Fox canceló Brooklyn nine-nine y la rescató NBC. Ahora también canceló Lucifer y la rescató Netflix.
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Fox canceló Brooklyn nine-nine y la rescató NBC. Ahora también canceló Lucifer y la rescató Netflix.
"We are extremely proud of the businesses we have built at 21st Century Fox, and firmly believe that this combination with Disney will unlock even more value for shareholders as the new Disney continues to set the pace at a dynamic time for our industry," 21st Century Fox's executive chairman, Rupert Murdoch, said in the press release.
"We remain convinced that the combination of 21CF's iconic assets, brands and franchises with Disney's will create one of the greatest, most innovative companies in the world."
Comcast’s current bid was already poised to load the company up with debt, and its shares have fallen 18 percent this year.
“Comcast’s balance sheet may preclude it from bidding much higher,” Sweeney said. “Further hampering Comcast’s ability to respond is its position that it does not want to use its stock in a deal at these low levels.”
Walt Disney Co. is close to winning U.S. antitrust approval for its $71 billion deal for 21st Century Fox Inc.’s entertainment assets, according to a person familiar with the matter, creating a potentially insurmountable hurdle for a rival bid from Comcast Corp.
The Justice Department is set to approve the deal in as soon as two weeks, said the person, who declined to be named because the investigation is confidential. Disney has agreed to sell some assets to address competition problems stemming from the tie-up, according to the person.
21st Century Fox has been consistently trying to avoid selling to Comcast because Fox officials believe a merger with the largest US cable company may not be approved by the federal government.
Comcast and the Walt Disney Company have been in a bidding war for the assets being sold by Fox. The most recent development came last week when Fox leadershipPlease, Acceder or Regístrate to view URLs content!a $65 billion offer from Comcast and accepted Disney's new offer of $71.3 billion.
Comcast could try to outbid Disney again and seek approval from Fox shareholders. But Fox and Disney said in a newPlease, Acceder or Regístrate to view URLs content!that a Comcast/Fox deal would face a difficult path to regulatory approval.
The Fox board prefers to merge with Disney in part because "a strategic transaction with Comcast would be subject to a greater degree of regulatory uncertainty, including the possibility of an outright prohibition and a higher risk of divestitures and delay to closing, as compared to a strategic transaction with Disney," the filing said.