now the siphoning off of the the the film division by twenty first century fox is going to the disney company it's a company that's known for historic films like the sound of music also marilyn monroe and even the first star wars that is all going to be part if approved the disney company and this would allow fox then to focus more tightly on its news and sports broadcaster visions. u.k. prime minister to resign may's meeting european union leaders in brussels a day after a defeat on breaks at home on wednesday night parliament back to the amendment giving them a legal guarantee of a vote on the final breaks it deal struck with process may is hoping e.u. leaders approved an agreement to move the price and it goes on to the second phase on a b. phillips has more from brussels. the british prime minister arrived at this summit in the wake of that embarrassing defeat in the u.k. parliament which gives parliament a little bit more control over the brits that process in the british government a little bit less but on the way into the meeting here in brussels to reason may not sound like a woman in

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seen now the siphoning off of the the film division by twenty first century fox is going to the disney company it's a company that's known for historic films like the sound of music also marilyn monroe and even the first star wars that is all going to now be part if approved the disney company and this would allow fox then to focus more tightly on its news and sports broadcaster visions. to this deal to say disney and fox the. right well as often is the case with these mega mergers and this certainly is being called a historic deal that as you pointed out still needs to be approved by antitrust regulators but it creates a lot of uncertainty because in any type of acquisition like this you're going to see job losses in these companies certainly have a large number of employees here in the united states but from a consumer standpoint this could certainly have some benefit because what this means if this pushes ahead is this this could mean increased video traffic in sort of the global markets that have yet to be touched and offer these types of services for the consumer so this could be good new

. >>> the disney company reached an historic deal to acquire 20th century fox. we are joined live from new york on the details on this mega deal. >> reporter: hi sara, this is the biggest media deal in recent history. the two companies together will have more than 46 million subscribers around the world. >> it's the blockbuster deal creating a powerhouse. the walt disney company that owns abc news announced they are acquiring 20th century fox for $400 billion if stock. including frozen and the pirates of the caribbean. and star wars. now, bringing in edgier tv empire including fx and popular comic book franchises. >> they come under one umbrella and the customers can have access to the premium content. left off the deal was fox news channel and fox sports network. the chairman was on gma this morning promising a big benefit to the consumer. >> they get better content and high quality content and in ways they demand. innovative ways. >> disney has a stake in hulu adding shows like the simpsons and shows like the sound of music and the mastermind of the deal makin

the walt disney company has not replied. miramax had no comment.epresenting zelda perkins at the time that the non disclosure agreement was signed said it was inappropriate for them to comment, given the terms of the nda. geoffrey robertson is one of britain's best known barristers who writes on media law and free speech — he's familiar with the case. you have watched that interview. what would you say to people listening to say enormous sympathy for what she has been through but why would she have taken the money? she's courageous in speaking up because she has been led to think that she will suffer from the disney company, from miramax, from the lawyers of harvey weinstein. but in fact i would say she achieved a great deal. harvey weinstein was not able to be prosecuted for the simple reason and i do not think she understands this, that the offence was committed in italy and it is a matter for the italian police. the cps might have sent statements but that is as far as it would've gone. so given that she had only one which was to sue him, to brin

>>> breaking news, the blockbuster disney deal, the parent company of abc buying many of the as sets of 21st century fox. many rebecca jarvis is here. give us details. >> this is a major deal. good morning, robin. yes, major deal for disney and 21st century fox as well as consumers. the new combined company will include fox's movie and tv studios and cable networks and together the two company also have 46 million subscribers around the world. this morning, a game-changing deal in the entertainment history, the walt disney company which owns abc news and is home to family-friendly hits like "frozen." ♪ let it go >> reporter: "pirates of the caribbean." >> your lucky day. >> reporter: and "coco." >> i'm turning into a skeleton. >> cue the music. >> reporter: acquiring 21st century fox's movie and tv empire which includes edgier assets like fx and natgo joe. for "star wars" lovers it means bringing all the episodes under one roof. superhero fans can look forward to potential reunions like "x-men" and "the fantastic four" with "avengers." and it will add shows like "the simpsons." >> oh.

