Disney will buy assets 21st Century Fox

Disney announced the purchase of part of the 21st Century Fox assets. This is stated on the 21st Century Fox.

The amount of the transaction will be $ 52.4 billion. Disney will receive film and television studio 20th Century Fox, regional television fox television, National Geographic, as well as a share in the Sky television channel and the Hulu service (the main competitor of Netflix).

The copyrights to Disney will be transferred to the heroes of the Marvel comics, the Franchise "Star Wars", the film "Avatar", the series "Simpsons" and "Secret Materials". The companies allowed to unite in one universe the heroes of Marvel with the heroes of “people X”, “fantastic four” and “deadpool”.

“21st Century Fox assets are a good addition to Disney assets, they will allow the company to create more attractive content, establish more direct relations with consumers around the world and give users more interesting impressions,” the statement of Disney said .

The deal will be carried out through an exchange of shares. Fox will allocate Fox Brodcasting, Fox News, Fox Business Network and part of the news resources. The new company will belong to the 21st Century Fox shareholders.

Studio 20th Century Fox since 1985 has been owned by Media Magnate Rupert Murdok. It is included in the top 6 of the largest film studios in the USA.