20th Century Fox

Acquired · Aug 10

Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire

Disney paid $52 billion in stock to feed Disney+, in a deal pushed to $71.3 billion by Comcast's rival bid. After asset sales the net price was about $44 billion, and the library was worth less to streaming than hoped.

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• Disney paid $71.3 billion for Fox after Comcast bid it up, far more than the assets were worth▶ 3:15:56After selling regional sports networks and Sky, the net price was about $44 billion. The India assets were later merged with Reliance at a fraction of the value.