company. no middleman. disneygure out a strategy where they can go to consumers with their content like netflix with its contents and it's over 100 -- 100 million users. they need content for that. you think about the company, who has more content than disney? anymore. it that is where 21st century fox comes in with the fox film studio and television production unit. vonnie: they have the method of getting two people directly? they have made that other acquisition recently. now they have the content assuming this goes through. they are golden. paul: i think so. they have the building blocks there. they bought the technology for direct to consumer offering through camtek which is another technology company. they announced they will launch a disney product in 2018 and an espn product in 2019. they are going direct to absolutewith their best content. do they need more? that is one of the things the deal can do for disney, give them more content. it helps them get a bigger international footprint. one could argue disn

now the siphoning off of the the the film division by twenty first century fox is going to the disney company it's a company that's known for historic films like the sound of music also marilyn monroe and even the first star wars that is all going to now be part if approved the disney company and this would allow fox then to focus more tightly on its news and sports broadcaster visions the second phase of voting in local elections has been going on in the indian states of good euro it's being seen as a test of popularity for prime minister narendra modi who has spent weeks campaigning in his home state the slowing economy as well as the introduction of a new tax structure some of the main deciding factors for votes is the governing hindu nationalists prophecy b b j p has controlled good for the past twenty two you china and south korea have held a tense relationship but on thursday night it front of a north korean threat china's president xi jinping and the south korean counterparts say they won't tolerate war on the korean peninsula she has been meeting with a visiting south korean president

. >>> today it became official, disney the parent company of abc 7 buying many assets of 21st century fox. that acquisition is valued at more than $52 billion. abc news reporter ariel resha has the details. >> reporter: it's the blockbuster deal creating an entertainment powerhouse. the wall street disney company, which owns abc news, announcing thursday it is acquiring most of 21st century fox for $52.4 billion in stock. the force behind "frozen." ♪ let it go, let it go "the pirates of the caribbean." and "star wars." now bringing in parts of fox's edgier tv empire including fx, natgeo and popular comic book franchises. >> those are things that now all come under one umbrella so the customer can have more access to all of that premium content. >> reporter: left off the table, fox news channel, foxsports 1, and fox broadcast network, which will be offered to fox sha shareholders in a new company. disney chairman bob iger on "gma" this morning promising a big benefit to confirmers. >> not only will they be getting more great content, high-quality content, but they'll be getting it in w

the walt disney company has agreed to buy the entertainment business of rupert murdoch's twenty—firstry fox for $52.4 billion in shares. disney's already the world's top entertainment company — this move gives it an even bigger arsenal of movies and shows as it battles the rise of online streaming services like netflix and amazon. it also marks the end of half a century of empire building by 86 year old rupert murdoch — as our media editor amol rajan reports. when rupert murdoch bought the news of the world in 1968, he was an outsider. but this canny australian with news in his veins made his way to the heart of the establishment in both britain and america, wielding extraordinary influence. from his base in tabloid newspapers, he moved aggressively into film and television, owning studios and networks that entertained hundreds of millions of people. but now, fox has become a division of disney. in a phone conference today, rupert murdoch explained his strategy. i know a lot of people will be asking why the murdochs came to such a momentous decision. are we retreating? absolutely not.

. >> as part of the deal bob iger will continue as chairman and ceo of the walt disney company through the year 2021. i should note disney is the parent company of abc 7. >>> all right, jessica, thank you. san francisco city hall preparing to honor the late mayor, ed lee. >> his body will lie in state in the rotunda from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. the public will be allowed to pay their respects to the mayor who died early tuesday after suffering a heart attack. a memorial celebration will be held at 3:00 p.m. sunday at city hall. many dignitaries expected to attend the service. that is also open to the public. >>> this is video of one of london breed's first appearances as acting mayor of san francisco. she attended an event to announce a gun buyback program this weekend. breed made it clear she's working to take care of the city following mayor ed lee's sudden death and is keeping it running as it should. >> the police will be out there. the fire department, when called, will be there, the buses will run, potholes will get fixed if you call 311. >> says it is too early to say i

