Comcast confirms plan to buy 21st Century Fox and control of Hulu

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/05/comcast-confirms-plan-to-buy-21st-century-fox-and-control-of-hulu/

by rbanffy • 8 years ago

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Zarath• 8 years ago

Wow. Where is the government oversight here?

chrismcb• 8 years ago

This is just Comcast saying they would like to buy it. No need for government involvement yet.

chomp• 8 years ago

Choice between two turd sandwiches here.

60 billion dollars should make any regulator's eyes pop, and neither deal is good for end consumers.

Disney is out of control though, and has almost a near monopoly on pop-culture entertainment people care about. I personally would rather Fox go to Comcast, just so Disney doesn't wrap another tendril around modern film and entertainment.

actsasbuffoon• 8 years ago

My fantasy would be for Apple or Google to acquire Fox. Then we'd have a strong chance of finally bringing networks onto modern devices like Apple TV or Chromecast.

Some of the channels have apps, but they're highly inconsistent in their content offerings. I want every episode of every show with no time restrictions, and I want new content posted immediately as it airs. HBO Go gets this right, but most other apps don't get it.

TV set top boxes are an abomination and they need to die immediately.

cbhl2• 8 years ago

Netflix has been increasing their spend on "Original" content, which I think gets us closer to this goal. (If you pay for it, you get more rights in exchange.)

You might also want to try YouTube TV ($40/month). (Disclaimer: I work at YouTube.)

s2g• 8 years ago

My fantasy is for Google to finally have to face anti-trust regulations.

But I think yours is more realistic. and depressing.

jeffbax• 8 years ago

I'd rather Disney than Fox. Disney is not an ISP/Cable co for one with all kinds of weird incentives regarding video offerings, and I think there's more value to a Disney service offering if they have Fox content as well (not to mention X-Men re-joining the MCU)

snvzz• 8 years ago

I'd make a law so that ISPs can't be content/media providers at the same time.

Got to end this insanity.

Comcast confirms plan to buy 21st Century Fox and control of Hulu

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