Press Play with Madeleine Brand
With Disney-Fox merger, Mickey Mouse and Bart Simpson are now family
Disney agreed to pay about $70 billion for the majority of 21st Century Fox. The purchase closed last night.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readDisney agreed to pay about $70 billion for the majority of 21st Century Fox. The purchase closed last night. Disney is taking over Fox’s movie and TV production studios, and gains the rights to “Avatar,” “Ice Age,” “Modern Family,” and “The Simpsons.” It also now controls FX and National Geographic channels, and have a controlling stake in Hulu.
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Rock star Shirley Manson on why Yoko Ono inspires her- 0:00With Disney-Fox merger, Mickey Mouse and Bart Simpson are now familyYou’re reading this
- 10:27Some environmentalists want Santa Barbara decommissioned oil rigs to stay
- 18:10A look at black films that came out of the 1965 Watts Uprising
- 22:56‘Soul of a Nation’ at The Broad celebrates black artists
- 29:50Rock singer Shirley Manson and the LA Phil to celebrate Yoko Ono
The full episode
1 of 5Rock star Shirley Manson on why Yoko Ono inspires her- 0:00With Disney-Fox merger, Mickey Mouse and Bart Simpson are now familyYou’re reading this
- 10:27Some environmentalists want Santa Barbara decommissioned oil rigs to stay
- 18:10A look at black films that came out of the 1965 Watts Uprising
- 22:56‘Soul of a Nation’ at The Broad celebrates black artists
- 29:50Rock singer Shirley Manson and the LA Phil to celebrate Yoko Ono