a major development for the walt disney company.f it -- announcing his resignation citing a substance abuse addiction. get the outlook for 2018. what does this ultimately mean for espn going forward? >> this is the president of the biggest profit contributor to the walt disney company and espn. the stock has not reacted negatively today. espn is obviously much more than one person. it is a global brand with a tremendous track record and a -- what they might be -- might be what we'rebout, seeing right now is espn and the walt disney company is trying to pin it with customers and subscribers and that is what bob made to announcements about recently, espn plus and a direct to consumer disney at. .t will be a day job >> absolutely. a delicate time. let's talk about star wars. pretty amazing -- pretty amazing numbers. we don't know the budget for the movie but it is one of those where disney again hits a home run. >> it is a company with a 200.0 domestic ochs office and at least that overseas. it will be another block buster in the star

the mastermind behind the union disney's ceo bob iger who since taking over in 2005 has expanded the company'sme parks, opening shanghai disney resort and acquired popular creators like pixar, lucasfilm and marvel. while there's been recent speculation of iger running for president, it looks like for now he'll have his hands full with this new entertainment juggernaut. meantime, fox news channels like fox news and fox business as well as fox sports are not part of the deal, and they will be offered to existing fox shareholders in the new company, and like all decisions, this is still subject to regulatory approval, but you can't understand the importance of this. >> absolutely. >> and a lot of questions for the man in charge, disney's ceo bob iger joins us now. thanks for joining us this morning. $52.4 billion according to the press release. that is a huge bet. why are you making it? >> well, we're making it because this gives us the ability to marry the great content of fox with the great content of disney. it gives us a much larger international footprint and enables us to use cutting-edge t

overseen by rupert murdoch and his other son both executive chairman of the company the steel would agree. greatly benefit disney by giving the company more sources of content on a time when it's rolling out its own sky and star companies would also help give disney an international broadcasting presence however this deal could face some trouble experts say shareholders who have consistently criticized the murdoch's over corporate governance may not support the mirch these talks come amid a series of sexual harassment charges at fox these allegations have even triggered the competition and markets authority and the u.k. to follow an official in korea and a plan to buy the rest of sky these talks are happening as eighteen t. is in the midst of an eighty five billion dollar takeover of time warner however this merger may not have it serving video service to challenge companies like netflix and amazon the u.s. justice department has sued to block the deal last month of the department's argument is the deal would substantially lessen competition resulting in a higher prices and less innovation for millions of americ

and walt disney company has agreed to acquire a large part of rupert murdoch's twenty first century fox for fifty two billion dollars the deal will see disney takeover focuses film and t.v. studios as well as cable and international t.v. operations is the hopes the you move will post to bolster its streaming services. a lot of me a person has been holding his annual marathon press conference in response to an american reporter's question about collusion between the kremlin and the trouble campaign russian president said the story had been invented and was hurting the us political system today's event comes just a week after mr putin confirmed that he would stand in next year's in next year's presidential election and he had this to say about his potential challengers. when we talk about the opposition it can't just be about politicians who make a lot of noise about an anti democratic regime the opposition has to come up with something concrete proposals on how to make our lives better. of course people are dissatisfied with a lot of things and indeed it is justified because we could hav

and i felt that was the right thing to do for me personally and the shareholders of the walt disney companyis is going to take a lot of energy and a lot of focus, and i look forward to rolling up my sleeves over the next few years in putting together a company that, i think, will be both compelling to shareholders, but also great for consumers around the world. >> carl, of course, the shareholders will include the 25% owned by fox shareholders. not the least of which will be the murdoch family itself. >> david, don't go too far for more on the deal we want to bring in morris mark of mark asset management, joins us on the newsline ed lee is with us here at post 9. morris, eiger told david this is worth the risk, given the head start netflix has in streaming and the cloudy regulatory picture. how much risk is there >> there's risk, but i think there's great opportunity. i think there are some real questions to answer. obviously, number one, it has to be approved, though i think it definitely will be, because it is horizontal and the complexion of the content creation process has changed. when

