detroiter313 180 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 So the Disney/Fox deal is done? Just as I feared. The Mouse House "family-friendly" image and Fox "edgier" image in terms of TV shows and movies is probably not going to mesh well, let's hope I'm wrong about my statement.... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 The deal is officially done. As of 12:02am, the 21cf.com url was immediately redirected to this page on the Disney site. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 The updated header of the Disney homepage is a sight to behold. Ay caramba! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1566 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Has Disney said anything about how they're going to rebrand all of the Fox properties? I assume they'll scrub the Fox name out of all of them as fast as they can. "20th Century Pictures" has a nice ring to it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanErrorist 149 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, C Block said: Has Disney said anything about how they're going to rebrand all of the Fox properties? I assume they'll scrub the Fox name out of all of them as fast as they can. "20th Century Pictures" has a nice ring to it. 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are staying. Disney is licensing the trademarks from Fox Corp., and Disney is taking ownership of the FX brand. The branding of the merged 20th/ABC television studio is uncertain. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 hour ago, lugnuts6 said: Reason I asked is, if memory serves me correctly, Chris Illitch was contemplating starting up his own sports network for the red wings /tigers when the FSDetroit contract expires in 2021 But with Gores as a partner with Liberty media in a bid for the 21 former fox sports regional nets . that plan could be somewhat moot yes?? It might be somewhat a moot point but, the Illitch's still might pull a Boston with what the Bruins and the Red Sox did launched NESN. and what's currently known as Fox Sports Detroit would become the Midwest's version of NBC Sports Boston (which has exclusive rights to the NBA's Boston Celtics and MLS' New England Revolution) It just depends on what the Illitch Family decides to do Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDonP1 118 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 41 minutes ago, AmericanErrorist said: 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are staying. Disney is licensing the trademarks from Fox Corp., and Disney is taking ownership of the FX brand. The branding of the merged 20th/ABC television studio is uncertain. Disney licensing the trademarks from Fox Corp., eh? At first, I thought on that. Then I thought it was the other way around. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 429 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Disney's website has been updated to reflect their ownership of the Fox assets: https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/about/#our-businesses It's really weird seeing FX grouped in with Disney Channel. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanErrorist 149 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 29 minutes ago, CRThell said: Disney's website has been updated to reflect their ownership of the Fox assets: https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/about/#our-businesses It's really weird seeing FX grouped in with Disney Channel. There's Blue Sky, two rows below Pixar. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanErrorist 149 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 54 minutes ago, DonDonP1 said: Disney licensing the trademarks from Fox Corp., eh? At first, I thought on that. Then I thought it was the other way around. The relevant language from the Fox Corp. registration of securities: Quote Intellectual Property License Agreements Upon completion of the separation, FOX will own all “FOX” brands and related trademarks. Pursuant to the terms of the combination merger agreement, FOX will enter into the following agreements to license the use of certain intellectual property by RemainCo: • a global, exclusive, perpetual royalty-free license to certain trademarks that will be owned by FOX after completion of the separation, including “Twentieth Century Fox” and “Twentieth Century Fox Television,” certain derivatives thereof and certain other trademarks primarily relating to 21CF’s film business as conducted as of the date of the separation; • an 18-month nonexclusive, royalty-free license within the U.S. to permit RemainCo regional sports networks, which we refer to as RSNs, to use the “FOX” trademark in a manner consistent with current usage; and • a five-year nonexclusive, royalty-free license outside of the U.S. for the use of the “FOX” trademark by RemainCo international channels and networks in a manner consistent with current usage. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1754301/000119312519003906/d624266dex991.htm Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 1047 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 2 hours ago, 24994J said: The updated header of the Disney homepage is a sight to behold. Ay caramba! A very interesting group/selection. I wonder how often they will change this up? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 429 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Fox Corporation celebrates their first day with a sizzle reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJdPVkTGV2k Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius22 122 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 10:20 PM, CRThell said: Disney's website has been updated to reflect their ownership of the Fox assets: https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/about/#our-businesses It's really weird seeing FX grouped in with Disney Channel. The FX thing i believe it was because FOX formally owned a network in the late 90s that Disney now owns, Freeform Which used to be called Fox Family and FOX Sports would come on both of them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanErrorist 149 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, Darius22 said: The FX thing i believe it was because FOX formally owned a network in the late 90s that Disney now owns, Freeform Which used to be called Fox Family and FOX Sports would come on both of them. It is because FX and Disney Channel are both cable networks now owned by The Walt Disney Company. It's that simple. If you started seeing FX stuff at Disney.com that would be weird, but the corporate website has a different audience. