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It's not that easy. Television and radio licenses are a legally-fixed supply. Someone who buys the broadcasting side of Fox would be able to start dragging its
by jacques_chester 8y ago
It's not that easy. Television and radio licenses are a legally-fixed supply. Someone who buys the broadcasting side of Fox would be able to start dragging its content hither and yon.
Whether that would prompt somebody to try a takeover of a different network is anyone's guess.
- sjg007 8y agoFox News is a cable channel.. Murdoch is selling off Fox entertainment. And only a few of the Fox broadcast affiliates are owned by Fox. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fox_television_affiliates_(table) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fox_television_affilia... https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42329731 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42329731 Hell you could start an Internet TV channel and still be successful.
- jacques_chester 8y agoI was wrong about cable. That said, the Murdochs are not selling Fox Network, which is usually what folks are thinking of in this context. They're selling the movies, TV series etc in exchange for a juicy slice of Disney.
- sjg007 8y agoThey are selling 21st Century Fox.