This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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December 18, 2017
ESPN boss John Skipper, one of TV’s most important executives, is leaving at a crucial time
Disney is about to make a huge bet on TV sports — when sports looks riskier than ever — and it will do it without its top sports exec.
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December 14, 2017
If Disney and Fox combine, they’ll dominate the box office — owning 40 percent of this year’s top hits
Together they brought in more than $3 billion in domestic box office revenue this year.
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December 14, 2017
Disney is buying 21st Century Fox businesses in a big bet on streaming over TV
Price tag: $52.4 billion. With debt: $66.1 billion. All stock deal.
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December 14, 2017
Disney’s Fox deal means ESPN is going to double down on big, expensive sports TV deals
Rupert Murdoch doesn’t want them. Why does Bob Iger?
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December 14, 2017
Disney’s Fox acquisition means the end of Hulu as we know it
It’s not going away — but it will look very different.