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The drama and the voices of doubt are over. Now it's only the sound of money and the joy of the cartoon fans who is ringing in the entertainment world. And the big day has come: The shareholders of the Walt Disney Group and 21st Century Fox yesterday approved the agreement reached between the two companies, according to which Disney will take a good part of his rival's business in exchange for 71 thousand 300 million of dollars.
The figure sounds huge, but the truth is that the benefits that could be gained by the Mickey Mouse mouse could be incalculable, and this adds that the characters from the Editorial Marvel like " X-Men " and "The Fantastic Four" can finally appear next to the gigantic cast of " Avengers " . , which will be a huge change in the entertainment industry, must still be approved by the regulators of several countries before becoming effective, although the truth is that the most difficult seems to be passed in the end.
The recent agreement Friday saw the green light of the two companies' shareholders in the two polls held in New York, putting an end to the fight that for months has kept Disney with the Comcast group to take part in Fox's activity.
"We are extremely pleased that the shareholders of both companies have given us permission to continue and we are convinced of our ability to create long-term value with this acquisition of Fox's excellent assets," he said. said the general manager of Disney in a statement. , Robert Iger
Disney and the consortium led by Rupert Murdoch reached a first deal last December, which was further improved after a top bid in June by Comcast, owner of the NBC television networks and Telemundo. 19659009] Murdoch, in a note, argued that combining a portion of Fox's business with Disney offers significant results for its shareholders and will create a leader in the entertainment and media sector.
The idea of the tycoon is to focus on the news field, retaining Fox News and Fox Sports, as well as the television channels that broadcast this news , a conglomerate that will be renamed New Fox.
Meanwhile, Disney will be directed with the film production company 20th Century ] Fox, Nat Geo and FX television channels and with the Fox's participation in the British Sky Channel and in the platform Hulu among other assets.
For fans of science fiction and comics it's a glorious day. The fusion brings together the franchises of the "Fantastic Four" and "X-Men" with the "Avengers", and creates a giant show during the era of digital . The shareholder vote crowns a tough battle that began in December 2017 when Disney presented its first bid for part of Rupert Murdoch's conglomerate. He started a bidding war with Comcast, which he left last week to focus on the acquisition of the European Sky pay TV operator.
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