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Skavau@piefed.socialM to Television@piefed.socialEnglish · 12 days ago

Shareholders Approve Fox’s $22 Billion Roku Acquisition

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Shareholders Approve Fox’s $22 Billion Roku Acquisition

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Skavau@piefed.socialM to Television@piefed.socialEnglish · 12 days ago
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With media M&A in the air, shareholders of both companies have approved Fox’s planned acquisition of Roku in a cash and stock deal worth $22 billion.
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  • reddig33@lemmy.world
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    More media consolidation. Just what we need. 🙄

    This is the Murdoch-owned Fox buying Roku. Not the Disney-owned Fox.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      This is the Murdoch-owned Fox buying Roku. Not the Disney-owned Fox.

      There’s TWO?!?

      • zikzak025@lemmy.world
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        Yep. Used to be one. Disney bought the movies and TV division of Fox. The news network/conglomerate of Fox proper remained under the Murdochs.

        • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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          The stupid. It’s multiplying.

  • CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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    Roku was already shit and didn‘t support Linux browsers so nothing of value was lost.

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      It does support Linux browsers but yeah hard pass now

  • Optional@lemmy.world
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    Yeah, it tracks. Them stuffing ads in everything was a huge red flag.

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      agreed, even the remote has ads 😵‍💫

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    F.

    I gotta get rid of my Roku now. Not that I was using it much.

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    Well shit.

  • darthsundhaft@piefed.social
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    Oh boi, I know what I’m boycotting next.

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    Shit just congeals into as few companies as possible.

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    Just in time for me to be switching off Roku

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