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next year amazon already looking to beat in sports rights all of these companies are going to be going right at the home turf of disney and fox and we've seen with the likes of netflix and amazon you know these are companies which have come from nowhere to be absolutely major player grabbing the emmys in the awards in the kitty market share in subscriber count what we've seen at the moment is a battle between distribution and content the saying always to be content is king but now we see that the distribution the big technology companies that's where the power resides i think we need to look at the disney folks there within that context do you reckon they can put it in this marketplace now given as you just i mean you just mentioned amazon t.v. and netflix is one but there's so many of these streaming services now is there a place for disney within that. we're certainly seeing a degree of maturity in the streaming market in the big markets in the the u.s. we've got more than one hundred million video subscribers and had dozens upon dozens of different services but they still move fast amounts of growth in this market

star wars the disney company, the parent company is -- >>> carrie fisher who played leia died a year ago. >>> time 439. commuters work together to save a man who was laying on the path of an oncoming train. >>> and the biggest wawa ever is now open, but you'll have to travel outside the delaware valley to get to it. david. >> reporter: it might be worth it, though, cloudy skies across the region and testers cold enough to set some tables for snow. yesterday it looked like it was going to be snow showers, now we're going one to three inches probably arriving after 1:00 p.m., not good for the evening commute. i'll have the details on that, and the call from accuweather just ahead. >> dozens of delaware national guardsmen are waking up at home this morning having returned from puerto rico for a 50 day deployment assisting with relief efforts in the wake of hurricane maria. they returned in the c130 they used to transport water and generators and other supplies to the island. >> 4:43 a.m., tracking snow today. >> reporter: looked like it was going to be snow showers, but accumulating now

disney is the parent company of abc 7. , reggie and natasha, i want to note this deal gives disney the portfolio of things like x-men, avatar, the simpsons so a pretty big deal. >>> this morning parents and teachers are wondering what and who will be cut after oakland schools approve a major budget slashing. >> the district is in a desperate place financially and needs to slash $9 million. amy hollyfield is live for us in the newsroom. amy? >> reporter: people are angry. listen to the protests at last night's meeting. but cuts are coming. $9 million worth. administrators say most of the cuts will happen at the central office but the classrooms will be hit. schools will have to shave $3.8 million. parents and teachers are very upset but administrators say they don't have a choice. >> i want to once again underscore that we're at this point of having to do a mid-year adjustment as opposed to waiting until next year because we do not have a reserve as a district. >> last year they went over by $10 million what they budgeted, a

the move is central to disney's plans to launch its own director consumer streaming services confronted phonology companies such as netflix and amazon dot com incorporated which taken many viewers away from traditional tv networks. the deal includes disney assuming thirteen billion dollars of fox's dance meanwhile fox will be spending all of its remaining brands into one entity focusing on live news and sports. this you can on days trading action now sure as a twenty first century fox are trading up six percent disney up about three. brought colonel mustard is negative though dow jones earlier hit another record high before turning downwards that's just waiting for the final version of the u. s. tax reform bill. major european indices drop this thursday caracal shooting about three quarters of one percent by the close. utilities sector drug down trade for a second session cairo. but after the u. s. idle reserve raised interest rates for a third time this year sunny the european central bank held back from any similar moves. main refinancing rate was kept on hold zero the exit had not discussed a firm and d

they were hoping to bring down weinstein by revealing his behaviour to the walt disney company, who ownedrs of the two women said this wasn't a realistic option and the only option was a damages agreement. now, this agreemant was to include the creation of procedures at miramax and therapy for mr weinstein. it's not known if these stipulations were carried out. zelda perkins signed a nondisclosure agreement, she received a sum of £125,000. in the interview on newnight, she calls for britain to follow the example of a number of us states and end the practice of allowing sexual assaults to be hidden behind nondisclosure agreements. a spokesperson for harvey weinstein says he unequivocally denies any allegations of non—consensual sex. colin paterson. and just to reiterate: in response to these allegations, a lawyer for harvey weinstein says he categorically denies engaging in any non— consensual conduct or alleged threatening behaviour. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: we'll have all the latest sport — including another win for manchester city — this time in the english l

number is what the belief is the lower range our think it's actually higher in reality the wall disney company says it reached a deal to buy key assets of twenty first century fox a transaction valued at fifty two point four billion dollars merger still requires approval by antitrust regulators in the u.s. justice department if it goes through media experts say disney could become a new contender in the realm of streaming online video united states is going to overturn net neutrality rules eliminating the regulations which ensure a free and open internet u.s. federal communications commission voted to undo the obama era legislation meaning large corporations can pay internet service providers to prioritize their websites and even block their competitors net neutrality advocates worry it could lead to censorship and increased internet access costs archon president latina putin says the u.s. is in the grip of a family case it's by mania created by opponents of donald trump in his annual press conference putin also praised the u.s. president's achievements sharing his time in office and said he's

