I don't see Trump stepping in to stop his friend Rupert Murdoch from getting in the way of cashing out from Fox. Although I think they'd still prefer Disney to up their offer so that they can sell to them.
Sidenote: HBO has just started airing Succession, a drama about a media owning patriarch and his family that could be construed as a take on the Murdochs. The series is created by a Brit, and stars a Brit. In the UK, the Murdoch owned Sky has an output deal with HBO that gets them everything that HBO makes - with exceptions where another co-production partner like the BBC is involved. Strangely Sky Atlantic - which mostly shows HBO and Showtime fare - has not yet scheduled Succession. This despite the fact that series like Westworld get aired simultaneously with their US release. Literally in the case of Westworld - we get a 2am simultaneous airing with the East Coast! With all those Brits involved and an Oscar nominated director of the pilot, you'd think they'd have rushed to put it on air :-) Adam On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:14 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > > Re/code > <https://www.recode.net/2018/6/13/17460848/comcast-fox-disney-new-bid-rupert-murdoch-all-cash-regulatory-international> > (link): The NBC parent's now decided on a bid for the Fox package 19% north > of the Mouse's, paying all the ancillary fees... and hopes the govt's > preliminary OK to AT&T/Time Warner opens them up to it as well... > > B > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
