What will the local Fox Sports Nets add to ESPN? A whole lot
ESPN can tap heavily into the resources of the Fox Sports Nets if parent company Disney closes the deal with 21st Century Fox.
ESPN can tap heavily into the resources of the Fox Sports Nets if parent company Disney closes the deal with 21st Century Fox.
Comcast, Sony and Verizon are also pursuing 21st Century Fox
Talks are ongoing between Comcast and 21st Century Fox about a sale of Fox assets outside the U.S. news and sports realms.
If Disney obtains Fox, it would gain the company’s European and Asian sports networks.
Fox selling entertainment properties to Disney to focus on news and sports could have big implications for both companies.
"The key near term headwinds are soft NFL ratings and the risk that the Sky transaction is blocked by UK regulators."