zillaorange

Like I said, you know nothing about me. Enlighten me, please provide where you got the info that ..."it's a lifetime habit"? Must be amazing to have never made a mistake ! Puts you up there with the Creator !!!

badbobby Loc: texas

truth
like in CNN?

Seth

And 85% of how many billion leaves how much?

NanaMother1

Reports are circulating re Disney buying Fox. Does anyone know anything about this?

badbobby Loc: texas

1 billion acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, more than a …more
It's finally complete. Disney closed its $71 billion acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets on Wednesday, more than a year after the mega merger was proposed . Disney gets far ranging properties ranging from Fox's film studios, including "Avatar" and X-Men, to its TV productions such as "The Simpsons" and networks including National Geographic.

The acquisition comes as Disney plans to launch its streaming service Disney Plus later this year.
MOVIES
X-Men and other movies from Fox's studios could be added to Disney's upcoming streaming service. Fox's film studios, with "Avatar," X-Men, the Fantastic Four and Deadpool, would pair well with Disney's studios. This includes reuniting the Marvel franchises X-Men and the Avengers, as some of those characters were already in Fox's hands when Disney bought Marvel in 2009. Disney also has the Muppets, Pixar and "Star Wars."
On Tuesday actor Ryan Reynolds tweeted a picture of his "Deadpool" character in a Disney-branded school bus. "Feels like the first day of 'Pool," he wrote.
TELEVISION
Fox's TV productions include "The Americans," ''This Is Us," ''Modern Family" and "The Simpsons." Its networks include FX Networks and National Geographic. The Fox businesses add to Disney's roster of channels like ABC, the Disney Channel and Freeform. "Modern Family" already airs on ABC.
STREAMING
Disney gets controlling stake in streaming service Hulu. Comcast, Disney and Fox now own 30 percent apiece, with AT&T owning the other 10 percent through Time Warner. With Fox's share, Disney has a controlling 60 percent stake. It has said it plans to keep operating Hulu for general programming, with its own Disney Plus service offering more family-focused fare.
INTERNATIONAL
Though it dropped its bid for Fox's stake in Sky, Disney gets other international properties from Fox, including Star India, a major Mumbai-based media company with dozens of sports and entertainment channels; and stakes in Tata Sky, an Indian satellite TV provider and Endemol Shine Group, a Dutch-based media company.
THEME PARKS
Disney has made extensive use of its portfolio at its theme parks in California, Florida and overseas. Disney, for instance, is expanding its attractions related to "Star Wars." On the flip side, Disney turned its Pirates of the Caribbean ride into a major movie franchise.
Disney would be able to expand its opportunities with Fox, though theme parks have historically been able to reach licensing deals with rival studios. Comcast's Universal, for instance, has rides based on Fox's "The Simpsons" and Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter." Disney has licensed Fox's "Avatar" for its "Pandora" park within Walt Disney World.
FOX CORP.
What doesn't Disney get? Fox Corp. is a new stand-alone company that comprises of the assets Disney didn't buy. It includes Fox News, Fox Sports, the Fox Network, and Fox TV stations.
Explore further: Disney closes $71B deal for Fox entertainment assets

zillaorange

WOW!!! Doesn't this open a whole new bag of worms ! Thanks for the info

okie don

Yep
C linton N ews N etwork

moldyoldy

The fake news section was not part of the deal

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

If you have internet access, they're on YT. Or type One American News Network in your browser and press enter. Both work.

Seth

I just tried it with my phone and even downloaded a screen shortcut. Works fine.

Thanks!

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Thought maybe you lived way out in the country. When those phones can fax, I'm getting one.

Seth

Not yet, but I'll soon be retiring to the desert.

I just have a simple Motorola Android phone, but it's easier than humping my laptop around and still gives me all the access to data, email, etc an old geezer needs.

Being, essentially, an analog man in a digital world, my high-tech needs are few. I am surprised, though, that none of these young geniuses has invented a fax app yet, at least none that I've heard of.

Now if only there were a hot-cup-of-coffee-on-demand-no-matter-where-you-are app, my smartphone experience would be complete.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Uh oh, guess we'll be getting posts saying it's a dry heat in the near future, ha. If the sun is shining you can heat up a cup of java anywhere in the desert or so I hear. Which state? I enjoy watching videos of people and their water containment systems in some places. People always figure out a way to prosper and even thrive if the government gets out of the way.

Congrats on retiring and all the best with your move. Hope you find all your dreams coming true!

CALIFSAILOR

FAIR AND UNBALANCED foxnews, they kissed his ring

Seth

Southern Arizona is the likely unlucky winner, though I have friends trying to talk me into other extremes, everywhere from the Sierra Nevada to Montana (brrrrr).

Being a gun guy and life NRA type, any state I settle in for the duration has to be one that respects the 2nd Amendment, moreso because I plan to live off the beaten track.