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November 2, 2023

Disney Acquiring Hulu Stake From NBCUniversal; Will Gain Full Operational Control of Service in 2024

Disney is making a move to make a full purchase of Comcast/NBCUniversal’s stake in Hulu, giving them full control over the streaming service. Grant Davis (Pomojema)Grant Davis is a freelance writer who has covered entertainment news for more than seven...

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BY: Grant Davis (Pomojema)

May 15, 2019

Disney Will Acquire Full Operational Control of Hulu

Well, that sure didn’t take long. Disney is set to take full control over Hulu effective immediately, and are expected to buy Comcast’s remaining stake in the company as soon as about five years from now. Grant Davis (Pomojema)Grant Davis...

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BY: Grant Davis (Pomojema)

May 10, 2019

Comcast Discussing $4.5B Hulu Stake Sale to Disney

As Disney makes its way into the streaming world, Hulu becomes an increasingly important part of its future operations, since it will be the go-to place for family-unfriendly content and content that would not otherwise fit on Disney+ or ESPN+....

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BY: Grant Davis (Pomojema)

April 27, 2019

Comcast May Sell Hulu Stake to Disney

Comcast may be interested in selling their 33% stake in Hulu to Disney, who own the remaining 67% after a recent transaction with WarnerMedia. Such a transaction would give Disney full control over Hulu, which they owned a mere 30%...

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BY: Grant Davis (Pomojema)

April 17, 2019

Disney Acquires 10% Stake in Hulu From WarnerMedia

In another move that indicates just how serious Disney are about getting into the world of streaming, they’ve acquired a 10% stake in Hulu that previously belonged to WarnerMedia. The $1.43B deal raises their control of the streaming service from...

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BY: Grant Davis (Pomojema)

August 27, 2018

Disney, AT&T, and Comcast’s Plans to Compete With Netflix Revealed

With Netflix continuing to rise in the entertainment industry, three of the biggest content producers for movies and television – Disney, AT&T, and Comcast – seek to reinvent how they distribute content for the consumer. Variety has the details in an extensive...

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BY: Grant Davis (Pomojema)

July 19, 2018

Comcast Officially Bows Out of Bidding War for Fox

The Disney-Comcast bidding war over 21st Century Fox’s assets has officially ended with a concession statement from Comcast themselves, who are now looking to focus all their energies on buying a majority share of Sky (the European TV giant) instead....

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BY: Grant Davis (Pomojema)

July 17, 2018

Comcast Reportedly Won’t Top Disney’s Fox Bid; Fox May Cede Sky to Comcast

Comcast is apparently shifting their focus from trying to outbid Disney for 21st Century Fox’s assets (which include 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, National Geographic, and a 30% stake in Hulu, among others) to looking toward acquiring the majority stake...

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BY: Grant Davis (Pomojema)

June 27, 2018

Disney Wins Regulatory Approval Necessary for Fox Acquisition

Disney has just scored another major victory in their quest to buy 21st Century Fox against bidding rival Comcast. Bloomberg reports that Disney has just received a crucial regulatory approval necessary to acquire Fox for $71.3B. Grant Davis (Pomojema)Grant Davis...

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BY: Grant Davis (Pomojema)

June 20, 2018

Disney Outbids Comcast for Control of Fox: What You Need to Know

Following the approval of AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner and its assets (which include HBO, CNN, Warner Bros., and DC Entertainment, among many others) and that company starting its transition into WarnerMedia, Comcast recently set forward a $65B bid to...

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Disney Acquiring Hulu Stake From NBCUniversal; Will Gain Full Operational Control of Service in 2024

Disney Will Acquire Full Operational Control of Hulu

Comcast Discussing $4.5B Hulu Stake Sale to Disney

Comcast May Sell Hulu Stake to Disney

Disney Acquires 10% Stake in Hulu From WarnerMedia

Disney, AT&T, and Comcast’s Plans to Compete With Netflix Revealed

Comcast Officially Bows Out of Bidding War for Fox

Comcast Reportedly Won’t Top Disney’s Fox Bid; Fox May Cede Sky to Comcast

Disney Wins Regulatory Approval Necessary for Fox Acquisition

Disney Outbids Comcast for Control of Fox: What You Need to Know

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