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Vijay Singh to step down as Fox Star Studios CEO

Singh will head a foreign media technology brand that is entering the Indian marketWalt Disney had acquired Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc. in June 2018

1 min read11 Mar 2020
Companies

Walt Disney restructures APAC leadership team

The company recognizes the need for a sharp focus on building deeply local businessesThe restructuring has come about as a result of Disney’s purchase of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc

2 min read1 Apr 2019
Companies

Disney reorganises international business units, Uday Shankar to lead APAC

The direct-to consumer and international segments of the company have sought strategic alignment of their consolidated international business units as part of the integration planning for the pending acquisition of 21st Century Fox

2 min read13 Dec 2018
Companies

The fight among Netflix, Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video for booming market in ‘movie-mad’ India

Right now it's Hotstar, part of Murdoch's 21st Century Fox Inc., that has the lead, helped by the rights to key cricket broadcasts. But Amazon Prime Video and Netflix are investing to win over users.

3 min read14 Nov 2018
Companies

Rupert Murdoch walks away from Sky with sale of Fox’s stake to Comcast

21st Century Fox Inc., which Murdoch controls, agreed to sell its 39% stake in Sky to Comcast Corp. after an intense bidding war that lasted months

2 min read26 Sep 2018
Companies

Comcast beats Fox with $40 billion offer for Sky in dramatic auction

Comcast bid 17.28 a share for control of Sky, bettering a 15.67-a-share offer by Fox, Britain's takeover panel said

2 min read24 Sep 2018
Industry

Why Zuckerberg buying Messi’s magic on TV is a perfect game for Facebook

Zuckerberg doesn't have the advantage of Amazon, which charges monthly subscription fee for Prime video

2 min read15 Aug 2018
Companies

Anti-hero ‘Deadpool’ gives life to Fox earnings

Fox reported a profit of $4.48 billion in the fiscal year that ended 30 June, compared with net income of $3 billion the previous year

1 min read9 Aug 2018
Companies

Sky is Comcast’s final prize as Disney battle approaches endgame

Comcast currently has the upper hand in the race for Sky, with an offer of 26 billion that's 6% higher than a rival, Disney-backed bid by Murdoch's 21st Century Fox, which already owns 39% of the company

2 min read21 Jul 2018
Companies

Fox raises Sky offer to $32 billion in battle with Comcast

Fox offered 14 per share to value Sky at 24.5 billion ($32 billion), 12% more than Comcast's rival 22 billion offer

2 min read11 Jul 2018
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