familiar with names like snow white the simpsons mickey mouse and family guy as well as companies that own them disney is synonymous with entertainment media global empire and twenty first century fox says their own huge media company covering nudes animation and movies now the disney company is set to take over twenty first century fox in a massive sixty billion dollar deal if we take a look at the last month both disney and twenty first century fox saw sudden price increases after the deal was made public what does this mean for media for entertainment industry now that these two titans are already to seal the deal joining us to discuss is professional lecturer dr margo of american university margot welcome thank you for being here thank you this is this is pretty huge big time deal right what do you make of it this is a massive deal that's set to make disney an even larger player in the theatrical and television and streaming market here in the united states and across the world this is a mega media merger when you compare this with you know other. mergers and folks getting together in this space t

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the scene takes place at the studio of it 20th century fox, a division of the walt disney company. >>t's amazing. it's now known as 21st century fox. but we're not nit-picking. but over the 29-year run, the simpsons have accurately predicted nearly a dozen events from the arab spring to lady gaga's super bowl performance, and perhaps most famously and donald trump winning the presidency, which they said seemed like the most absurd joke at the time. >> and most eerily this prediction back in against that holstrom would win the nobel prize in 2016. so random. >> which he did. amazing. >> and now disney trying to acquire fox, of course. >> i hope that they're like playing the bets in vegas with that kind of predictions. >> ms. cleo is mad. >>> next to a prediction any of us could have made. justin bieber decorating his christmas tree half naked. >> i love the biebs. he uploaded this video of a super speed time lapse of himself, shirtless, shoeless and apparently full of the holiday spirit. >> yeah. >> i love that he keeps like bending over in front of the camera, too, like that's where h

the walt disney company has agreed to buy the entertainment business of rupert murdoch's twenty—firstry fox. the deal is worth a whopping $52.4 billion in shares. disney's already the world's top entertainment company — this will give it an even bigger arsenal of movies and shows in its battles with online streaming services like netflix and amazon. the purchase includes the pan—european pay tv operator sky which reaches 23m homes in five countries as well as fox's film and television studios. the deal will see rupert murdoch and his family as well as other fox shareholders take a 25% stake in the larger disney thanks to more than half a billion new shares being issued. our business correspondent theo leggettjoins us. let's start with the wine? what is infor let's start with the wine? what is in for both them? —— let's start with why this is happening. in for both them? —— let's start with why this is happeningm in for both them? —— let's start with why this is happening. it wants to get its hands on the 21st century fox back catalogue of movies, some of the entertainment assets. it b

"star wars," by the way, produced by the walt disney company. disney also owns abc 7. certainly touching. >>> today we have something to celebrate, i want to bring joey smith up here. our stage manager has been at abc 7 news for 40 years. joey smith. it's his very last show. how blessed are we? >> he's still -- >> yes, we are very blessed. i'm going to miss you, you know that. we talk a lot off camera. weave been an institution here. >> go ahead, take a seat. take a seat. >> take us out. go ahead. >> we got 15 seconds. >> we have 15 seconds. what are we going to talk about? what are you going to do in retirement? >> oh, just visit the grandkids. enjoy the wife. >> all right, suzy, you heard it. >> we adore you, joey. "who wants to be a millionaire" coming up next. we love our joey smith. >> welcome to whiz kids week. some very smart young people are here playing with us today. each of them hoping they can add a million dollars or so to their college fund. this is gonna be fun, so let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey,

they were hoping to bring down harvey weinstein by revealing his behaviour to the walt disney companyany, but the lawyers of the two women said this wasn't a realistic option and the only option was a damages agreement. now, this agreemant was to include the creation of procedures at miramax and therapy for mr weinstein. it's not known if these stipulations were carried out. zelda perkins went on to sign a nondisclosure agreement and received £125,000 in payments. in the interview on newnight, she calls for britain to follow the example of a number of us states and end the practice of allowing sexual assaults to be hidden behind nondisclosure agreements. a spokesperson for harvey weinstein says he unequivocally denies any allegations of non—consensual sex. a long version of that interview will be available on the bbc news website later today. colin paterson. in response to these allegations, a lawyer for harvey weinstein says he categorically denies engaging in any non—consensual conduct or alleged threatening behaviour. to myanmar now and the army says it has identified a mass grave

