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21st Century Fox was an American mass media corporation with assets including 20th Century Fox, FX Networks, and National Geographic Partners. It was hived off from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp in 2013, allowing investors to value the cable, movie and pay TV investments more highly than the traditional news media assets. In 2017, most of its assets - including the rights to TV series such as The Simpsons and film franchises including the X-Men and Fantastic Four superhero IPs - were acquired by Disney, with the remainder, consisting of the Fox and MyNetworkTV networks, and Fox's national broadcasting, TV stations, news and sports operations, being separated into Fox Corporation.

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  • Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan will become the sole chairman of News Corp and continue as the chair and CEO of Fox
  • Transition solidifies Lachlan’s role as the leader of the media empire, putting to rest questions of succession within the Murdoch family
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Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani are competing in a tough market vying for more than a billion viewers; an Ambani venture received US$1.8 billion, led by James Murdoch; Adani bought a stake in a former partner of Bloomberg.

From Stars Wars and Marvel to the Star content hub, Disney’s regional head Kerwin Lo talks about the streaming service’s offerings ahead of the Hong Kong launch on November 16.

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In a wide-ranging interview, Malcolm Turnbull also discusses Rupert Murdoch’s role in ousting him from office and the use of Twitter by US President Donald Trump.

Disney was forced to sweeten its offer last month after Comcast, the largest US cable company, made a US$66 billion bid for Fox’s well-known TV shows and movie franchises

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