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Re:Comcast, in 2nd Try, Offers $65B Cash for 21st Century Fox by shp0ngle on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @06:52PM (#17307698)
I am more for Comcast - Fox merger than Disney - Fox merger personally.

It's scary, but hey, this is America.

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Re:Comcast, in 2nd Try, Offers $65B Cash for 21st Century Fox by dave5104 on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @08:02PM (#17308129)
Comcast shouldn't be getting anything. Media and the tubes that carry it should remain separate.
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Re:Comcast, in 2nd Try, Offers $65B Cash for 21st Century Fox by what_ever on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @08:07PM (#17308150)
Except that Fox channels on the TV are not part of the Fox being sold.
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Re:Comcast, in 2nd Try, Offers $65B Cash for 21st Century Fox by dave5104 on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @08:15PM (#17308179)
No, in this case there's no TV part of it. But I'd still consider the film division as the "media" and the streaming services that can show the films as the "tubes", both of which Comcast would have ownership over. Comcast currently has a 30% ownership stake in Hulu, and would pick up another 30% from 21st Century Fox.
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Re:Comcast, in 2nd Try, Offers $65B Cash for 21st Century Fox by majormajor on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @09:25PM (#17308522)
Fox Sports regional networks are part of the Disney deal, and aren't in the exclusion list here, either. Comcast has dabbled in regional sports before, this would be a big move against Disney to consolidate all the FSN regional stuff too.
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Re:Comcast, in 2nd Try, Offers $65B Cash for 21st Century Fox by BigChiefSmokem on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @07:50PM (#17308049)
Could you explain your reasoning? Just curious.
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Re:Comcast, in 2nd Try, Offers $65B Cash for 21st Century Fox by shp0ngle on Thursday June 14, 2018 @09:02AM (#17311311)
Fox and Disney do the same thing and will become a near monopoly.

Comcast and Fox do different things.

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Re:Comcast, in 2nd Try, Offers $65B Cash for 21st Century Fox by HedgeSparrow on Thursday June 14, 2018 @11:47AM (#17312511)
I am pretty sure this acquisition would just make Comcast a bigger "near monopoly" in both industries of "things," but I see where you're coming from.
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