. >> she's a major figure within the walt disney company, and i think that was key to getting some of ceos on board. >> reporter: the long list of supporters includes top leaders at paramount, amazon, netflix, and many others as well as the leaders of high powered talent agencies, and it will be chaired by anita hill. >> i never believed 1991 was the end. >> reporter: she became a national figure when she accused clarence thomas of sexual harassment. she recently spoke at an event supporting the me too movement. >> everybody that's participated in this movement, this will somehow step up and make it where we should have been 26 years ago. >> reporter: the commission's formation follows a cascade of sexual harassment allegations in hollywood. >> is it enough that the commission can be held accountable? >> i think the accountability question is the key question here because it's all talk until there are actual consequences for the behavior. >> reporter: members of new commission told us they're not doing interviews yet, but plan to reconvene at the beginning of the year and say more ann

. >> and as part of the deal bob iger will continue as chairman and ceo of the walt disney company throughear 2021. disney is the parent company of abc 7. reggie? >> thank you, jessica. >>> contract talks between the city of oakland and its two largest labor unions are set to resume monday. city leaders announced the deal and neither of these unions was involved in the seven-day strike that ended monday. the cmea accepted the same wage proposal offered to the striking workers that includes a 4% raise for the current year and a 1% raise in 2019 that could be doubled depending on city revenues. >>> 5:35 now. this morning the state utilities commission will consider new fire safety rules that could force pg&e and other utility companies to change how they install equipment. the proposal would affect the locations of lines and poles, how often they need to be inspected. leaders became concerned after wildfires in the north bay and other parts of our state. bottom line, this might cost you. they say it will be expensive and will allow utilities to raise rates to make up the money. >>> you could

but first the walt disney company is in talks to buy parts of twenty first century fox however fox is also in talks with comcast twenty first century fox is run by the murdoch family as most of us know if the deal goes through with disney it could possibly split up the family but reel in billions of dollars and if the deal with comcast goes through the department of trust the tarp department of justice the antitrust division could stop it here's our t. correspondent ashley banks with more ashley if the deal is a reach it will be the latest and major mergers and could be worth more than sixty billion dollars it would reshape the media landscape giants like it disney and comcast are trying to.

the walt disney company is buying a large part of 21st century fox, the business built up over decadesks under the $52 billion deal. the fox news channel and the firm's tv stations are not included. a royal commission in australia has submitted its final report on child abuse after almost five years. churches, charities, sports clubs, schools and children's homes — have all been scrutinised. and this video is popular on bbc.com — this is the amazing gemenid meteor shower. it illuminated the night sky over china with a massive display of shooting stars. it's an annual sight, around this time of year. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: a national memorial service has been held at st paul's cathedral, six months to the day after the fire at grenfell tower in west london.

. >> kathleen kennedy is a major figure within the walt disney company, and i think that was key to gettinge of these big c.e.o.s on board. >> reporter: the long list of supporters includes top executives at paramount, cbs, disney, netflix, amazon, and many others, as well as the leaders of high-powered talent agencies. and it will be chaired by anita hill. >> i never believed 1991 was the end. >> reporter: hill became a national figure when she accused then-supreme court nominee clarence thomas of sexual harassment. she recently spoke at an event supporting the #metoo movement. >> everybody who has participated in this movement will somehow step up and make it where we should have been 26 years ago. >> reporter: the commission's formation follows a cascade of sexual harassment allegations in hollywood, that began with accusations from dozens of women haainst movie mogul harvey weinstein. >> this is, by far, the most aggressive step we have seen. this is the one they are going to put forth as a code of conduct for the industry to help combat this issue. >> reporter: is it enough that the co

