Well, I guess the X-Men can now finally be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

 

Disney to Buy 21st Century Fox Assets for $52.4 Billion in Historic Hollywood Merger

An interesting take on this and why it's a bad thing:

https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/12/14/16764472/disney-fox-deal-merger

 

What could happen to Hulu, which Disney could position as a real threat to Netflix:

http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/hulu-disney-fox-deal-future-tv-streaming-1202640711/

 

Other media companies could be forced to consolidate and get bigger to compete (like AMC Networks):

http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/disney-fox-consolidation-mergers-1202640781/

 

The Fox broadcast network wasn't part of the sale, and, without the connection to the pipeline of Fox Studios, it could be doomed:

http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/21st-century-fox-rupert-murdoch-broadcast-tv.html

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As expected, lots of layoffs coming to Fox.

http://deadline.com/2017/12/analyst-says-disney-fox-deal-at-least-5000-jobs-will-be-cut-1202227891/

The FX network could be a casualty of the merger.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fx-network-of-atlanta-and-the-americans-could-be-a-victim-of-disney-fox-consolidation/2017/12/15/635fe834-e05b-11e7-9eb6-e3c7ecfb4638_story.html?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.0043cfa6826c