Marvel Studios ’ parent company Disney would very much wish to get its hands on all of the unfermented , juicy , profitable risible book IP that Fox smartly secured back in the ‘ XC , but the House of Mouse ’s tentative $ 52.4 billion offer might no longer be enough to seal off the deal .
Today , Comcast made the surprising announcementthat it ’s take whether to make a “ superior all - cash whirl ” to acquire 21st Century Fox — a direct challenge to Disney ’s all - stock oblation :
“ Any offer for Fox would be all - cash and at a insurance premium to the value of the current all - parcel offer from Disney . The structure and term of any offer by Comcast , including with respect to both the spin - off of “ New Fox ” and the regulative risk provisions and the related expiration fee , would be at least as favorable to Fox shareholders as the Disneyoffer .
While no final decision has been made , at this point the work to finance the all - cash fling and make the key regulatory filings is well advance . ”
presently , Disney and Fox ’s shareholders are scheduled to meet this summer and suffrage on whether that particular acquisition offering is to the liking of all parties . plainly , $ 52.4 billion in Disney stock is nothing to sneeze at , but Comcast ’s decision to bestow cold knockout cash to the table is a bold move that ca n’t be ignored . This is n’t actually the first time that Comcast has made a bid for Fox ’s plus , though old negotiations stalleddue to serious antimonopoly concern . But with AT&T and Time Warner ’s potential amalgamation lookingmore and more like it ’s plump to happen , there ’s a chance that another deal between Comcast and Fox might not draw as much fear .
All of this really boils down to these companies needing to burnish out their catalogs of content to organize for the future of entertainment : streaming . Disney ’s got a inspection and repair in the whole caboodle , Comcast wants to develop theirs , and now Fox has to determine which suitor it wants to take to the ball .
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