A Preliminary Assessment of the Relative Antitrust Risk of a Comcast vs Disney Purchase of 21st Century Fox Assets

ICLE analysis finds low antitrust risk in Comcast’s purchase of Fox assets — especially relative to Disney’s

Geoffrey A. Manne • May 23, 2018

As has been rumored in the press for a few weeks, Comcast announced today that it is considering a renewed bid for a large chunk of Twenty-First Century Fox’s (Fox) assets. In December 2017, Fox’s board rejected a bid from Comcast that was some 16% higher than the one it ultimately accepted from Disney.

ICLE Issue Brief

Data Regulation and its Effect on Business Models & Corporate Organization

Geoffrey A. Manne • January 1, 2016

Regulatory and legal approaches that make the collection and use of data more expensive along certain dimensions must, at least marginally, induce some companies to alter their behavior to avoid those costs...

ICLE Issue Brief

The Law and Economics of Interchange Fees and Credit Card Markets

Omri Ben-Shahar, Tom Brown, Bob Chakravorti, Richard Epstein, et al • December 9, 2009

A blog symposium hosted by Truth on the Market (www.truthonthemarket.com) and sponsored by the International Center for Law and Economics (www.laweconcenter.org).

ICLE Issue Brief

A Preliminary Assessment of the Relative Antitrust Risk of a Comcast vs Disney Purchase of 21st Century Fox Assets

ICLE analysis finds low antitrust risk in Comcast’s purchase of Fox assets — especially relative to Disney’s

Data Regulation and its Effect on Business Models & Corporate Organization

The Law and Economics of Interchange Fees and Credit Card Markets

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