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 12:23 AM, 24994J said: The updated header of the Disney homepage is a sight to behold. Ay caramba! Steamboat Willie enters the public domain in 2023. And the copyrights for the Silly Symphonies start to lapse in 2024. If you wanted to know why Disney is doing this, it’s because they’re going to lose full control of the Mouse very soon. Enter Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21CF. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webovision 202 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 9:09 PM, detroiter313 said: So the Disney/Fox deal is done? Just as I feared. The Mouse House "family-friendly" image and Fox "edgier" image in terms of TV shows and movies is probably not going to mesh well, let's hope I'm wrong about my statement.... looking forward to "always sunny in philadelphialand" coming to the parks real soon... i'll be first in line for the frank reynolds experience ride... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 727 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I'm surprised nobody addressed the fact that Fox shareholders were set to receive 25% of the new Disney. Murdoch owned 40% of Fox, which works out to roughly 10% of Disney. Rupert Murdoch Disney's largest shareholder? However, 52% of Fox shareholders elected to receive cash. I wonder how much the Murdochs cashed out. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDonP1 118 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 9:33 PM, AmericanErrorist said: 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are staying. Disney is licensing the trademarks from Fox Corp., and Disney is taking ownership of the FX brand. The branding of the merged 20th/ABC television studio is uncertain. Well, both 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios are parts of Disney Television Studios. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-223623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Follow up. Disney is beginning to phase out the "Fox" name in some of the 21CF assets. The film studio will go as 20th Century Studios & Searchlight Pictures. They're also in a process of renaming the TV arm as well. But the opening fanfare will stay the same..... Quote Those logos won’t be dramatically altered, just updated. The most notable change is that the word “Fox” has been removed from the logo marks. Otherwise, the signature elements — swirling klieg lights, monolith, triumphal fanfare — will remain the same. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-238981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1281 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 29 minutes ago, CircleSeven said: Follow up. Disney is beginning to phase out the "Fox" name in some of the 21CF assets. The film studio will go as 20th Century Studios & Searchlight Pictures. This is unsurprising to me, because at some point Disney would drop the Fox name on the companies the former now owns - mostly to distinguish them from New Fox. At least literally everything else is staying - that's a smart move and a great thing. 32 minutes ago, CircleSeven said: They're also in a process of renaming the TV arm as well. Imma guess... 20th (Century) Television? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-238984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvtime07 252 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I wonder what happens to FX? Didn't the F stand for Fox? The typeface of the FX logo is pretty much the the typeface of the FOX logo. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-238986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 979 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Disney owns the FX trademarks. I doubt they’ll drop that brand. Half of 20th Century Fox was 20th Century Pictures, from which the searchlight tower logo, the fanfare, and Darryl F. Zanuck were carried over in the first place. So this is almost a full-circle rebrand! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-238990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 13 minutes ago, channel2 said: Disney owns the FX trademarks. I doubt they’ll drop that brand. Half of 20th Century Fox was 20th Century Pictures, from which the searchlight tower logo, the fanfare, and Darryl F. Zanuck were carried over in the first place. So this is almost a full-circle rebrand! I believe that Disney would only rebrand FX if they plan on placing sports there just like Fox dId bank in the day when they had MLB and some College Football. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-238993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDonP1 118 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/17/2020 at 10:35 AM, CircleSeven said: Follow up. Disney is beginning to phase out the "Fox" name in some of the 21CF assets. The film studio will go as 20th Century Studios & Searchlight Pictures. They're also in a process of renaming the TV arm as well. But the opening fanfare will stay the same..... I am totally cool with the 20th Century Studios name. Yet, I wish Disney would have either merge 20th and the currently-inactive Touchstone Pictures into the new 20th Century Touchstone label or just fold Touchstone into 20th by integrating Touchstone's library into 20th's. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-239094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 979 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 20th Century Fox is one of the most iconic brands in the history of cinema, whereas Touchstone is basically a shorthand for mediocrity. I can’t imagine why Disney would want to bring it back in any capacity, other than to keep the trademarks active. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16047-fox-in-talks-to-sell-to-disney/page/21/#findComment-239096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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