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>oneangrygamer
The claims are all taken from the sources via financial sites in the links. Strawmanning won't help you here
>oneangryredditor
Yeah, when things gel up a little they're going to be liquidating the Fox library.
The fox library won't help them break even so it'll probably be Star Wars on the chopping block first
>oneangrycasualgater
They're worth $130 billion so I think they'll be able to get by on some credit debt after the pandemic. If anything were to hit the chopping block, it would be their excess animation studios like Blue Sky.
>The claims are all taken from the sources via financial sites in the links.
That's fine and good, but the analysis should be taken with a grain of salt (or in this case, a salt mine.) It's okay for companies of this size to be leveraged this much. Certainly not ideal, but the US as a whole is leveraged and we're still chugging along.
That said, in hindsight Disney's purchase of Fox was absolutely ill-timed. They wanted to fuel the MCU beast, but what they ended up with is a lot of redundancies that they have to get rid of at a time when no one is buying. They're literally spending billions to make millions.
>OneAngryFaggot
no
Their purchase of Fox was not so much about the MCU than it was about all of Fox's other assets and infrastructure.
I'm not saying they didn't want X-Men and Fantastic Four, but they could have bought those licenses back for a small fraction of what they paid for Fox. In the long run, its a savvy move because Big Streaming is the future, and this gives Disney a chance at being one of the Big 3 like ye olde television days.
Even ESPN is a good long-term buy, as we may see a lot less people jamming into venues as well as theaters.
This angry anti-Disneyposter always gives me a sensible chuckle, poor idiot.
>implying Yas Forums isn't Reddit incarnate
>but what they ended up with is a lot of redundancies that they have to get rid of at a time when no one is buying.
Actually they left most of the redundant stuff with Murdoch. The physical studio space is small change, and highly rentable.
Disney bought Fox because:
1. They were plotting entering into streaming as a big player, and Fox has a large library.
2. They wanted to prop up ESPN with Fox's regional sports broadcasting, which had a super loyal fanbase compared to ESPN.
3. They wanted Fox's shares of Hulu.
There's a reason why Comcast was making massive counter-bids for Fox, and it wasn't the X-Men.
I thought Reddit was Reddit incarnate?
Fuck that.
S for spitting on their fucking grave.
>asingularengragedplayer
Can anyone really name a Fox franchise that the studio was doing anything good with?
It seemed to me that Fox was pretty much shitting on all of own stuff with bad follow-ups.
Dark Phoenix was particularly painful to watch, its rare that a superhero film is BORING.
>oneangryincel
Straight to the trash
>the Fox library
Fun fact: this library was the first that ever invested in the VHS business.
>oneangryboomer
Except two didn't happen. Disney was not able to buy any of the Foxsports regional channels. I think the Hulu part is accurate though.
>respects
Those I save for the respectable.
That'd be a lot of egg on their face. Would that discourage them from doing it?
>oneangrygamer.net
goodbye gay rat!
Friendly reminder buying fox will be remembered as Disney biggest mistake when the streaming services bubble pops.
Good.
Karma's a bitch, eh mouseshits?
>asolitaryfuriousplayerdotorg
They aren't likely going to sell star wars now that they have the Galaxy's Edges built. The only way I see them selling star wars is if they can find a buyer who would agree to the following terms.
>They own theme park rights in perpetuity, similar to how Universal has Marvel theme park rights in Florida in perpetuity. They aren't giving up Galaxy's Edge or Star Tours.
>They own and have home video and streaming rights to all works they produced, similar to how Fox owned those rights for New Hope.
>They receive royalties for any merchandise using characters or elements of their works.
And I only see this in a very desperate scenario.
This is retarded. Do you know how much Baby Yoda crap they've sold? They're not going to sell a gigafranchise because the ST disappointed.
How will it pop, exactly? What will cause it to pop?
How do you have financial trouble when you're one of the five companies that own literally, actually, everything.