![]() The Walt Disney Company has agreed to buy most of 21st Century Fox’s assets in a deal worth $52.4 billion, but things got complicated last week when Comcast made a rival offer that valued the business at $65 billion. At stake are cable channels including FX and National Geographic, the “Avatar” and “X-Men” film franchises, and a pair of international television networks. It may stoke visions of blistering negotiations between high-powered media executives with big egos barking into phones or ruminating in closed-door meetings, but there are rules of engagement around mergers that are designed to civilize the process. Fox and its chairman, Rupert Murdoch, will have a lot of say over how the process is managed. How will Mr. Murdoch and his board of directors proceed? Here’s a breakdown of what to expect. A meeting on WednesdayFox has already accepted Disney’s offer, which means that the two companies are continuing to move forward with that deal. For now, Fox shareholders are scheduled to vote on that agreement on July 10. ADVERTISEMENT 最新评论
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