the walt disney company has agreed to buy the entertainment business of rupert murdoch's twenty—firstn shares david buik, market commentator from panmure gordonjoins me now. david, a very good morning to you. let's start on this massive amount. iam let's start on this massive amount. i am told that my microphone is not great. i will let you do the talking. a big deal. the biggest media deal since the time warner aol deal. your member the tech bubble at the end of the century? nothing has come into it since this deal here. rupert 85, he is always loved goading his sons into building the biggest empire, may the best man win, and he has built this fantastic dynasty up. starting off with news corporation newspapers and then 20th century fox. he got very irritated with karen brady because sky news was trying to buy this balance and it's been moved on, pushed on. when the chief executive of walt disney p°pped the chief executive of walt disney popped his head above the parapet, saying, we could use some of your assets. we like sky, we like star in the far east. it made a lot of sense becaus

"star wars" is produced by disney, which is the parent company of abc 7. >>> we're getting our firstook at the trailer for a movie that features three real life heroes playing themselves. >> i don't know, man. it's just pushing us towards something. some greater purpose. >> "1517 to paris" is directly clint eastwood. it follows the saga of sacramento airman and army national guards men. the three tackled a gunman and stopped an attack on a train in europe. the film hits theaters february 9th. >>> stay with us. a big deal is done between disney and fox. we're going to break down who owns what and what differences you'll unlesnotice. >>> and getting ready for the new year means getting ready for marijuana sales in california. >>> also ahead -- pi kind of got the short straw today, i had to come up to north star to check out the snow for the holidays. i'll show you, com >> announcer: live where you live. this is abc 7 news. >>> it's a big deal. disney is buying parts of 21st century fox for more than $50 billion. it's one of the biggest media deals in recent history. >> disney is the pa

agreement to move the brics and it goes on to a second phase incorporating trade talks and the walt disney company says it's reached a deal to buy key assets of twenty first century fox transaction valued at fifty two point four billion dollars the merger still requires approval by anti trust regulators and the u.s. justice department but if it goes through media experts say disney could become a new contender in the realm of streaming online video coming up next the stream looks at the impact on president donald trump of this week's shop democrat win in the state of alabama i'll be back with much more news after that in about twenty five minutes time see them. ok during the stream we are live with al-jazeera and you cheat today it's been six months since the grenfell fire tragedy in london are survivors getting what they need and i'm really could be glad i'll be bringing our gas to your comments also on today's show a new report by the committee to protect journalists says that twenty seventeen saw a record number of journalists jailed we'll be asking why but first a stunning defeat for the repub

"star wars" is produced by disney, which is the parent company of abc 7. >>> we're getting our firstook at the trailer for a movie that features three real life heroes playing themselves. >> i don't know, man. it's just pushing us towards something. some greater purpose. >> "1517 to paris" is directly clint eastwood. it follows the saga of sacramento airman and army national guards men. the three tackled a gunman and stopped an attack on a train in europe. the film hits theaters february 9th. >>> stay with us. a big deal is done between disney and fox. we're going to break down who owns what and what differences you'll unlesnotice. >>> and getting ready for the new year means getting ready for marijuana sales in california. >>> also ahead -- pi kind of got the short straw today, i had to come up to north star to check out the snow for the holidays. i'll show you, com >> announcer: live where you live. this is abc 7 news. >>> it's a big deal. disney is buying parts of 21st century fox for more than $50 billion. it's one of the biggest media deals in recent history. >> disney is the pa

they were hoping to bring down harvey weinstein by revealing his behaviour to the walt disney companyvey weinstein's company, but the lawyers of the two women said this wasn't a realistic option and the only option was a damages agreement. now, this agreemant was to include the creation of procedures at miramax and therapy for mr weinstein. it's not known if these stipulations were carried out. zelda perkins went on to sign a nondisclosure agreement and received £125,000 in payments. in the interview on newnight, she calls for britain to follow the example of a number of us states and end the practice of allowing sexual assaults to be hidden behind nondisclosure agreements. a spokesperson for harvey weinstein says he unequivocally denies any allegations of non—consensual sex. colin paterson. and just to reiterate: in response to these allegations, a lawyer for harvey weinstein says he categorically denies engaging in any non— consensual conduct or alleged threatening behaviour. at least twelve tourists have died in a bus crash in the mexican state of quintana roo. they were travelling