Well, they’ve removed the Fox Studios Australia branding from the old clocktower. Surprised they haven’t either renamed it Disney Studios Australia or relinquished the lease.
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wont happen
Well I’m surprised they’ve kept the Fox name, seeing as Disney didn’t want to keep the Fox name for everything else.
Isn’t Marvel booked their for the next several years.
We have Marvel stadium, Marvel Studios Australia could be the next step
Surely they won’t get it. Having studio space is lucrative it seems with many studio constantly booked out.
Probably.
You mean get out. Yes I’d agree.
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Disney is closing its sports channels in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong in October 2021 in a move that will see the media giant pivot towards a direct-to-consumer (DTC) approach.
The 18 channels closing down in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong after more than two decades are entertainment channels Fox, Fox Crime, Fox Life and FX; movie channels Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Fox Movies and Star Movies China; sports channel Fox Sports, Fox Sports 2, Fox Sports 3, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2; kids channel Disney Channel and Disney Junior; factual services Nat Geo People and SCM Legend.
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I guess Pay TV will begin to shut down around the world as streaming services dominate.
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It’s possible that Foxtel will rationalise its entertainment line-up as more people choose to stream shows.
Given Disney still has existing broadcast deals across Asia for major sports like NBA and Formula One, I think they will be available as add-on options on Disney+.
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Maybe ESPN+ will be available by Disney+? 
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I could see Sky doing this too… (UK variant like Foxtel here in the Uk)
I do have their “cheap” version service NOW TV. (As it has m sports channels of course)
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well i think this why foxtel has decided its future is streaming and not the tradtonal model it has been
Step 1) Panic that streaming services are stealing your customers.
Step 2) Pull some favours from the LNP to ensure that they make a dogs breakfast of the NBN making it unusable for better streaming.
Step 3) While years are spent fixing the NBN back to what it should’ve been in the first place, develop your own streaming platform.
Step 4) Make sure your new platform is ready before the NBN starts improving.
Step 5) Relax knowing that you’ve caught up with the streaming market.
We use the same boxes as Sky. (Made by Pace plc.)
Not in Australia at least. Unless Disney gets the shits with Foxtel and ups and moves everything to Disney+ as an Stan-style add-on.
Thats happened already to an extent - they’ve moved towards more O&O channels where they can tweak the content mix based on what they are able to secure
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The last day of broadcast for the 18 entertainment and sports channels in southeast Asia and HK is this Thursday, September 30.
Walt Disney Company announced last week that Disney+ would be launched in South Korea and Taiwan on November 12 (Disney+ Day), and in HK on November 16.
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Last Sportscenter Asia. RIP ESPNStar / Fox Sports Asia.
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In a shock move by Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek, Peter Rice was sacked as chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content on Thursday US time. Rice was replaced in the role by Dana Walden, chairman of Entertainment, Walt Disney Television, effective immediately.
Both Walden and Rice joined Disney in 2019 upon the company’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox. Walden had served as chairman and CEO of Fox Television Group, while Rice was then president of 21st Century Fox and chairman and CEO of Fox Networks Group.
