo land. Also, Disney buying off fox means that they now have more marvel to use. At this point the name of a marvel attraction is associated with Disney. Marvel is associated with Disney. Universal is amazing but I feel that it’s being outshined.
I don’t see the return being as obvious as the Marvel and LucasFilm purchases.Disney paid $4B for MARVEL and have gotten a great return.
With paying $54B for FOX, I don't see a MARVEL kind of return for their $$$$.
Disney paid $4B for MARVEL and have gotten a great return.
With paying $54B for FOX, I don't see a MARVEL kind of return for their $$$$.
Marvel's probably worth somewhere around $15-20 billion on a separate basis, so there's no way the Fox purchase will match a 300-400% return like the Marvel purchase has shown.I don’t see the return being as obvious as the Marvel and LucasFilm purchases.
However, I do think that if this move leads to a successful competitor to Netflix, THAT will be seen as the real return. Time will tell with this for Disney, imo.