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Hearsay, but... I’ve heard that last year Disney blocked an attempt from Apple to buy Hulu, which suggests that it is still pretty important to them
by josephpmay 8y ago
Hearsay, but...
I’ve heard that last year Disney blocked an attempt from Apple to buy Hulu, which suggests that it is still pretty important to them
- slg 8y agoWhich would still fit in with my theory that they plan to sacrifice it to secure the rest of the sale. They won't get any political capital for selling Hulu until it comes up in negotiations with regulators.
- realaz8282 8y agoOr it was important to Disney that Apple not have Hulu
- iainmerrick 8y agoI’m curious, how would they go about blocking it?
- syshum 8y agoDisney Owns 30% of Hulu today, Fox owns 30% and Comcast owns 30% If either Disney or Comcast buys Fox will become 60% owner, however being a 30% owner is likely enough power to have enough influence to block a sale to Apple..
- scarface74 8y agoHulu’s major selling point is it’s distribution of network shows - but that’s mostly in the US. For a global company like Apple, it’s not as valuable.
- WorldMaker 8y agoEven further hearsay, but rumors also exist that Disney still hasn't announced the name/brand of their streaming service yet, despite supposed to launch early next year, in the off chance that they have the opportunity (controlled Hulu) to just use the existing Hulu brand and leverage existing brand awareness/loyalty.